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Mon May 27, 2013 5:32 pm  |
I've recently went on a sunscreen binge to try out a few new ones.
As for past history, I've preferred MVO face screen on my face and Pratima for my body. MVO remains a favorite of mine, but I ran out of Pratima and they are out of stock so I needed to find something new.
I tried two new body sunscreens and one new face version. Here are my impressions.
Body Sunscreen #1: Suntegrity Natural Mineral Sunscreen for Body SPF 30 $24 for 3oz
http://www.amazon.com/Suntegrity-Natural-Mineral-Sunscreen-Body/dp/B003O9KGMG/ref=sr_1_3?m=A3A9KDAX878IJW&s=merchant-items&ie=UTF8&qid=1369700202&sr=1-3
Suntegrity was orange scented and smooth going on. Zinc-based. Suitable for both face and body. Was highly rated last year by EWG, but for some reason the 2013 results don't include it at all.
Body Sunscreen #2: Banana Boat Natural Reflect Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50 $9 for 4 oz!
http://www.amazon.com/Banana-Boat-Natural-Reflect-Sunscreen/dp/B0063A42GE/ref=sr_1_8?s=beauty&ie=UTF8&qid=1369700443&sr=1-8
This one was a real winner! At $2.25/oz it's a steal compared to most other physical sunblocks. It's a mix of zinc and titanium. It's not greasy at all! Yay!! Plus it's water resistant. This is my new fav body sunscreen. No pricy shipping charges and it's cheap. Plus it works nice on the face too. I WILL buy this one again.
Face Sunscreen: Uriage Bariésun SPF 50+ Gold Tinted Cream $27 for 50ml
http://www.amazon.com/Uriage-Bari%C3%A9sun-Gold-Tinted-Cream/dp/B007NM2J66/ref=sr_1_3?s=beauty&ie=UTF8&qid=1369700687&sr=1-3&keywords=uriage+sunscreen
I tried this one based on fawnie's recommendation on another thread. It's quite nice and I've always wanted to try a sunscreen with tinsorb. I expected the "gold" to be a fairly light tinting, but it looks like foundation coming out of the tube. It had quite a bit of coverage to it. Non-greasy. Has a bit of a scent, but didn't linger too long. Very nice for the face, but a bit pricey (cheaper than the MVO I like though).
For those of you looking for a Devita alternative, take a look at these. I've not used them in heavy duty sun yet, but an hour or so this weekend and no pink color at all (I'm fair and burn very easy, always got color with Devita). |
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Fri Jun 07, 2013 7:01 pm |
| jazzi wrote: |
| Good review! That article also points the differences between different kinds of physical filters and their different properties. It is very true, while ago someone tested a zinc-only sunscreen (not available on market anymore) and according to that calculator SPF was somewhere under 9 (based on those formulas), formulators claimed SPF 30 (based on the zinc content), but actual spectrophotometer test ended up being SPF 18-19. And though it was zinc, it didn't protect well beyond 360 nm, so there's that. A very extreme example, most aren't as egregious. But it was zinc and like 17% or something. I looked at those very different results and whom do you trust there? Personally I'm sticking with spectrometer results, hard to argue with those rather solid facts. And I know few formulators who hate those machines because they send an solid looking sunscreen right into trash can. Evil. I wish it was that easy, just look at filter per cents and determine ratings with a few formulas, but they aren't always right. More like guidelines. They are accurate with pure chemical filters though, almost same SPF as manufacturers give on tube, but since they do round up the numbers it's given. |
Here is a Pubmed abstract that talks about that same thing. They take 15 sunscreens with the identical SPF rating marketed in Europe. After exposure to sunlight radiation only 5 of the sunscreens had UVA protection based on the EC standard.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21277959 |
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