Mineral / Physical Sunscreen
Mineral / Physical Sunscreen tu apa?
Mineral / physical sunscreen ni ialah sunscreen yang guna physical / mineral filters iaitu Zinc Oxide and Titanium Dioxide sahaja.
Ada dua jenis filter dalam sunscreen:
1. Mineral / physical filter : Zinc Oxide and Titanium Dioxide
2. Chemical filter: Selain Zinc Oxide and Titanium Dioxide. Contohnya Avobenzone, Oxybenzone, Octinoxate, Octocrylene etc etc
Macam mana nak tahu sunscreen tu guna filter apa?
Check dekat ingredient list. Baca ingredient list tu, and you will know.
Sunscreen terbahagi kepada 3 jenis:
1. Mineral / physical sunscreen : Guna mineral / physical filter
2. Chemical sunscreen: Guna chemical filter
3. Hybrid sunscreen: Guna both mineral / physical and chemical filter.
Kenapa orang prefer mineral / physical sunscreen?
1. Certain orang, kulit dia sensitive with chemical sunscreen, so they opt for mineral / physical sunscreen. It will less likely will irritate your skin. Kalau ada orang selalu cakap dia sensitive with SPF, pakai sunscreen semua tak sesuai, check balik sunscreen tu guna filter apa. Try cari mineral / physical sunscreen.
2. If you are pregnant / breastfeeding and you prefer it sebab risau nak guna chemical sunscreen (which is your personal choice). Some people memang prefer guna mineral / physical sunscreen during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Better safe than sorry.
3. Or maybe because you don’t want to harm the corals. You prefer a reef-friendly sunscreen to protect the environment.
4. Or you read that there’s a lot negative effect using chemical sunscreen (again, it’s your personal choice).
5. Tak ada masa nak menunggu 15-20 mins sebelum keluar rumah. If you use chemical sunscreen, you need to wait 15-20 mins after applying your sunscreen before going out. Kalau physical sunscreen, dia terus effective lepas guna.
The not so fun part about mineral / physical sunscreen?
Most of them are greasy, melekit, heavy, and akan ada whitecast (muka jadi kelabu bila pakai).
Mineral / physical sunscreens that I've tried:
1. Derma Health’s SkinLab Natural Active Sunscreen SPF50+
UV Filter: Zinc Oxide
Alcohol free: Yes
Fragrance free: Yes
Fungal Acne safe: No
Whitecast: YES
2. Purito Comfy Water Sunblock
UV Filter: Zinc Oxide, Titanium Dioxide
SPF: SPF50+
PA: PA++++
Alcohol free: Yes
Fragrance free: Yes
Fungal Acne safe: No
Whitecast: No / very minimal
3. The Ordinary Mineral UV Filters SPF30
UV Filter: Zinc Oxide, Titanium Dioxide
Alcohol free: Yes
Fragrance free: Yes
Fungal Acne safe: No
Whitecast: YES
4. The Saem Eco Earth Power Pink Sun Cream
UV Filter: Zinc Oxide, Titanium Dioxide
SPF: SPF50+
PA: PA++++
Alcohol free: No
Fragrance free: No
Fungal Acne safe: No
Whitecast: Slightly
5. Etude House Soon Jung Mild Defence Sun Cream
UV Filter: Zinc Oxide
SPF: SPF49
PA: PA++
Alcohol free: Yes
Fragrance free: Yes
Fungal Acne safe: No
Whitecast: Slightly
6. Innisfree Daily UV Protection Essence Sensitive
UV Filter: Titanium Dioxide
SPF: SPF50+
PA: PA++++
Alcohol free: Yes
Fragrance free: No
Fungal Acne safe: No
Whitecast: Minimal
7. Althea Petal Velvet Sunaway
UV Filter: Titanium Dioxide, Zinc Oxide
SPF: SPF50+
PA: PA++++
Alcohol free: Yes
Fragrance free: Yes
Fungal Acne safe: No
Whitecast: Slightly
That's all. Thanks for reading!
