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J-Beauty: Japanese Sunscreens 🧴


 


   Japanese Sunscreens tends to feel more cosmetically elegant and lightweight as opposed their American counterparts. They tend to feel more comfortable for everyday wear & usage, since Japanese cosmetic consumers tend to wear sunscreen everyday (as should) and tends to be a bit more instilled at an earlier age along with other common skincare practices. Developed in Japan, a system for the amount protection you're receiving against photoaging and UVA Rays. The PA rating system which is called the "Protection Grade of UVA", the more plus signs "+" the higher protection levels against signs of aging such as wrinkles, dark spots, loss of elasticity/sagging, other signs of premature signs of aging and skin cancer. The highest going to four plus signs. The highest being the best for outdoor days or just wanting to receive the highest amount possible. Three plus signs are decent for incidental sun exposure. They utilize this rating system as well in Europe also. The system is based on the Persistent Pigment Darkening (PPD) method, a test that measures how much UVA exposure it takes to cause persistent skin darkening (tanning).


The different PA ratings are as follows: 

PA+: Some UVA protection (PPD 2 to 4).

PA++: Moderate UVA protection (PPD 4 to 8).

PA+++: High UVA protection (PPD 8 to 16).

PA++++: Extremely high UVA protection (PPD 16 or higher).


   In America, they just go by "Broad Spectrum" which is for UVA and UVB (Burning Rays), it does not provide levels against UVA rays but still since provides the adequate levels of protection needed for sunscreen protection. Meeting the standards for FDA requirements, since in the US sunscreens are labeled as a drug. Remember reapplications of ANY sunscreen especially when outdoors for longer periods of time is necessary to receive continuous protection of the sun. 🌞🧴

   Popular J-Beauty Sunscreen brands are Bioré, Canmake, Anessa, Allie, Skin Aqua, Shiseido, and Suncut, and Nivea (Nivea has a partnership with a Japanese manufacturer to make their own sunscreens). Those are just to make a few though. There are others as well but these seem to be the ones mostly commonly used there. Many are available online as well. The only gripe I have with them is many don't include expiration dates like US brands do. Since they are mostly re-stocked so heavily often and constantly being replenished at Japanese cosmetic retailers. They do include manufacturer batch codes for companies to go by to be able to tell when it was released though. Thank you for taking the time to read today!


Yours truly always,


Mr. Skin Care Guru


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