{"id":5369,"date":"2017-07-25T11:29:33","date_gmt":"2017-07-25T09:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dr-jetskeultee.com\/blog\/?p=5369"},"modified":"2021-04-01T09:45:17","modified_gmt":"2021-04-01T07:45:17","slug":"my-list-of-good-and-bad-sun-filters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dr-jetskeultee.com\/blog\/my-list-of-good-and-bad-sun-filters\/","title":{"rendered":"My list of good and bad sun filters"},"content":{"rendered":"

I wrote in a recent blog about how, in combination with the sun, quite a few ingredients in skincare products can cause irritating skin rashes. But did you know that certain sun filters can even cause problems under the influence of sunlight? It is a strange world. Does your skin suddenly become sensitive in the sun? Then you should check the ingredients list on your own (sun cream) products.<\/p>\n

It is a known fact that some filters are more likely to cause an allergic reaction than others. And as multiple filters are used in most sun cream products it can be quite a challenge to track down the culprit and subsequently find a suitable product that your skin reacts well to. Sometimes you will have had to try out three or four products. And then, of course, you would like a filter which offers the very best protection. Do all filters do the same thing? <\/strong><\/p>\n

Red, green and yellow light for these filters<\/strong><\/h3>\n

In order to give you some assistance with this search I have made a summary of the most popular sun filters used in Europe. I have separated these into \u2018good\u2019, \u2018possible\u2019 and \u2018best avoid\u2019. I have based this on available scientific papers. An important consideration in this grouping is whether I would want to apply the ingredients onto my children\u2019s skin.<\/p>\n

I would use the \u2018good\u2019 filters without any hesitation. I would only use the \u2018possible\u2019 filters if I don\u2019t have to use them daily. I would rather not use the sun filters in the category \u2018best avoid\u2019- unless I was living on a deserted tropical island with no alternative for me. As protecting yourself with a lower quality sun filter is still better than incurring unprotected sun damage!<\/p>\n

For the interested users: you can also find, among other things, the studies that I have used for the categorising of all sun filters in this other table (in Dutch). <\/p>\n

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Good sun filters<\/strong>
\nFilters which I trust completely to put on my own skin and that of my children.<\/em><\/div>\n

Tinosorb S<\/strong>
\nInci: Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine<\/p>\n