Here comes summer and the summer sun!

Choosing a sun block with a high SPF (Sun Protection Factor) capable of blocking UV-A and UV-B is of vital importance because if UV rays penetrate the cells of the skin these may eventually become cancerous. Another very important, but very often forgotten factor, is the reliability of the UV filters of our sun block once off the pharmacy shelf. A lot of products are stored by the end user incorrectly and the packaging of many sun protection does not help to maintain the UV filters’ stability. Does the plastic tube or glass jar in which the cream is inserted guarantee protection and stability from the heat and oxygen once off the pharmacy shelf? ALTA CARE Laboratoires Paris have developed special airless thermal packaging for their DERMASTIR CAVIAR SUN PROTECTION SPF 50+ to protect the product once purchased. DERMASTIR CAVIAR SUN PROTECTION SPF 50+ has an airless thermal luxury packaging protecting UV filters from oxygen. This airless thermal packaging protects the cream from the factors that may reduce the activity of its ingredients, that is oxygen, heat, light and microbiology. As the packaging is airless, oxygen is never in contact with the cream and thus oxidization does not take place; hence the ingredients do not incur any damage. Since the packaging consists of 3 jars nested into 1, a ‘thermos effect’ is created as a result of which the cream’s filters are protected from the UV rays of the sun. As the inner jar of this packaging is metallic coated infrared rays are reflected; the cream is protected not only from heat but also from light. The cream will not turn yellow as in the case of other creams in tubes. The luxury packaging of the DERMASTIR CAVIAR SUN PROTECTION SPF 50+ has also an actuator in the middle that, when pressed, delivers the correct amount of the ingredient without the need to put one’s finger in the cream. There is thus no risk of microbiological contamination. DERMASTIR CAVIAR SUN PROTECTION SPF 50+ is available and sold only from pharmacies.