Price and Availability: Considering there are a ton of TFS branches everywhere, availability will not be an issue for those residing in Metro Manila, or even probably Cebu. It costs P475 (around 11 USD) for 50 mL of product - pretty cheap, like Metholatum sunscreen bought from drugstores.
Packaging: Not much to say as it is quite typical, screw cap and soft squeeze bottle. The box also has adequate information, which is the usual case for The Face Shop items.
Texture and Scent: I not a fan of scent, but the simple floral fragrance in this sunscreen that pipes down after a few minutes is tolerable. Application is smooth enough, plus it has an initial cooling feeling on the skin. It feels like a typical emollient sunscreen, but not as heavy as the western or the cheap local ones.
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Ingredients: [COSDNA link] Super Perfect Sun Cream is a combination sunscreen, meaning it has both chemical and physical filters in it. In order of amount are the filters used: Ethyhexyl methoxycinnamate (Octinoxate), Ethylhexyl salicylate (Octisalate), Titanium Dioxide, 4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor (Parsol 5000), Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane (Avobenzone), and Isoamyl p-methoxycinnamate (Amiloxate). Now for a bit more detail.
Octinoxate - an FDA approved chemical filter that is not very photostable as it degrades as it blocks. It also forms a synergy with avobezone in a negative way - both will perform worse when together.
Octisalate - also an FDA approved chemical filter which also degrades during sun exposure, though not as bad as avobenzone or octinoxate.
Titanium dioxide - the only physical filter in the product, which is photostable and capable of blocking both UVA and UVB waves.
Parsol 5000 - a chemical filter approved by EU but not by the US FDA. It is suspected as an endocrine disruptor, although there are not many studies on it at the moment. In this sunscreen, this chemical is also used to stabilize avobenzone.
Avobenzone - not photostable as it decomposes as it blocks, and actually performs worse with octinoxate. I try to stay away from it, but I've not been diligent enough memorizing its longer chemical name so I missed it.
Amiloxate - organic compound used as a filter, although its safety has not yet been approved by the FDA. It is approved for use by the EU, though.
There are a couple of potential acne triggering and irritating components (cetearyl alcohol and stearic acid), although they aren't part of the main ingredients. As usual, any disaster can be prevented by patch testing.
What we can conclude from the limited studies on some of the filters is the imperative on reapplication, as with all sunscreen with using chemical filters. Especially since this sun cream has both avobenzone and octinoxate. As for Parsol 5000's potential estrogenic effects, it would be wise to not comment on it as the material supporting or refuting the issues are limited.
Octinoxate - an FDA approved chemical filter that is not very photostable as it degrades as it blocks. It also forms a synergy with avobezone in a negative way - both will perform worse when together.
Octisalate - also an FDA approved chemical filter which also degrades during sun exposure, though not as bad as avobenzone or octinoxate.
Titanium dioxide - the only physical filter in the product, which is photostable and capable of blocking both UVA and UVB waves.
Parsol 5000 - a chemical filter approved by EU but not by the US FDA. It is suspected as an endocrine disruptor, although there are not many studies on it at the moment. In this sunscreen, this chemical is also used to stabilize avobenzone.
Avobenzone - not photostable as it decomposes as it blocks, and actually performs worse with octinoxate. I try to stay away from it, but I've not been diligent enough memorizing its longer chemical name so I missed it.
Amiloxate - organic compound used as a filter, although its safety has not yet been approved by the FDA. It is approved for use by the EU, though.
There are a couple of potential acne triggering and irritating components (cetearyl alcohol and stearic acid), although they aren't part of the main ingredients. As usual, any disaster can be prevented by patch testing.
What we can conclude from the limited studies on some of the filters is the imperative on reapplication, as with all sunscreen with using chemical filters. Especially since this sun cream has both avobenzone and octinoxate. As for Parsol 5000's potential estrogenic effects, it would be wise to not comment on it as the material supporting or refuting the issues are limited.
Finish: This is yet another very moisturizing sunscreen, akin to It's Skin's 2 PM sunblock. Over the first couple of times I used this product, white, eraser shavings-like particles (Filipino: libag) formed on my skin and I had no idea why, until I tried to apply exactly 1/4 tsp and spread this amount evenly and quickly. Turns out, a very generous amount and haphazard application will result in these white patches. Applying 1/4 tsp gives an acceptable slight white cast, a bit more and you'll look ridiculous.
Rating: Cheap and readily available, but has questionable filters. It is very emollient and has a slight white cast, provided the proper amount was used. The filters used warrant reapplication, so it is not recommended to be used under makeup as it needs to be reapplied every two hours.
Value for money: 3/5
Ingredients: 2/5
Performance: 2/5
Overall: 2.3/5
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