I have always been hesitant to wear a daily sunscreen since my skin breaks out easily and tends to be oily, but now that I've reached my early 30's, I decided it was time to get serious about skin protection. I tried this product on a whim after reading some other positive reviews, and I love this sunscreen for a multitude of reasons: 1) It provides great sun protection. I wore this on my face while on vacation in the Caribbean, and got zero sunburn on my face (while my shoulders simultaneously burned to a crisp while wearing a different SPF 30 lotion). It seems to be quite water resistant as well, since my face did not burn even after I'd been in the water. 2) It is absolutely not greasy; in fact, I feel that this sunscreen leaves my skin feeling less oily at the end of a long, hot day. My skin feels smooth and looks matte after applying this product; it is definitely not shiny and greasy like some sunscreens are! 3) The tint is very subtle and mostly fades to nothing after you apply it. Before I began using the product, I was worried about the color of the tint, since it appears to be a pink-ish tan, while my skin's undertone is a yellow-ish tan. Ultimately, I have not noticed any color mis-match between this product and my skin tone; it does not leave you looking like you're wearing make-up or foundation. 4) This product is advertised as being fragrance-free, which it is! I don't like scented products as they tend to give me a headache after a few hours, and this product's light lotion smell disappears once you've applied it. 5) The only very minor critique I have with this product is that it does not hydrate my dry skin very well. When my cheeks were dry in the winter, I had to also use my non-sunscreen moisturizer, as this product left my areas of dry skin still looking dry. I have been very satisfied with this product and I would highly recommend it to anyone who is looking for a daily sunscreen that protects your skin and does not look greasy. Read more
Update: I went without this sunscreen for 2 days and freaked out. It is now my first subscribe&save products! This tinted sunscreen makes my fair/pinkish skin look blurred and matte. It holds up to sweating, no problem. I wear it alone on very light makeup days and it just slightly evens out my skin tone and redness. Dries down to nothing and works over all my moisturizers, and under all my makeup! No greasiness, never breaks me out, and doesn't sting skin or eyes. This is also the only sunscreen I can wear in a thick enough layer to actually protect from the constant California sun! Never going without my Australian Gold again <3 I have been searching FOR-EV-ER for a sunscreen that is: slightly mattifying (or at least not an instant oil slick on my face), creamy going on and easy to rub in, no white cast, no eye-stinging, less than $15, reef safe, and no fake coconut/banana smell. I tried to order two different asian sunscreens that were HG products for others, but my order never arrived and I couldn't wait another month for a second order, so I bought this one instead -- and I'm happy I did! This sunscreen ticks all my boxes. However, if you have very dry skin or a dark skin tone, YMMV. It is matte on me with my combo/normal skin, but I still had to wear moisturizer under it or it looked dry and showed a dry patch on my skin. It might be too drying for someone with very dry skin, but I still think it's worth trying it out. The tint is very light so it may show a white cast on darker skin tones. Read more
I'm a swim instructor and lifeguard at the YMCA, and I spend between 4 and 7 seven hours in the sun and pool 5 days a week. I also have incredibly sensitive skin (some chemical sunscreens make me break out) with rosacea, cystic hormonal breakouts, dryness, and T zone oiliness, so I've got a lot on my face thatI'm interested in covering up. Many of the Neutrogena sunscreens run into my eyes when I get in the pool to teach, and they wash off after an hour and I burn badly. When I reapply it, even after waiting 15-20 min before getting my face wet to let it 'soak in', it still runs into my eyes and I usually burn through many of them. This product doesn't run because it's a very thick consistency, and since it's zinc and not a chemical sunscreen I don't break out as badly. Usually zinc sunscreens leave a white cast, but since this is tinted, it doesn't leave the white cast and actually helps keep my skin tone even in the pool where I don't have the option of wearing concealer or something to cover my breakouts. It's so thick that it stays on even if you rub your face with your hands, and it does take a couple washes to fully remove from your face. One thing I will say: This doesn't come in different shade options - there is one single shade and it's very obviously designed for light to medium skin tones. A person with a medium to deep skin tone would probably not be able to wear this without a pale/orange cast on the skin. I'm quite pale with lots of redness, so when I use it it looks very tan on me because I'm a little too pale for the shade, but once I rub it in it isn't as intense as it looks when you first see it out of the tube. It appears orange in some lighting, but even on me, once it's properly rubbed in it isn't orange anymore. I started using this about 2 months ago. My skin has been difficult recently, so I have been getting some new breakouts while using this product over the last two months, however, I'm fairly sure its because of hormones, not the sunscreen. Overall, I would recommend this to anyone with light to medium skin tones who wants a thick, powerful sunscreen that lasts and that's not chemical, but without the white cast. Read more
