IslandTribe testresultaat Australië 2010

Onze gel is getest in Australië, waar de resultaten zeer positief waren.  

Op het moment dat u het water ingaat verandert de manier van bescherming. In het water is de langdurigheid van de efficientie van een zonnebrand van belang. Bij islandTribe was er een SPF waarde van 59,4 gemeten na 4 uur actief te zijn geweest in het water. 
Dit is het hoogste dat ooit gemeten is in Australië door de Ensign Laboratories!

 

Sunscreen

Sunscreen are chemicals that, when applied topically, keep UVR from reaching your skin. They work either by absorbing the UVR or by reflecting it. Either way, if used properly, they can keep a lot of UVR from reaching you. There are two types of sunscreens: organic and inorganic (also called physical). Organic sunscreens have been the mainstay of commercially available products for years. The term "organic" simply means that these sunscreens are composed of, among other things, carbon and hydrogen. It does not mean that they are naturally occurring and, in fact they are not. Organic sunscreens are relatively complex molecules that are to some degree absorbed into the skin.

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Sunscreen Protection Factor

SPF stands for Sunscreen Protection Factor. It is measured by determining how long a given person takes to "burn" with and without the sunscreen product on. If it takes 10 times longer with the sunscreen product then that product has a SPF of 10. If it only takes twice as long then that product has an SPF of 2. In reality, the testing labs don't really burn the test subjects they just give them enough UVR to cause the skin to turn barely red. This minimum dose is called the MED (minimal erythermal dose).

Huidtypes

Het huid type systeem is een methode die doorgaans gebruikt wordt om iemands verbrandigs risico vaststelt. Er zijn 6 huid types. De lage nummers vertegenwoordigen de mensen die sneller verbranden, de hogere nummers de mensen die een hogere mate van naruurlijke bescherming hebben.

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Sunburn

Sunburn is caused by overexposure to UVR, mostly UVB. In fact, sunburn is almost exclusively a UVB phenomenon.This is important because it means that the SPF system measures UVB protection and not UVA (see SPF below). During a sunburn the skin turns red, swells and, in severe cases, blisters.

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