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Sunscreen Review: Cerave Face Lotion SPF 50

SO Cerave Face Lotion SPF 50 . . . Just another mediocre sunscreen in my opinion. I simply can't wait for the FDA to get with the times in the US. Hope you have a beautiful day! #SUNSCREENSUNDAY FIND ME ON INSTA! (art, antiques, not relly beauty stuff honestly!) genevieve_fields

Claims: Light weight, Oil free, water resistant up to 80 minutes, Ceramide to moisturise and niacinamide to lift discoloration. It also features Cerave trademarked, "invisible ZInc". 

Ratings: Broad Spectrum SPF 50

Cost/Value: $15 (2 fl oz) / Cheap to fair price. 

It is a 100% Physical Sunscreen. Its active ingredients are 3.67% Titanium Dioxide and 3.5% Zinc Oxide.

It DOES smell. It had a little bit of classic zinc odour.

It did NOT sting my eyes.

It DOES leave a white cast on my skin. It has a strong, patchy finish. You have to apply it perfectly evenly in the first place. But even when you do, it is one of the ugliest finishes I have ever seen in the sunscreen. Invisible zinc, it is the most outrageous claim.

It DOES gather in my wrinkles. 

It DOES dry down in 20 minutes or less. It dries down within 10 minutes but it never achieves a totally transfer proof dry finish. It stays soft throughout the day.

It did NOT wear well under make up. It is absolutely hideous under make-up. The texture and the white cast is outrageous.

It DOES last well throughout the day, if you are extremely careful not to touch it. Because it is soft and easy to transfer easily, it is too easy to wipe this off to your face in places just doing normal everyday things like scratching your nose and moving your hair out of your eye. This comes off way too easily in my opinion.

Texture: You have to shake it up a bit and after applying it in to even sunscreen film it leaves a white cast. After 20 minutes, the sunscreen looks more white. This one dries, cracked and flakes off.  It is not particularly drying or moisturizing, it sort of the same on everybody. 

I would not recommend it to anyone. If you are looking for a 100% mineral sunscreen that is attractive for daily wear, this is not it. It is the most obvious sunscreen I have ever worn. I understand it is widely available reasonably price sunscreen however, even extremely sensitive skin types (that can only tolerate physical sunscreens) can just do better than this.

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Sunscreen Review: CHIFURE Sunscreen Milk SPF 50+ PA++++

Ingredients (Good): Hyaluronic Acid

Ratings: SPF 50+ PA++++

Cost: $10-$25 (30ml) depending on where you buy it

It is a Combination Sunscreen with active ingredients of 8% Octinoxate, 6% Titanium Dioxide, 5% Zinc Oxide and 2% Uvinul A Plus.

It did NOT sting my eyes.

It did NOT smell.

It DOES leaves a strong white cast on my skin. Not recommended to wear on its own, it definitely requires make-up over.

It DOES gather a bit in my under eye wrinkles.

It did NOT dry down in 20minutes or less. If you apply a very very thin layer, it will set in 20 minutes. But if you apply enough to create an even thick sunscreen film on your face, which you really need if you want your sunscreen to serve you well all day, it takes about an hour to set. When it dries down, it has uneven white cast. It has dry and sticky feel to it.

It does NOT sits well under make-up. It works best under mineral and powder foundations rather than liquids.

It DOES last throughout the day. It's actually a bit tough to remove. 

This is suitable for any skin type. Though it has 3% alcohol, it did not dry or moisturize my skin. 

It has a milky texture and you have to shake it before using.

I don't love this sunscreen for the price, but I do plan on finishing the bottle.

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