Comments on: SPF: What are we gonna do?

By: goodgirl101

goodgirl101 — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:13:46 +0000

have you heard of solarx?
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on a daily basis i wear my makeup as an spf 15(minerals), but at the beach you need something more.

my brother brought this home once upon a time and i’ve been using it for those hard-core beaching-it days. in the past, i had always used various neutrogena sunblocks, but they always ALWAYS broke me out. this, i think because of the newfangled technology, doesn’t. cons: it kinda sucks onto your skin and feels tight on your face, almost as if you’d put hairspray on it? pros: but the sensation goes away and it seems to be the best for break-outs for me, so far. it looks shiny but it is NOT greasy. i wouldn’t use it daily tho because of the cons. and i wish it came in spf 40 or 50! link edited out

once upon a time i also emailed them about an avobenzene free one, and this is what they wrote back:
new SolarexMD–this rated spf 40 after 8 hours, no
avobenzone, no oxybenzone, and it has WaterBlock, our waterproof system.

i’ll probably try that this summer.

By: Elissa

Elissa — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:50:56 +0000

What about copying the old Olay UV fluid formula? I’m so disappointed they changed it to avobenzone

By: Jade

Jade — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 03:57:09 +0000

Dan (or anyone else who wants to test this and give a review),

I found something that looks like it might be worth a test. It does have zinc oxide, but it has plenty of other ingredients that might counteract the flaky-ness. It has no chemicals and seems to be pretty natural. Tell me what you think! Here are two links:

http://www.sungrubbies.com/product_index_html/product_detail_html/SunscreenMelanSolSPF25.htm

http://www.puresunscreen.com/

I’m not sure if MelanSol has been mentioned before, sorry if it has.

-Jade

By: Pete

Pete — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:35:54 +0000

Hey Dan:

Have you looked into Vitamin C and E compounds as a sunblock. I know they can boost the SPF of certain sunblocks when properly stabilized, but I’m not sure how it would work stand-alone. I assume there are lab techniques to determine what a products SPF rating is. Might be worth a look. Even if you can get minimal protection, it would still be worth it to people.

By: zoe

zoe — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:04:58 +0000

Avobenzone products have always broken me out too. I guess there is no way to be sure it is the avobenzone and not some other ingredient, but that’s what I’ve noticed.

By: mauwong

mauwong — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:05:21 +0000

Just want to put my two cents in.

Avobenzone is a no no for me. Whenever I try an avobenzone based sunscreen, I break-out.

I’m so looking forward to your zinc oxide sunscreen since Oil of Olay Complete changed its formula to avobenzone. All I ask for is that it’s relatively light and fast drying.

By: Medusagorgonia

Medusagorgonia — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 05:27:08 +0000

Being in Australia Sunblock SPF 30 + is an absolute nescitity.Zinc Based ones provide the best protection but they can make the skin feel very clogged. I don’t know if the Sunsense brand is available in America but you could look up their website.

Personally even though it’s an extra step I prefer a seperate Sunblock.

By: Iseul

Iseul — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:03:10 +0000

You may be aware of this already, but avobenzone is not a photostable filter – it has to be photostabilized with other filters (octocrylene, for example) or a limited number of inactive ingredients. It also can’t be stabilized in the presence of octinoxate (at least in the US – there are a few filters available in Europe the stabilize avobezone + octinoxate). It’s sort of problematic because you will likely have to pay licensing fees to the company who owns the patents for the particular method of stabilization you choose or make an unphotostable (potentially harmful to the skin) product.

By: Ken

Ken — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 05:26:55 +0000

Hi guys……Dan, you may want to look at Murad oil-control mattifier, wth spf 15. It has all the right ingredients, and goes on smooth as silk… As a bonus, it controls oil production as well. If you somehow cloned this one I would buy it from you!

By: Ken

Ken — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 05:24:10 +0000

Hello…

By: Jordy

Jordy — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 05:33:04 +0000

What’s wrong with the dual pump?

By: acne treatment

acne treatment — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 22:36:06 +0000

well i have to say If you do something along the same lines, please don’t make the dual pump as ridiculous as the Biore one (Honestly, it’s my only complaint with the product.) I’ve written to the company period.
http://www.squidoo.com/acneremedy77

By: admin

admin — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 18:05:54 +0000

I have a suggestion for the ladies. If you wear makeup, try Almay Smart Shade. It has spf 15 that is zinc oxide and titanium dioxide based. Wear whichever regular moisturizer you like, and put the Smart Shade on over top and you’ve got your spf 15 for the day. This is what I do and it works very well for me on a daily basis. Now for longer periods out in the sun, get yourself a sun visor or hat and get used to wearing it! I never used to be much of a hat-wearer but the past few years I’ve gotten used to wearing one and wear it religiously if I’m going to be outside a lot.

-Brandy

By: marilyn

marilyn — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 04:41:59 +0000

Nope, the Japanese sunscreen is different. The ingredients aren’t the same: Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone, Zinc, Oxide, Alcohol, Water, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Lauryl Methacrylate/Sodium Methacylate Crosspolymer, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Talc, Glycerin, Methicone, Polysilicone-9, PEG-12, Dimethicone, Titanium Dioxide, PEG-3 Diemthicone, Cetyl-PG Hydroxyethyl Palmitamide, Aluminum Hydroxide, Fragrance, Phenoxyethanol, Silica

The thing is that the Biore products sold in the US are different from the ones you’ll find in Asia. Japanese sunscreens usually have a runny/ milk-like texture. Other possible brands you can try are Shiseido’s Anessa or Sofina. They’re all similar, but Biore’s are the cheapest.

By: Jordy

Jordy — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:18:01 +0000

I wonder if that Japanese one is the same as this:

http://www.biore.com/usa/products/skinPreservationDetail.asp?productid=27

Has anyone tried this? I’m going to look for it next time I’m out. Seems too good to be true.