Sun Shield SPF 28

An Extraordinary Non Eye Irritating Sun Block
For All Skin Types

An anti-aging, non-toxic, full spectrum UVA-UVB sunscreen which preserves skin’s moisture without clogging pores and protects skin from future sun damage when used daily.

Directions:
Apply on nourished skin. Allow fifteen minutes before sun exposure. Reapply after swimming. To be used on face, neck and hands.

Active Ingredients:

Zinc Oxide (ZinClear™) 11.6%: Zinc Oxide has been used for hundreds of years as a topical agent and a safe and non-irritant UV absorbing material. ZinClear provides nanoparticles that are small but they still protect the skin; they do not scatter the light, thus becoming invisible, leaving no white mark on the skin.
Titanium Dioxide 0.67%: Physical sunscreens like titanium dioxide offer complete UVA and UVB protection without the irritation potential and instability associated with certain chemical sunscreens, as well as acting as a thickener.

Inactive Ingredients:
Aqua: Distilled water
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride: Emollient, has good spreading properties, promotes penetration and pigment dispersions. From coconut oil.
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate: A humectant and emollient from plants. It absorbs moisture from the air, and helps keep moisture in creams and other products.
Emulsifying Wax NF: Thickener and emulsifier
Glycerin: A humectant and emollient from plants. It absorbs moisture from the air, and helps keep moisture in creams and other products.
Dioctyl Ether: Emulsifier and emollient.
Squalane: Derived from olives, Squalane dissolves in the skin lipids, facilitating the permeation of the active ingredients; it also prevents the loss of water from the skin, improving skin appearance and its health.
Hexadecyl D-glucoside: Derived from coconut, it is an emollient and moisturizer.
Octadecyl D-glucoside: Derived from coconut, it is an emollient and moisturizer.
Cetyl Alcohol: Cetyl alcohol is a nonionic surfactant, a gentle humectant that promotes the retention of moisture in the skin, lather booster, emulsifier and thickener in creams and lotions.
Stearyl Alcohol: Emulsifier.
Xanthan Gum: AKA cornstarch gum. Serves as a texturizer, carrier agent, and gelling agent. Also stabilizes and thickens formulations.
Magnesium Aluminum Silicate: aka Kaolin clay, used as an oil absorber, thickener and opacifier.
D-alpha-tocopherol: D-alpha-tocopherol as Vitamin E is considered to be one of the more stable antioxidants, and it has been implied by scientists to protect the skin from environmental pollutants and sunlight through its antioxidant capacities.
Organic aloe extract: Hydrating, softening, healing emollient with anti-microbial and anti-inflammatory properties.
Allantoin: Healing, soothing, and believed to aid in the healing of damaged skin by stimulating new tissue growth. Derived from the comfrey root.
D-beta-fructan: Escorts Vitamin C to the cells, promotes better quality collagen and elastin, supplies nitrogen to the skin, strengthens the skin’s immune cells, is an amino sugar that bolsters the skin’s ability to moisturize, strengthen and generally defend itself. From glucose molecules of the Date Palm.
Gluconolactone: aka Poly-hydroxy-acid, a much gentler formulation of synergistic hydroxyl acids to improve skin hydration.
Sodium Benzoate: A natural preservative.