MyChelle's Sun Shield is ideal for those who prefer 100 percent mineral sunscreen formulations over chemical versions. It's a broad-spectrum formulation with SPF 50 that boasts a sheer, lightweight texture that glides easily onto skin. And because it also includes bentonite clay, it also helps damper oil and shine. It also comes in a tinted version if you prefer.
Like all products from Algenist, the brand's popular sunscreen is formulated with marine ingredients to improve skin, including its signature alguronic acid and algae polymers. This particular product is intended to be used over a moisturizer, or under a moisturizing foundation or BB cream. It helps create a matte finish while protecting against UVA and UV B rays.
La Roche Posay's Anthelios sunscreen is tried-and-true dermatologist favorite and a French pharmacy mainstay. It boasts a broad-spectrum formulation with SPF 60, a lightweight and non-greasy formulation, and a velvety soft finish that works with makeup or without. It's also water resistant for up to 80 minutes, so feel free to take it to the pool or beach.
If you're a fan of water or gel-based creams — or are simply looking for a super lightweight SPF for your face — this award-winning product from Neutrogena could be your jam. It goes on clear, absorbs almost immediately, hydrates like a dream, and boasts a broad-spectrum formulation with an SPF 50.
Japanese and Korean beauty brands tend to excel in the sunscreen category, and this water-based formulation from Earth's Recipe is proof of that. It's a remarkably lightweight broad-spectrum formulation that still manages to pack an SPF of 30 and PA+++ (which translates to UVA protection). Plus, because it's clear, there's no white cast.
