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Sun Jan 21, 2007 11:49 pm  |
Hi, I recently developed an allery to chemical sunscreens and have been on the hunt for the hg of physical sunscreens - without much luck. As I have slightly oily skin, and perspire a lot in hot weather, I found them all too thick or greasy.
I finally found a way of getting the protection I need and reducing the white cast as well.
I bought plain zinc oxide cream (Faulding brand 32% zinc oxide in an aqueous cream base) and mixed 30% of this with 70% of a regular moisturiser. This will give you a cream with just over 10% zinc oxide which is more than you will find in many of the commercial physical sunblocks. It can be a little hard to get them to mix together thanks to the thick texture of the zinc oxide cream, but they will eventually mix together. Lastly to add a little bit of colour I poured boiling water over ground tumeric and let it sit until cold, strained it, and added just a drop to the cream, stirring well. I have light olive skin (yellow undertones) and so the slight yellow tint complements my skin tone.
You have to be very careful adding the colouring as it is quite strong and it won't work for everyone. However, even without the colouring, this cream leaves no more of a white cast than the commercial sunscreens I had used and you can choose a moisturiser to suit your skin type. I have given this recipe to a couple of friends to play with. One has very dry skin, so she basically just mixes the zinc oxide cream with sesame oil, another has normal skin and uses a generic brand vitamin e cream for the mix.
Tumeric has been used for centuries in India as a skin care product. It is anti inflammatory and is being used in many developing countries to treat cancers. If you don't want to colour the cream, or have fair skin and this doesn't work for you, the easiest way to get rid of the white cast is simply to dust a light coating of your regular face powder over the top five minutes or so after applying the cream. I don't know how this would work under foundation as I rarely use foundation during the day.
Remember to get zinc oxide cream in an aqueous base, not zinc and castor oil cream. This will be too difficult to work with. Secondly remember zinc oxide is quite drying so experiment with the moisturiser you use to mix it with. You may find you need something a little oilier than one you normally use, so experiment with small amounts of different creams you already have hanging around the house.
If you can't find zinc oxide cream at the chemists, ask for it at the counter. Sometimes they don't have it on display. I assume various brands will have differing amounts of zinc oxide, so check the label and take that into account when mixing it with a moisturiser. |
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