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Re: I HATE sunscreen. Help..

Neutrogena makes a facial SPF 35 moisturizer that has a better consistency than most. The price isn't bad, either. I apply it under - or sometimes blend it with my IT foundation.

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Re: I HATE sunscreen. Help..

I am allrergic to sunscreen on my face so I can only use the zinc ones - which, of course can't be used every day as they are very white and thick. Yesterday DH & I went to a tent sale and were outside a lot so I did wear LG spackle with sunscreen for that event but as soon as I got home I washed it off. Didn't help - my eyes were swollen and painful all evening and still this morning. I am going to a funeral at the graveside on wednesday and here in Florida it will be sunny so I will have to wear the same again and put up with the swollen and sore eyes another day. 

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Re: I HATE sunscreen. Help..


@segrl21 wrote:

The sun gives off light even if there are clouds. Have oily skin and hated wearing sunscreen. As I've got older have decided to do it even though I dislike it. No reason to pay for expensive skincare, then not use the one thing that really prevents aging. No skin care product stops the wrinkles & sag but SPF does help prevent it. Like PC SPFs and love Josie's tinted moisturizer SPF 47. Also like Cliniques city block, its a SPF that also acts like a primer. Also, mix in my spf with my moisturizer or serums, it goes on less chalky. 


In addition to the JM tinted SPF 47 and the City Block I like Hourglass Mineral Veil SPF 15.

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Re: I HATE sunscreen. Help..

I've never been a fan of sunscreens either but after my father-in-law died of melanoma I decided I would make myself apply sunscreen daily. I always seemed to break out from them on my face. I told my dermatologist this and she gave me a sample of Elta MD tinted sunscreen. I LOVE it and just bought my second tube. It is a physical sunscreen and has a very light tint. There is no white cast at all. Hope you find a sunscreen you like because it is so important!

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Re: I HATE sunscreen. Help..

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Thank you ladies.  I have dryish skin with spots from sun damage. I currently go back & forth with the JM and I have added a drop of argan just to thin it out sometimes and Cerave facial moisturizer with SPF. I have thought  of trying Dr Denese but haven't. I use IT CC cream so if I wear make up I'm fine but I don't want to put on makeup every day.  I will look into the Elta and the Clinique and some of the others mentioned. I can't believe there isn't a great sheer sunscreen out there since you need it everyday.  Maybe I should look into getting light weight tinted primer. 

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Re: I HATE sunscreen. Help..

My derm sells MDSolarSciences.  It is pricey but so is skin cancer!!!  I can wear it under my spackle and Balance & Brighten.

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Re: I HATE sunscreen. Help..

Japanese Biore is the best sunscreen I have ever found. It is scentless, disappears into my skin (I am very fair; it may leave a slight, light cast on richer skin tones), and is a great primer under foundation or alone.

It can be purchased quite reasonably on Amazon. There are three different versions: pink, white, and blue. I have tried them all and found them to be basically interchangeable. If anything, the white version is slightly more oil-absorbing than the other two.
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Re: I HATE sunscreen. Help..

I use Neutrogina Dry Touch for Faces and I HATE goop!  No problem here!

 

Neutrogena® Age Shield® Face Lotion Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 70 - 3 Fl Oz

 

 

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Re: I HATE sunscreen. Help..

@susan kay, JM SPF 47 Untiinted has worked great for me or over a year now. It doesn't leave a chalky appearance and keeps my face moisturized.

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I currently use the Josie Maran SPF 47 untinted, and it works for me.  It doesn't make my face itch, and it doesn't smell like Coppertone.  A few years back, I used Philosophy's When Hope is Not Enough moisturizer with sunscreen.  It had a very slight lavender scent (if I remember correctly), and I absolutely loved it.  Then it was discontinued.  Rats!  I know it's hard to find a facial SPF moisturizer that doesn't feel  like a pasty mess, but for now, the JM works.  If Philosophy were ever to resurrect the Hope moisturizer, I'd jump at the chance to go back to it.