[Maja]

Any recommendation for a good and safe sunscreen?
TIA.

[Sophia]

I'm looking a good one too since I noticed this summer I got some freckles around my nose and now they're permanent! But I have to buy it sooner than summer, becuase the sun here is burning from April, I tried Clinique's City Block 25 but it didn't do anything real good! I haven't try Bobbi Brown's but let me know if you find something good!!

[Maja]

Ooh i wish we had that sun here.. Although i know its bad for your skin if you dont cover up, there's nothing liking waking up to the sun shining through your curtains!

[ewunia2]

Sorry but I didn't try BB cause in Poland we dont know this brand. But I can recomend you very good products from Avene and La Roche - Posay. It got very good stable screen (protect). I use Bioderma Max Fluide SPF 100. You can buy it in drug store(in Polnad) but I dont know how it looks in US.

[Elisabeth]

Last summer I tried Aubrey Organics Titania Sunblock spf 25 ( I had skin cancer..so I have to go high)....and I really like it. I Hate the way sunscreen usually makes your skin feel, but this stuff does not seem to be greasy. I have even used it on my delicate, sensitive face skin..and, at least I didn't break out. Pros: works and you forget you have sunscreen on. all natural ingredients, no crud to clog your pores. does not have that icky-sticky-waxy feeling. Cons: Is a little pricey. Some might find the smell too much, even though I like the smell. Has Shea butter, if you don't like Shea butter.
One I really don't like at all is the Annemarie Börlind sunscreen. It is also supposed to be natural..but is fairly expensive and makes my skin feel like it has a ton of nasty on it. I have also found that the sunscreens that are supposed to be made especially for your face are often times the worst..regarding breakouts,etc.

[jessica9]

i'm sort of a sunscreen nut. i use skinceuticals sph 45 everyday. it doesn't make me break out and it isn't too greasy, but i have combo-normal skin, so it might for you. but they use a clear zinc oxide, which is really nice. also ddf makes good sunscreens. there is a really nice matte one that is COMPLETELY matte!! seriously! everyday i use a separate moisturizer, and follow up with my sunscreen....

[Maja]

Thanks for all the info girls! Will look in to this more

[dixiewolf]

Last summer I tried Aubrey Organics Titania Sunblock spf 25 ( I had skin cancer..so I have to go high)....and I really like it. I Hate the way sunscreen usually makes your skin feel, but this stuff does not seem to be greasy. I have even used it on my delicate, sensitive face skin..and, at least I didn't break out. Pros: works and you forget you have sunscreen on. all natural ingredients, no crud to clog your pores. does not have that icky-sticky-waxy feeling. Cons: Is a little pricey. Some might find the smell too much, even though I like the smell. Has Shea butter, if you don't like Shea butter.

That sounds a like good one! I will have to see if it i carried in the US or online that ships here. I like Aveeno Positively radiant Daily Moisturizer with dunscreen. I also use foundatons with sunscreens (whatever kind I like at the moment, I always change. I know this about face sunscreen, but man, the body ones stink! It would be ok at the beach b/c everyone smells like that. In high school I was told I smelled like the bach or sunscreen, so I either put scented bofy powder on me, or just gave up the whole thing. No sunscreen on yout face in Florida is called wrinkles, my face turns lobster ed in 2 seconds, my skin burns like fire too, when I sweat in heat. But I wear it on face year round, even though it isnt hot.

[dixiewolf]

Oh, and I applaud you Elisabeth, for wearing it since you had skin cancer. My whole family is darker than me and they still insist on lying out in the yard, we have no pool) and my aunt had many malignant skin tumors raken off, she still got tans! One of my cousins looks just like my mom, olive akin, black hair, brown eyes. Eveyone else has darker hair, skin and eyes too. I have always been the only blonde (well it was platinum growing up, it is growing innto a light brown now, but am the only one on either side of the family to have blonde hair and hazel eyes. And no I am not adopted. But I am the only one that cares about it.

This is actually intesting, depending where you live, as in what side of the car you frive in, that part of your face gets motr wrinkles and skin cancer. In countries where you drive on the other side of the car, wrinkles on that side of face and not the other.

[elljmz]

I use Cetaphil SPF 15 with parsol 1789.(or something like that) Parsol 1789 blocks SOME of the UVA rays ( the wrinkle makers). Every once in awhile I come across info like this http://abcnews.go.com/2020/Health/st...=858453&page=1 . Can all of you from other countries besides the United States buy sunblock with this ingredient Mexoryl in it?. If it blocks all UVA rays wouldn't it put a lot of wrinkle cream manufacturers out of business. I mean we all wll get wrinkles eventually but it sure would effect the premature aging market right under.

Anyhow I use the Cetaphil SPF 15 and it is perfect on my dry skin . Not too greasy and not too light either but I put on a couple of coats.

[Elisabeth]

That sounds a like good one! I will have to see if it i carried in the US or online that ships here. I like Aveeno Positively radiant Daily Moisturizer with dunscreen. I also use foundatons with sunscreens (whatever kind I like at the moment, I always change. I know this about face sunscreen, but man, the body ones stink! It would be ok at the beach b/c everyone smells like that. In high school I was told I smelled like the bach or sunscreen, so I either put scented bofy powder on me, or just gave up the whole thing. No sunscreen on yout face in Florida is called wrinkles, my face turns lobster ed in 2 seconds, my skin burns like fire too, when I sweat in heat. But I wear it on face year round, even though it isnt hot.

Amanda, for 1 year now I made the decision to go as chemical-free as possible..while there are somethings I can't like I cheat horribly with foundation and makeup....but for shampoo, skin care...I have been using Aubrey Organics (they are actually from Florida in the US..I stock up on them when I go back..you can get them at most health food stores or online at their website.) and I really notice the difference. I was for years and years using really high end salon stuff on my hair and it just kept getting worse. I only wanted the best for my hair and skin..but..I am not a Granola Girl and love high glamour makeup....but I use this stuff Almost Exclusively. Their line is extensive, and you have to play around to find your perfect combo, and I also still use some other stuff..Like Avedas Brilliant once in awhile..

[Elisabeth]

Oh, and I applaud you Elisabeth, for wearing it since you had skin cancer. My whole family is darker than me and they still insist on lying out in the yard, we have no pool) and my aunt had many malignant skin tumors raken off, she still got tans! One of my cousins looks just like my mom, olive akin, black hair, brown eyes. Eveyone else has darker hair, skin and eyes too. I have always been the only blonde (well it was platinum growing up, it is growing innto a light brown now, but am the only one on either side of the family to have blonde hair and hazel eyes. And no I am not adopted. But I am the only one that cares about it.

This is actually intesting, depending where you live, as in what side of the car you frive in, that part of your face gets motr wrinkles and skin cancer. In countries where you drive on the other side of the car, wrinkles on that side of face and not the other.

Amanda..thank you. I had no choice. My skin cancer had nothing to do with sun exposure...but why risk it even further? We need sun. Our eyes get vitamins from sunlight..etc.. but how scary about your aunt and she still stays out and bakes. I still get sunburned sometime...like once in four years..but to stay out like that and bake?? You have such beautiful, clear skin...the most important feautures in the sun are..a hat...always wear a sun hat..your head is the poorest "conductor" of heat..hence heat stroke...you face is number 2.... number 3 and 4 are your hands and your feet...why? because hand and foot melanomas are often the most deadly.
Keep your beautiful skin safe!
Elisabeth

[jen19]

wow, some of you guys spend alot of moneyon products......I like the higher end brands too, they seem more luxorious, they smell better, prettier packaging and all that....but most important in a sunscreen is that it has the following ingredients for optimum protection:
1. titanium dioxide
2. zinc oxide
3. avobenzone

one or all of these should be at the top of the list of ingredients....

[vanilla_sky]

I use Cetaphil SPF 15 with parsol 1789.(or something like that) Parsol 1789 blocks SOME of the UVA rays ( the wrinkle makers). Every once in awhile I come across info like this http://abcnews.go.com/2020/Health/st...=858453&page=1 . Can all of you from other countries besides the United States buy sunblock with this ingredient Mexoryl in it?. If it blocks all UVA rays wouldn't it put a lot of wrinkle cream manufacturers out of business. I mean we all wll get wrinkles eventually but it sure would effect the premature aging market right under.

Anyhow I use the Cetaphil SPF 15 and it is perfect on my dry skin . Not too greasy and not too light either but I put on a couple of coats.

I did research and I agree, cetaphil is one of the best sunscreens available in the US. it has avobenzone stabilizer in best proportions (I heard this is patented by Loreal which owns Galderma (Cetaphil) and that is why you cannot find this concentration in other products.
of course, mexoryl or tinsorb are the best filters, but unfortunatelly still not available in the US That is why I got myself like 5 tubes of different face sunscreens when I went to visit Poland. but I use Cetaphil on my neck

[Jennifer]

great thread. i was wondering the same for myself!

lau, do you not like wearing moisturizers with SPF in it? i just don't seem to wanna wear a sunscreen AND moisturizer. i've never done it before, but maybe it won't be so bad.

elisabeth, sorry to hear about your skin cancer

[smilingface]

My favorite sunscreen is Olay complete defense spf 30 sensitive skin. It has zinc oxide in it. It doesn't break me out or leave a whitish cast. Love it!

[jen19]

yikes- there's a post here somwhere on the sun that says that the chemical sunblockers ( not zinc or titanium but all the others ) are not very good for your skin- they promote free radical damage.....I'll try to find the thread and re-post.

[Femme*Noir]

Great Info on here!!! I'm def looking into Mexoryl, i read the article and it says there are pharmacys that have some products maybe hopefully i can find it!! I'm in NYC so i'm hoping it not that hard....


I use a moisturizer and a seperate sunblock. I luv Nutrogena healthy Defense SPF30. It mositurizes and doesn't feel greasy...I have dry skin from the products my derm has me using,but she recommended Helathy Defense- which i was already using- and it helps sooooooooooooooo much!!!
its in expensive as well, so i get more than one at a time....my skin hasn't broken out from it and i have been using it for several months now...

[belisahC]

I saw an interesting product on HSN (Home Shopping Network) this weekend. It was a sunscreen presented by Andrew Lessman but I had to leave and didn't get much info. I believe he also has his own web-site so I'm going to check it out.

I did and this is what I discovered:

micro-granulated zinc oxide provides an effective, safe and natural physical sunscreen, protecting the delicate tissues of the skin equally well from both UVA and UVB rays. Because this zinc oxide is present as an ultra-fine micro-emulsion suspended in an exceptional skin moisturizer, it is gentle even to the most sensitive skin, keeping your skin smooth and soft while it protects you from the sun's damaging rays

Looks like the product is a little pricey. I'm going to go to HSN and see if they have a special or something.

[jessica9]

Ooh i wish we had that sun here.. Although i know its bad for your skin if you dont cover up, there's nothing liking waking up to the sun shining through your curtains!

so true!!:icon_love