Sun Protection
Whilst chatting with fellow blogger, Dewi, on Sun Protection, it drawn upon me I have yet to post about it.
This might sound surprise to many, although I am into Skinfood and have tried quite a fair bit of its products by now, there are actually some items I will never buy from Skinfood.
One of them is: Sunscreen/Sunblock.
Due to the lack of ingredients list in English, there is no way I am able to determine whether the sun protection product from Skinfood is a sunscreen or sunblock. Water resistant or water proof? Is it photostable? These are just the primarily doubts among many other important concerns, especially when there are plenty of ingredients my sensitive skin should avoid.
Personally, I do tend to avoid Japanese and Korean sun protection products. As this is not a beauty blog, I won’t go deep into explaining the details. Lets just zoom in on one example, the UVA protection.
If you have noticed, the PA rating only comes from Japanese and Korean products, whereas almost the rest of the world, be it whichever country of origin, go by the European system of PPD ratings. The highest level of PA rating in the market is PA+++ which corresponds to PPD 8, however, the ideal minimum PPD is 15.
So there, do you see that in the area of UVA protection, those from Japanese/Korean brands kind of lose out?
When it comes to sun protection products, there is a whole lot more of information one needs to read up and understand. Thankfully, there are abundance of articles and forums on the internet we can easily access.
Physical or Chemical, or a combi of both (yes, there is), European or Japanese/Korean formulations, all depend on individual preferences and needs.
But if I may say, if you could and will, do look out for:
Minimum SPF 30
PA+++, for Japanese/Korean formulation.
PPD15 and above, for European formulation.
Broad Spectrum Protection, the wording printed on the bottle/tube.
Hypo-Allergenique – Non Comedogene, the wording printed on the bottle/tube.
Back to Skinfood, I do have the Broccoli, Green Tea and Goat Milk & Lavenders, all received as gifts, will find time to review them 
Tagged: Cacaopack, Skin Food, Skinfood 
