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Sat Mar 26, 2011 10:20 am  |
Since there are a ton of sunscreens I would like to try, I was wondering if companies offer any samples since it will cost a fortune to try all of these products.
Can anyone recommend a good sunscreen for me?
My skin is oily, acne prone (break out very easily, especially from sunscreens), very prone to hyperpigmentation, slight redness at times.
So, my main concerns are:
ACNE PRONE (OILY)AND HYPERPIGMENTED.
I like tinted sunscreens, but it is hard to get the color right on my face without it looking cakey.
I am so sick of trying to get the sunscreens off my hands. They are staining everything: clothes, car, etc. Any tips for this?
I need a sunscreen that will soak up my excess oil and not feel like sunscreen!
These are the sunscreens I want to try:
(CAPITALS MEAN I WANT TO TRY THE MOST)
INVISIBLE ZINC- (don't know which one I want to try from this brand)
ELTA MD UV CLEAR SPF 46
LA ROCHE POSAY SPF 60 (I feel like this will be oily; I tried a small sample once and didn't like it, but maybe I'll like it now.)
Factor 65
Biotherm
Banana Boat SPF 30 (Sport Spray-In)
Vichy Capital Soleil SPF 30
Devita
Pratima
Omrelle by L'Oreal SPF 45
The sunscreens I am using now are:
Minus-Sol SPF 30+ PA+++ (5% zinc, 5% titanium)
Obagi Sun Shield SPF 50 PA+++ (10.5% zinc)
* (This is the new Obagi sunscreen. It's ok. It felt very oily at first, but it dries fairly matte.)
Clinique SPF 40- Super City Block (8.8% zinc, 6.6% titanium; loved at first, but it's ok.)
Vanicream SPF 60 (really oily, don't know why a dermatologist gave this to me; I use this when I have nothing and am desparate)
Neutrogena SPF 85+ Dry Sheer Touch for arms when I wear short sleeves; I'd never use this on my face too thick, oily, and gloopy
I have used the ELTA MD UV SPF 41 (tinted) and loved it at first, but I've realized it's too dark and makes my face look way too tan. However, I just found out about the ELTA UV CLEAR SPF 46 and saw that it was good for acneaic patients.
I also would like a spray-on sunscreen. Any good suggestions? This way my hands won't get dirty on everything from the zinc and titanium. I think chemical sunscreens are easier to sink in and blend in than physical sunscreens are.
Leslie Baumann says if you're going to be spending a lot of time in the sun, put on a chemical and physical sunscreen (2 of them). Anyone do this? What brands would work together? Perhaps a spray on sunscreen and then the physical (the usual gloopy way of sunscreen) to ensure coverage.
Sometimes, I have a tendency to prejudge sunscreens. I know Nimue loves the Burnout sunscreen, but after spending a lot of time on their website, their sunscreen feels like it would be far too oily on my face.
All of the higher physical sunscreens contain an obscene amount of oil. Big problem!
Because really who has time to wait 30 minutes before they drive in their car? (Not talking about beaching or anything like that. Life is unpredictable, so we never know when we'll be outside or heaven forbid get up 30 minutes earlier and sacrifice our beauty rest to put on sunscreen so that it can soak in.)
I am wanting a sunscreen that I will love!
Thank you everyone for reading this and providing tips! |
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Sat Mar 26, 2011 3:10 pm |
There's on sunscreen by Paula's Choice that is a spray. It has received very good reviews. But make sure you are not using the spray for your face because you shouldn't get any around your eyes. That goes for any kind of spray sunscreen. Spray it on your hand first ,then apply on your face. I know this is counter-intuitive since you don't want sunscreen on your hands, but you don't want to irritate your eyes either. But nonetheless, you should put sunscreen on your hands because they can also be susceptible to sun damage.
There have been a lot of other sunscreen topics lately, so you might want to check those out. There's been a lot of good recommendations already by other members |
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Sat Mar 26, 2011 3:11 pm |
| Oh and I personally haven't tried the PC spray yet, but I have ordered samples. I will get back to you once I've tried them |
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Sun Mar 27, 2011 4:39 am |
I have used PC's spray SS on my face. Like you said you just need to spray on your hands to apply. It is a light spray but it is heavy on silicone's, which my skin doesn't like, so I'm thinking thats why I didn't stick with it.
Skitahoe - check out ebay for samples. I always look there when there is something I want to try. |
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Mon Mar 28, 2011 12:52 am |
I never use suncreen spray on my face; but i have used the Neutrogena UltaSheer body spray on my arms and legs (all chemical suncreen need to wait 15 to 30mins before the exposure under sun)
I have try many different chemical sunscreen; however most of the chemical ones make my acne worst. Therefore I switch to the physical ones. In the summer, I used the combination of physical sunscreen together with the mineral foundation; so that they would have double protection. |
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Mon Mar 28, 2011 10:36 am |
Burnout's not oily. There are people who don't like Burnout but the chief complaint (which I don't agree with  ) is that it's too tacky, which is practically the opposite of oily.
They have different versions too- I don't think anyone would judge the "clean and clear" version as too oily. I actually think that Burnout is very matte, possibly the least oily sunscreen ever. (More matte than the Elta MD)
The real reason that physical sunscreens generally contain some oil is that often the same customer that wants to stay away from chemical sunscreen will also want natural ingredients in the sunscreen (as opposed to, say, lots of silicones, stuff like butylene glycol, etc). You need some oil and an emulsifier otherwise it'll just be zinc oxide floating in water...
Physical sunscreens that aren't american don't follow with generalization. But oil isn't a bad thing and just because the product contains oil doesn't mean it'll be oily in the least, maybe it'll be just enough oils and emulsifiers to hold the product together. |
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24 yrs old. favorite sunscreen right now: Burnout [now 35] |
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