Why are there no SPFs in Sophytos moisturisers?
Our moisturisers contain natural forms of SPFs from the botanicals, but have not been tested to determine the SPF number, so we make no claims on this. We do not purposely add any chemical SPFs or minerals such as titanium dioxide or zinc oxide for several very good reasons. First of all, we are prohibited from using chemical sunscreens and also nanotechnology, so if we were to include titanium dioxide, for example, it would leave a white veil on the surface of the skin due to the larger particle sizes and would interfere with our delivery system. Another factor we looked at is oftentimes what causes breakouts from sunscreens is either the occlusive active ingredients or the thickening agents used to suspend them and create the products texture, so if you are prone to breakouts it is important to test the product on a section of your skin to judge your reaction. For all of the reasons above, our formulas instead contain exceptional high levels of naturally derived antioxidants (biologi
