NIOD Survival 10Survival 10 (S10)

LOW UV PROTECTION
SILICONE-DISPERSED UV MINERALS IN A NETWORKED DEFENCE SYSTEM

• NIOD's Survival is a range of four networked protection systems with technologies that help support healthy skin defenses against environmental and lifestyle-related aggressors. Despite their lightweight texture, these formulations offer a broad selection of advanced technologies to support the skin against the effects of oxygen radicals and other aggressors like pollution, smog, and stress.
• In addition to these protection systems, Survival 30, Survival 20 and Survival 10 offer mineral-based UVB and UVA protection of SPF30 (PA+++), SPF20 (PA+++) and SPF10 (PA++), respectively. Survival 0 does not offer UV protection and is intended for evening/nighttime use. Survival 0 can also be used during the day alongside other sun protection formulations that may not offer environmental protection beyond UV (Note: Survival 30, Survival 20 and Survival 10 already offer comprehensive networked protection and do not need the addition of Survival 0 during daytime).
• Survival is not a tinted formulation. The slight tinted appearance is derived from the active technologies. This colouring should not be mistaken for pigmented offerings on the market that use makeup pigments to reduce the whitening effect of mineral UV filters.

The technologies shared in Survival 30, Survival 20, Survival 10 and Survival 0 are:

• Yeast-Derived Superoxide Dismutase SOD is one of the skin’s primary oxyradical fighting mechanisms. This particular form of SOD has a high activity level against topically formed superoxide radicals.
• Dimethylmethoxy Chromanol This superb technology uses an extremely potent scavenger of free radicals, aiming to target environmental stressors which result from stress and pollution exposure.
• Fractionated Melanin While melanin within the skin protects from many forms of environmental assault, its potency is limited with respect to High Energy Visible (HEV) light. Survival includes a fractionated form of melanin that is tailored specifically to absorb light in the range of 400-500 nm wavelengths.
• Prebiotic Complex of Gluco-Oligosaccharides and Inulin Both friendly and unfriendly microorganisms reside on the skin. A number of factors can disturb the balance of good microorganisms including abrupt changes in temperature, stress, pollution, malnutrition, use of household chemicals, use of certain cosmetics, and UV exposure. This skin prebiotic complex supports friendly skin microorganisms
• Purified Deep-Sea Algae (Alteromonas Ferment) Aims to provide support against urban pollution and smog, both of which can contribute to premature aging.
• Purified Mediterranean Brown Algae (Padina Pavonica) A purified extract of Padina, a brown algae originating from the Mediterranean Sea. This ingredient helps to support calcium bioavailability within the epidermis, which is essential to protective functions of healthy skin.
• Purified KnotgrassA flavonoid rich extract helps to reduce the appearance of signs of aging, such as wrinkles and skin texture.

The UV Protection Mechanism in Survival 30, Survival 20 and Survival 10 is:

• Silicone-Dispersed Zinc Oxide (ZnO) and Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) Survival formulations employ mineral UV filters but avoid the use of nanoparticles. Instead, a refined dispersion of micronized ZnO and TiO2 in flexible, high-volatility, non-comedogenic silicones allows the formulations to remain extremely lightweight by optimizing the amount of the blocking agents. These advanced silicones are crucial to the effectiveness of Survival's protective systems given the relatively low amounts of ZnO and TiO2 used, allowing the formulations to be very low in viscosity to deliver theprotection technologies effectively. Survival uses mainly ZnO for its protective effects. In addition to reflecting/refracting light, ZnO is actually also able to absorb UV rays without creating oxygen radicals. The supporting TiO2 that is used is only in rutile form, as opposed to the anatase form.
• We have listed important points about UV protection and environmental protection at large below. While this information may appear extensive, if you wish to take the safe approach always and not worry about these details, we would suggest using Survival 30 whenever UV exposure is possible and Survival 0 at nighttime.
  1. UVA and UVB are only two inducers of dermal oxidative stress and damage. Several other factors can affect aging, this includes pollution, smog and stress. Excess UV exposure causes visible signs of damage, notably skin burning, while other sources of damage can impair skin health in a “silent” way with their negative effects appearing over time. The Survival range views UV radiation as only one form of environmental assault and its main function is not mere UV protection.
  2. SPF (Sun Protection Factor) is an indication of UVB protection only and does not communicate any level of protection with respect to UVA.
  3. SPF is very unfortunately and very dangerously interpreted by some as a multiplier of the time one can spend in the sun without burning. This interpretation is entirely false. SPF does not relate to the amount of time of sun exposure. It relates to the amount of solar exposure impacting the skin, with a higher SPF blocking a larger percentage of UV radiation. In other words, the same SPF would provide far less protection time when the UV index is extreme than it would when UV index is moderate. It is important to know that most sun filter formulationslose their efficacy within about 2 hours of exposure and must be reapplied frequently to maintain protection.
  4. Formulations are able to claim water resistant protection (not waterproof) for up to 40 to 80 minutes of efficacy post water exposure based on certain tests, but such tests do not incorporate other factors such as use of towels and presence of waves if swimming. If you have had significant water exposure or perspiration, regardless of any claim made on any formula, reapply a sunscreen formula to maintain protection.
  5. There are several ways to communicate UVA protection but it is not legally required to do so in most countries. One common way is using the PA convention where PA+ offers the lowest level of UVA protection and PA++++ offers the highest. Another is through a claim to offer the broad spectrum protection, which refers to both UVA and UVB protection.
  6. There are two types of UVA: UVA1 (340-400nm) and UVA2 (320-340nm). Most filters are unable to block UVA1 and no one really talks much about this topic as such. The only US-FDA-approved filter, physical or chemical, that is able to block UVA1, UVA2 and UVB concurrently is Zinc Oxide, which is the primary protection filter used in Survival.