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SkinCeuticals Physical Fusion UV Defense SPF 50
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no breakouts!
It's pretty common knowledge these days that sunscreen is a must for healthy, beautiful skin. But if you have a problem with acne and/or sensitive skin, you're no stranger to the horrors of sunscreen. They burn, they're greasy and they cause breakouts. If you do some research on sunscreen ingredients you'll learn to avoid "chemical" blockers (like avobenzone, benzophenone, octyl methoxycinnamate a...read morend PABA for example) which can burn and cause breakouts. You'll find it's better to use a sunscreen with "physical" blockers: titanium dioxide and zinc oxide. Problem solved? not exactly. These ingredients are white, super opaque white, and they tend to make you look dead or like a not-so-beautiful geisha. So if you're using a sunscreen with physical blockers you'll probably want a tinted formula to alleviate this problem. And cue skinceuticals physical fusion uv defense. This is the ONLY sunscreen I've used that hasn't caused major problems for my skin. It does burn a little at first but hasn't caused any redness. I actually cringed the first time i put this on my skin, it feels greasy before it sets in. The tinted formula is supposed to be "universal" but I can't see this looking good on really pale or really dark skin. I'm right in between light and medium with yellow undertones and i find this a little to pinky-orange. Luckily it's not very obvious and works out with a light dusting of mineral makeup (and it actually helps make my skin tone look more even!) It's lasted through hours of sweating from workouts (and a few major DIY landscaping adventures), I haven't swam with it yet so i can't contest to it's waterproof abilities. My biggest qualm with this product is the price. It's $30 for a tiny 1 .7 oz. bottle! To have finally found a sunscreen that doesn't make me breakout, however, is worth every penny. I will use this for life.This review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 3 of 3 people said helpful
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