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Wed Mar 01, 2006 7:51 pm  |
Thanks! I don't like using the creams/lotion/spray-ons because they always make my face oily!  I would much rather use a powder. Any suggestions?
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 8:20 pm |
I have tried the following:
Pure Luxe loose mineral makeup, it is rated SPF 15
Stila pressed powder SPF 15
Shiseido powdery foundation SPF 15.
I haven't found any other powders with a higher SPF rating. I like all of these, but the Stila and Pure Luxe are better at keeping shine at bay. Stila is probably the best of the 3 in that regard.
I can recommended a light spray sunscreen that is very non-oily. Professional Solutions spray sunscreen, SPF 29. I bought mine throughwww.dianayvonne.com |
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Thu Mar 02, 2006 5:48 am |
Thanks! I don't like to reapply sunscreen because it makes my face so oily and wrecks my makeup. The powder doesn't have to be a pressed powder. Just a powder. Maybe I am asking too much, and this doesn't exist?  |
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Thu Mar 02, 2006 7:10 am |
Hi ErinChristine,
While I can't speak for all the brands mentioned, Pure Luxe isn't a pressed powder ... it's a loose mineral powder.
As I understand it, and according to the Jane Iredale information, one "layer" of mineral makeup provides about 15 SPF. Because of the properties of mineral powders, if you add other layers, you increase that SPF ... because it's a physical "barrier" as it were.
That said, I suspect that the actual "sunscreen" is provided by titanium dioxide ... which you can purchase on its own. [There are lots of sites that sell the individual minerals]
That being the case, if you have a favourite powder ... you could add titanium dioxide to it. I don't know the ramifications of using titanium dioxide on its own ... but you could probably do some research.
HTH
Mary
Edited to add: Zinc Oxide would also provide spf ... and can also be purchased as a powder on its own. |
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Fri May 27, 2011 7:29 am |
There's a new product called GO!Screen that is exactly what you're after.
Handy blusher brush, plenty of applications (equiv to 6+ bottles of sunscreen), compact enough to fit in a purse, and no sticky messiness.
Do a google for "go screen sunscreen".
Austen. |
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Fri May 27, 2011 10:29 am |
| Jane Iredale has a nice selection as well |
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Fri May 27, 2011 11:33 am |
| I can tell you what not to get... Peter Thomas Roth powder sunscreen... I bought this, and it worked great for about 4 days. Then it changed colors!!!! I can't even explain it. It was clear white powder, then it got super dark brown. Unusable. |
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Fri May 27, 2011 2:15 pm |
<<Sunforgettable Mineral Powder Brush SPF 50
I second that! |
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Fri May 27, 2011 2:16 pm |
| austenozzy wrote: |
There's a new product called GO!Screen that is exactly what you're after.
Handy blusher brush, plenty of applications (equiv to 6+ bottles of sunscreen), compact enough to fit in a purse, and no sticky messiness.
Do a google for "go screen sunscreen".
Austen. |
This was really helpful. Thank you. |
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Fri May 27, 2011 5:25 pm |
Colorscience has a similar product called the Orb, which I really like. I'm generally not a mineral makeup person, but the Colorscience stuff works for me. Plus you can get it tinted for some coverage. |
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Fri May 27, 2011 5:47 pm |
Physicians Formula makes a SPF 50 healthy wear pressed powder. It received fair reviews. I have it and am not too crazy about it honestly. Maybe I received a bad one, but the texture is so hard that i find it impossible to apply a thick enough layer no matter if i use either a sponge or a kabuki. some swear by this powder though.
powders with SPF 15 seem so low to me that I wouldn't personally rely on the powder for prolonged protection. |
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Fri May 27, 2011 6:06 pm |
| ShastaGirl wrote: |
Colorscience has a similar product called the Orb, which I really like. I'm generally not a mineral makeup person, but the Colorscience stuff works for me. Plus you can get it tinted for some coverage. |
I also use the orb ShastaGirl over my regular sunscreen and love it, The one I purchased is 30 SPF, But I plan on buying the higher SPF refill once I use it up! It comes both in the regular size and a small trial size which I also bought as a take with sunscreen for reapplication, I love them and never plan on being without! 
Riley gets the credit for turning me on to the Orb, and I can't thank her enough! |
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Sat May 28, 2011 3:57 pm |
| Paula's Choice makes an spf 15 powder; but I wouldn't reply completely on powder for sun protection. Use a regular sunscreen as well OR a tinted spf moisturizer underneath. |
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Sat May 28, 2011 4:03 pm |
I was going to suggest this and Chantecaille. I really can't say if the protection is reliable. |
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Thu May 31, 2012 3:28 pm |
| skincareaddicted wrote: |
Physicians Formula makes a SPF 50 healthy wear pressed powder. It received fair reviews. I have it and am not too crazy about it honestly. Maybe I received a bad one, but the texture is so hard that i find it impossible to apply a thick enough layer no matter if i use either a sponge or a kabuki. some swear by this powder though.
powders with SPF 15 seem so low to me that I wouldn't personally rely on the powder for prolonged protection. |
I tried the PF Healthy Wear with SPF 50 and broke out within 2 hours of application!!! I had about 5-6 tiny white heads and a couple of deep set blemishes that took a long time to heal... Very disappointed...
It was probably the chemical SPF in it... |
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Sat Jun 16, 2012 11:09 am |
Meow cosmetics have a vast assortment of mineral powders. They have tons of colors and offer samples. Though I've never used their products, I'd like to someday try them.
Here's their website: http://meowcosmetics.com/ |
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Sat Jun 16, 2012 11:22 am |
| fitgineer wrote: |
| skincareaddicted wrote: |
Physicians Formula makes a SPF 50 healthy wear pressed powder. It received fair reviews. I have it and am not too crazy about it honestly. Maybe I received a bad one, but the texture is so hard that i find it impossible to apply a thick enough layer no matter if i use either a sponge or a kabuki. some swear by this powder though.
powders with SPF 15 seem so low to me that I wouldn't personally rely on the powder for prolonged protection. |
I tried the PF Healthy Wear with SPF 50 and broke out within 2 hours of application!!! I had about 5-6 tiny white heads and a couple of deep set blemishes that took a long time to heal... Very disappointed...
It was probably the chemical SPF in it... |
It is a combo of physical and chemical, I never thought much of the ingredients:
Ingredients
Active Ingredients: Octinoxate 4%, Titanium Dioxide 21%, Zinc Oxide 3%, Inactive Ingredients: Talc, Mica, Nylon-12, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Styrene/Acrylates Copolymer, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Diacetyl Boldine, Diisostearyl Malate, Dimethicone, Genistein, Glycyrrhetinic Acid, Lauroyl Lysine, Alpha Lipoic Acid, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, PEG-12 Glyceryl Dimyristate, Solanum Lycopersicum (Tomato) Fruit Extract, Squalane, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Ubiquinone, Zinc Stearate, Disodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Sorbitan Sesquioleate May Contain: Iron Oxides, Titanium Dioxide, Ultramarines.
http://www.physiciansformula.com/en-us/productdetail/07070.html |
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Sat Jun 16, 2012 11:49 am |
| Not sure what I recommend but I do NOT recommend the Peter Thomas Roth powder sunscreen. I had this for about two weeks and it turned a really funny (dark) color. I bought the clear powder, and it changed into a bronzer like color, which looks ridiculous on me. Made me think it was expired or something. |
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Sat Jun 16, 2012 12:09 pm |
| Ava with wings wrote: |
| Not sure what I recommend but I do NOT recommend the Peter Thomas Roth powder sunscreen. I had this for about two weeks and it turned a really funny (dark) color. I bought the clear powder, and it changed into a bronzer like color, which looks ridiculous on me. Made me think it was expired or something. |
EWWW Ava not good at all!
I would not count on just a powder alone, but I am in South Florida so I get brutal sun down here! |
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Sat Jun 16, 2012 8:01 pm |
+I love Sunforgettable! I buy it in the refills and use my own container. I bought mine from the Dermstore.com. Do a search to find the 20 percent off coupon and free shipping.
ELF has a mineral sun screen SPF 45. However. its a large container for such a small amount of product. I am in Alaska so it takes forever to ship.
Elf also has vitamin C in their powder. Since I use copper peptides, I stopped using the elf powder. |
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