Properties
Application Benefits |
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|---|---|
| Skin Sun Protection Benefits | SPF Boosting |
| Skin Texture Benefits | Sensory Enhancer (light feel) |
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What is SunSpheres™ Powder?
This is used as an SPF booster is a styrene/acrylates copolymer. The hollow spheres in a sunscreen raise the UV protection over the whole UVA/UVB spectrum and work equally well with organic and inorganic sunscreen actives. It is also compatible with a broad range of cosmetic ingredients, including emollients and skin conditioners. INCI Name: Styrene/Acrylates Copolymer
Uses
- Water-resistant sunscreens
- Cosmetic products containing sunscreen actives and broad spectrum sunscreens
Benefits
- Allows reduced amount of UV filters in formulation
- Excellent for aesthetically pleasing formulations
- Boosts protection across the UVA/UVB spectrum
- Potential reduction in irritation caused by actives
- Useful for wide variety of cosmetic products using either inorganic or organic UV filters
- Excellent for water-resistant formulations
- Non-irritating, non-toxic, non-photosensitizing
- Non-GMO*
- Does not meet the definition of a nanomaterial as listed in Article 2(k) of the EU Cosmetic Regulation
- To the best of our knowledge this product does not contain ingredients of animal origin.
*See Regulatory Datasheet for further details