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Wed Dec 03, 2008 11:58 am  |
A few things appeal to me about this product. First off - it's a physical sunscreen containing both titanium dioxide (6.4%) and zinc oxide (2%). While I'm not an expert at physical sunscreens vs. chemical, I like the idea of reflecting the UVA rays, rather than absorbing them.
The things that don't necessarily appeal to me would be the lowish SPF level (15), the price is a bit high for the amount you get ($21.50CDN for 1.35oz./40ml), and the slight sheen the product leaves on your skin. The only thing I can compare it to is semi-gloss interior paint vs. matt. Semi-gloss reveals more imperfections, and the same applies to your face. For a mineral-based sunscreen though, it's not bad at blending (although it takes a bit of work), but not as good as an chemical sunscreen.
I'm undecided on how I feel about the fact that the product is green. It's a bit shocking at first...like you're about to put a glob of wasabi on your face, but this is a "redness" product, and it does work to a certain degree...although masking the problem instead of aiding it can only do so much.
Overall, it's a decent sunscreen/redness-hiding product for those looking for something that specific.
Website blurb:
Protects skin from the UVA/UVB exposure that can aggravate skins with persistent or reactive redness. Does it without chemical sunscreens. Comforting, oil-free makeup primer with a sheer green tint visually corrects redness, evens skin tone.
Ingredients:
Active: Titanium Dioxide (6.4%), Zinc Oxide (2%), Other: Water, Trioctyldodecyl Citrate, Cyclopentasiloxane, Butylene Glycol, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Steareth-2, Stearyl Dimethicone, Tricaprylyl Citrate, Silica, Barium Sulfate, Lecithin, Sorbitan Tristearate, Aluminum Stearate, Sea Whip Extract, Glyceryl Stearate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Peg-100 Stearate, Sucrose, Pantethine, Caffeine, Octyldodecyl Neopentanoate, Ceteth-2, Peg-40 Stearate, Dimethicone, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glycosaminoglycans, Peg/Ppg-18/18 Dimethicone, Steareth-20, Bisabolol, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Polyglyceryl-6 Polyricinoleate, Phytosphingosine, Sodium Stearate, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Caprylyl Glycol, Isopropyl Titanium Triisostearate, Stearic Acid, Hexylene Glycol, Xanthan Gum, Citric Acid, Disodium Edta, Bht, Phenoxyethanol, Iron Oxides, Chromium Hydroxide Green |
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