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Excellent sunscreen, my favorite
Size: 1.7 Ounce (Pack of 1), Size: 1.7 Ounce (Pack of 1)
In search for a perfect tinted sunscreen I have tried just about every brand of tinted mineral sunscreen thatโs available here on Amazon, so you might recognize me from other reviews. I have a sensitive skin and canโt tolerate chemical sunscreen. I also have red and bumpy skin on my cheeks due to rosacea, so I need a tint to cover redness. Iโm really glad I finally decided to give Sunbum tinted sunscreen a try because it quickly became one of my favorites. My other favorite is MD Solar Science BB cream in shade Light. These two are quite similar, both are very silicone like, due to a great amount of dimethicone. They feel like primers and because of that are very sticky and hard to wash off your fingers. But both look very natural and skin like. MD Solar Science (light shade) is slightly darker while Sunbum is pretty pale but not in an unhealthy way. My skin is a bit darker than Sunbum shade right now. Yet it covers my rosacea and evens out my skin tone just enough. Itโs not drying but also not shiny, and because of that it doesnโt magnify wrinkles, which is a big plus: Iโm tired of tinted sunscreens highlighting the wrinkles I have that are not even noticeable without them.
Sunbum is slightly lighter and provides a bit less coverage than MD Solar. It also doesnโt have much zinc, which was a point of criticism from popular bloggers. Because of that it might not be perfect for everyday wear. But if you want to have the most natural โno make upโ look and youโre light skinned, this is a great choice on the days when youโre not expecting to be under too much sun. I use retinol on my forehead at night and I didnโt get sunburnt when using this sunscreen. So the only concern here would be the gradually accumulated damage from the long UV-A rays.
Another thing I like is that unlike MD Solar, Sunbum doesnโt contain vitamin C and therefore doesnโt irritate my sensitive skin. Itโs also less expensive. I will keep repurchasing.
Note: in the unfiltered photo attached here, you can see the sunscreen after a 5 hour wear, that included eating, touching my face etc, so itโs a bit worn off and the redness on my cheeks is more visible. Even when freshly applied it didnโt cover redness completely because of being light coverage sunscreen.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2023
