Trying Out Sunscreens Again! 😎

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Summer Sunscreens 2021

I have a bunch of sunscreens that I wanted to try again. Most of them broke me out in the past, but ya know, let’s give them a go! Let’s start off with the first one I tried! πŸ™‚

Neutrogena Sport Face Oil-Free Lotion Sunscreen SPF 70+:

I wanted to try Neutrogena Sport Face Oil-Free Lotion Sunscreen SPF 70+ once again. It has a high SPF (70+), broad spectrum, water resistant (80 minutes), and is very affordable, especially for daily wear. The sunscreen feels a little thick. At the same time, it absorbs and blends into the skin well. It doesn’t leave any white cast behind. This sunscreen is a chemical sunscreen. After a few days of using this sunscreen on my face, I had to stop using it. It didn’t break me out in that short period of time, but it gave me bad headaches. This sunscreen smells like a bunch of chemicals. Kind of like plastic too. I couldn’t tolerate the sunscreen any longer. I stopped using it on my face.

Neutrogena Visibly Even Daily Moisturizer SPF 30:

This sunscreen was once my HG sunscreen. I haven’t been using it much once I switched to another sunscreen (Canmake Mermaid Skin Gel UV SPF 50+ PA++++). I still have a tube or two left. It’s more moisturizing than what I’m using now, but I’m really liking the higher SPF much more. Also, Neutrogena Visibly Even Daily Moisturizer SPF 30 tends to ball up too sometimes. I do miss the brightening effect it had on my freckled skin. It didn’t help fade my freckles but made my overall skin look brighter. Maybe I’ll just use the rest as a moisturizer in the morning. I’m not too big on sunscreens that are SPF 30 since I’ve found other sunscreens that work on my skin that contains a higher SPF.

Blue Lizard Australian Sunscreen Stick Sensitive SPF 50+:

I tried using this sunscreen stick on my face. It contains shea butter, coconut oil, candelilla wax, sunflower oil, sunflower seed wax, and other oils and waxes. It’s thick and greasy. It felt very moisturizing on the skin. A little difficult to blend into the skin. Once the product melted, it gets much easier but not by much. I love that it contains 20% Zinc Oxide and doesn’t irritate my eyes, skin, lips, and face. It smells like coconut. Mmmmmmm! But since it’s a mineral sunscreen, it accentuated dry skin all over my face and made them look more apparent. This sunscreen made my overall skin texture look softer and smoother though! It’s just that, I can’t deal with a product that makes my dry skin more obvious. Also, it made my face whiter too. I really wanted this sunscreen to work, but the application was too difficult and the results were poor visually on the skin. I guess I can use this sunscreen stick on other parts of my body.

Kose Suncut UV Perfect Essence Super Waterproof SPF 50+ PA++++:

I really liked the texture of this sunscreen. It’s lightweight, gel-like, smoothing, and glides on the skin oh-so-nicely. It feels cooling on the skin too. Also, it’s SPF 50+ PA++++!! That’s pretty awesome! Unfortunately, this sunscreen contains alcohol (possibly the cooling effect it has on the skin), and it also broke me out. I used the rest of the sunscreen on my body with great results! It’s non-sticky and non-greasy too. It’ll be amazing if this sunscreen worked on my facial skin. Too bad it doesn’t! I most likely won’t purchase again due to it being high priced and comes in a small tube. I have plenty of other options for a body sunscreen that doesn’t cost that much!

If you missed out on my thoughts on Canmake, here it is:

Review: Canmake Mermaid Skin Gel UV SPF 50+ PA++++

An Update on Canmake Mermaid Skin Gel UV SPF 50+ PA++++!

Trying Out Canmake Mermaid Skin Gel UV SPF 50+ PA++++ White For The First Time! Here’s My First Impression!

Update on Canmake Mermaid Skin Gel UV SPF 50+ PA++++! Which One Is Better? Clear or White??

Review: Kose Suncut UV Perfect Essence Super Waterproof SPF 50+ PA++++

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Kose Suncut UV Perfect Essence SPF 50

I’m still on the search for a sunscreen that offers a higher SPF and longer lasting protection. I can’t seem to find one that works on my skin. They all seem to dry my skin out or break me out. This one had really good reviews even though it contains alcohol. I’m not a fan of drying alcohols in my skin care or makeup. It dries my skin out from my experience. But with so many positive reviews saying that it doesn’t dry the skin out at all. Well…let’s see if that holds true. It looks like a promising sunscreen. I would love a sunscreen with a higher SPF due to my skin being prone to freckling and something that would last on my skin. Let’s check out what this product is about first.

The first thing I noticed about this sunscreen is that it smells of alcohol. The alcohol smell is pretty overwhelming. It’s like taking a whiff of liquor. It’s a gel-cream. It’s very easy to apply this sunscreen to the skin. It glides on smoothly. Spreads on the skin easily. It feels soft and elegant. Possibly one of the most cosmetically elegant sunscreens I have encountered so far. It absorbs quickly into the skin without pilling. Feels cool, soothing, and refreshing. I haven’t used a sunscreen like this before. It’s a huge change from what I’m used to. This sunscreen also feels lightweight and sets on the skin nicely. It feels a tad sticky after application, but the sticky feeling goes away in a few minutes. After it does, it feels like I’m not wearing any sunscreen at all. Even with the alcohol content in this product, my skin felt soft and smooth. Moisturized. My makeup went on wonderfully. It works very well as a makeup primer. I was really happy with how this sunscreen performed on my skin.

Unfortunately, after a few days of using this sunscreen, the alcohol content in this product irritated my skin and dried my skin out tremendously. I have oily skin, and it wiped out all of the oil from my skin. It left my skin feeling and looking tight, dehydrated. The dryness was very noticeable. My skin peeled and flaked. It accentuated fine lines and wrinkles. It was awful. My forehead and neck area was extremely red, irritated, and itchy. On top of that, it gave me acne. I noticed blackheads, whiteheads, and closed comedones. I stopped using it immediately. This sunscreen is way too harsh on my skin. I wish it wasn’t because I didn’t burn or develop new freckles while using it. It stayed on my skin the whole day without having to reapply (I had makeup on). But this was just a terrible experience. It just didn’t work out for me like I wanted it to.

This is what Kose Suncut UV Perfect Essence Super Waterproof SPF 50+ PA++++ looks like. Gel-cream products feel so nice on my oily skin. A perfect combo of lightness and moisture.

Kose Suncut UV Perfect Essence SPF 50

βœ… Pros

❌ Cons

This would’ve been an awesome sunscreen if it didn’t contain alcohol. The formula is so close to being perfect. It was lightweight, soft, smooth, and absorbs into the skin quickly. It held my makeup in place and made it look better! I didn’t have any issues reapplying this sunscreen when I had to. No pilling. No white cast. All was good. And it didn’t feel like I was wearing sunscreen when I am. I didn’t burn, tan, or freckle while using it. Perfect! πŸ™‚ But the alcohol eventually got to my skin. It irritated and dried my skin out. My skin became so itchy that I couldn’t stop scratching it. It also broke me out. Once I stopped using it, the itchiness and acne subsided. Instead of using it as a facial sunscreen, I tried using it on my body. It worked. But it’s way too tiny (60 grams) for me to repurchase just to use on my body. Oh well. It was nice to try it out. On to the next. Not recommended for dry skin, skin prone to dehydration, acne-prone skin, or sensitive skin. I don’t have sensitive skin, but it was too harsh on my skin.

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