Zinc oxide with titanium dioxide 10 g

Natural UVA, UVB and HEV sunscreen Enhance U-S is a white fine powder of natural origin

Complex natural UV-Filters U-S is a white fine powder of natural origin, which is produced by the Spanish company ADParticles using a unique technology. It is based on micronized titanium dioxide and zinc oxide specially treated with silicon dioxide, due to which the filter provides an SPF 50 protection level with 15% input! Such a low input percentage provides the main advantage when using physical filters, namely the absence of the white skin effect after applying the cream.

Component characteristics and usage

INCI: Zinc oxide, titanium dioxide, silica

Dosage: 5 - 15 %

Usage: dispersed in a fatty or aqueous phase. A detailed description of the process of use of the component is described below.

Special features: free of nanoparticles, aluminium, preservatives, antioxidants, fragrances, dyes etc.

Not tested on animals.

Ecocert and Cosmos certified.

Storage: in a dry, dark place in tightly closed packaging. Protect against high humidity.

Complex UV Filters U-S as complete protection against all spectrums of solar radiation as well as digital radiation

Our skin is subjected to an invisible attack every day, and not always we feel it immediately, for example in the form of redness, flaking or allergic reactions. There are several types of solar radiation and let's briefly analyse their effects on our skin:

• UVB rays - their effects are the most noticeable - skin ageing, visible burns, redness of the skin after prolonged exposure to the open sun. From 5 to 10% of UVB rays reach the earth, but they contain a lot of energy, such rays do not pass through glass and clouds. UVB rays are able to penetrate the skin. 70% of UVB rays stay on the surface of the skin (on the stratum corneum) and 10% reach the epidermis. These are the rays that give our skin its beautiful tan, but they can also cause serious sunburn, allergies and even skin cancer.
• UVA rays reach the earth's surface at any time of the year. They are not blocked by clouds or glass. The effects of these rays are not felt in any way. However, they can penetrate deeper than UVB rays: 30% of UVA rays penetrate deeper than the epidermis and reach the dermis. UVA rays create free radicals, this radiation provokes photo-aging, solar dermatitis, degradation of elastin and collagen fibres, hyperpigmentation and skin cancer.
• HEV radiation or blue light is the radiation we get from gadget screens. And they freely penetrate through the dermis. According to recent studies, each person spends at least 6 hours a day under blue light. HEV radiation does not lead to skin cancer, and this is already good news, but it provokes photo-aging and damages the DNA of cells, slows down the repair of the stratum corneum of the skin, contribute to the formation of free radicals.

Now you understand what can threaten your skin if you don't protect your skin properly. Next, we will take a closer look at the benefits and mechanism of action of the product.

Innovative complex of physical filters for making natural cosmetics

The modern world is developing towards naturalness and safety, and if you have an opportunity to bypass chemical (organic) UV filters without harming your health - do it.

The Beurre Shop's goal is to help create natural cosmetics and we strive to find unique developments in cosmetic manufacturing that will fulfil our goal. The unique UV physical filter, which is used in the creation of sunscreens, allows us to say that the product is completely safe. This filter does not contain nano-particles and is a 100% natural mineral filter for cosmetics. It represents micrometric particles of titanium dioxide and zinc oxide coated with silicon dioxide particles. As a result, the particles are excellent at reflecting light and harmful radiation much more strongly, thus ensuring a low % input into cosmetics and no `whitening' effect on the skin.

UV Filters U-S does not fall within the range of nanoparticles as the particle size is greater than 100 nm. Thus, the potential effects of nanoparticles on human health and the environment can be avoided. This ensures that developers and technicians are safe to work with the product. The formula does not contain aluminium.

UV filter cosmetic properties:

• Outperforms chemical filters in terms of photostability
• Prevents photo-aging of the skin
• Possesses high transparency
• Outperforms other mineral filters: silicon coated
• Formulas retain their stability
• Unique structure minimises agglomeration of particles in the formula and thus maintains SPF values.

Provides better SPF, UV protection and stability than other filters:

• UVA and UVB protection
• Critical wavelength < 380 nm
• Maximum at 320 nm
• UVA/UVB ratio ≥ 0.6
   

UV filter can be used in natural cosmetic product formulas. The entire Enhaunce product range is COSMOS and ECOCERT certified.

This cosmetics component is easily compatible with other filters, both chemical and physical, as well as other active ingredients. This makes it possible to easily adapt any formula and cosmetic recipe to this filter In addition,  can be dispersed in any phase when preparing emulsions: aqueous or oily. Unlike many other sun filters, to create a cosmetic with SPF 50 protection, only 15 per cent of Enhance U-S needs to be taken from the total composition of the recipe. The effectiveness of the formula increases dramatically when the percentage of filter is increased from 10 to 15%, as shown in the graph.

Average calculations of % active content and SPF level

• 5% Enhance U-S = 10 SPF
• 10 % Enhance U-S = 15 SPF
• 12.5 % Enhance U-S = 30 SPF
• 15 % Enhance U-S = 50 SPF

To prepare a cream with UV filter the manufacturer suggests the following working procedure:

• heat the fatty phase until the emulsifier and the aqueous phase are melted.
• disperse product in the fatty phase for at least 10 minutes at a temperature of at least 60 C
• mix both phases (the sequence of phases into one another depends on which emulsifier you are using), homogenise.
• after cooling down, add the remaining assets that do not tolerate heat.
• to facilitate the dispersion of the powder and reduce the amount of fatty phase, it can be added to both phases: fatty and aqueous.
   

SUNSCREEN UV FILTERS U-S SCOPE OF APPLICATION:

• sunscreen cosmetics
• baby sunscreen cosmetics
• decorative cosmetics with SPF, including BB and CC cream
• make-up bases
• anti-ageing creams
• day creams for all skin types for face and body.