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SPF for acne prone, sensitive skin that won't burn or make me break out?

Hello! Smiley Happy I'm wondering if any of you have suggestions for spf that won't make me break out or burn. For some reason many spf's make my skin feel an uncomfortable burning sensation & I can't wait to wash them off! Ideally I'd also like an spf that is waterproof or water resistant because I exercise outdoors & sweat! I notice that when I start sweating is usually when I feel my sunscreen having a burning sensation. Any help you could provide would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!! Smiley Happy
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Re: SPF for acne prone, sensitive skin that won't burn or make me break out?

Elta MD Physical Broad Spectrum SPF 41. I would recommend it because it is a completely physical, not chemical SPF. I have mild rosacea, and find that chemical spf causes flare-ups. HTH!

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Re: SPF for acne prone, sensitive skin that won't burn or make me break out?

On 7/22/2014 Colonel Meow said:

Elta MD Physical Broad Spectrum SPF 41. I would recommend it because it is a completely physical, not chemical SPF. I have mild rosacea, and find that chemical spf causes flare-ups. HTH!

And more specific to your question - this product is water resistant, fragrance free, oil free, paraben free and noncomedogenic.

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Re: SPF for acne prone, sensitive skin that won't burn or make me break out?

Thanks Colonel Meow! Smiley Happy Is there only a tinted version?
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On 7/22/2014 bunnypink said: Thanks Colonel Meow! Smiley Happy Is there only a tinted version?

The SPF 41 is only available in tinted. Elta makes other SPF products, but the 41 is the only one I know for sure is completely physical. I wouldn't be scared off by the tint, though. I am extremely fair (when not self-tanning), and it doesn't give me a funny color at all. It blends into my natural skin tone quite nicely.

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On 7/22/2014 Colonel Meow said:
On 7/22/2014 bunnypink said: Thanks Colonel Meow! Smiley Happy Is there only a tinted version?

The SPF 41 is only available in tinted. Elta makes other SPF products, but the 41 is the only one I know for sure is completely physical. I wouldn't be scared off by the tint, though. I am extremely fair (when not self-tanning), and it doesn't give me a funny color at all. It blends into my natural skin tone quite nicely.

No the Elta MD Pure SPF 47 Broad Spectrum is physical sunscreen only and NO tint. It is a really nice one, very lightweight, not thick like many SPF are.

Zinc Oxide 10%, Titanium Dioxide 5.5%. Purified Water, Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone, Octyldodecyl Neopentanoate, Lauryl PEG-9 Polymethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Dimethicone/PEG-10/15 Crosspolymer, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Chloride, Citric Acid, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Silica.

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Re: SPF for acne prone, sensitive skin that won't burn or make me break out?

Ok, thanks Colonel! I'm just worried about sweat dripping on my clothes & staining them because of the tint. Maybe someone else knows of another completely physical spf that's not tinted? Thanks! Smiley Happy
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Oh, thanks HappyDaze! Smiley Happy
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On 7/22/2014 HappyDaze said:
On 7/22/2014 Colonel Meow said:
On 7/22/2014 bunnypink said: Thanks Colonel Meow! Smiley Happy Is there only a tinted version?

The SPF 41 is only available in tinted. Elta makes other SPF products, but the 41 is the only one I know for sure is completely physical. I wouldn't be scared off by the tint, though. I am extremely fair (when not self-tanning), and it doesn't give me a funny color at all. It blends into my natural skin tone quite nicely.

No the Elta MD Pure SPF 47 is physical sunscreen only and NO tint. It is a really nice one, very lightweight, not thick like many SPF are.

HD - I originally thought the same thing about the 47, however, I was corrected on another thread by a poster who looked further into the ingredient deck. Apparently the chemical SPF is listed pretty far down, but it is still there.

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Re: SPF for acne prone, sensitive skin that won't burn or make me break out?

On 7/22/2014 Colonel Meow said:
On 7/22/2014 HappyDaze said:
On 7/22/2014 Colonel Meow said:
On 7/22/2014 bunnypink said: Thanks Colonel Meow! Smiley Happy Is there only a tinted version?

The SPF 41 is only available in tinted. Elta makes other SPF products, but the 41 is the only one I know for sure is completely physical. I wouldn't be scared off by the tint, though. I am extremely fair (when not self-tanning), and it doesn't give me a funny color at all. It blends into my natural skin tone quite nicely.

No the Elta MD Pure SPF 47 is physical sunscreen only and NO tint. It is a really nice one, very lightweight, not thick like many SPF are.

HD - I originally thought the same thing about the 47, however, I was corrected on another thread by a poster who looked further into the ingredient deck. Apparently the chemical SPF is listed pretty far down, but it is still there.

Not there is not. The person who told you that is wrong. It is physical only. It is also for sensitive skin, including rosacea.