Beauty

[Janey2]

Sorry to bother you. In someone's past post you stated the spf you use. Cannot find the post. Which is it. I am interested.     Thanks

[SilleeMee]

@Janey2 

It's no bother! Glad to help you.

I use this Neutrogena:

[AmyFFowler]

FYI: this is on sale at Walgreens for buy one get one 50% off plus there is a $2 off coupon. Seeing it in the app.

[SilleeMee]

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@AmyFFowler wrote:
FYI: this is on sale at Walgreens for buy one get one 50% off plus there is a $2 off coupon. Seeing it in the app.

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@AmyFFowler 

That's a good deal! Thanks.

[Shelbelle]

Just an FYI, this is a chemical sunscreen. If anyone prefers a mineral or physical one, this would not be it. 

[SilleeMee]

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@Shelbelle wrote:

Just an FYI, this is a chemical sunscreen. If anyone prefers a mineral or physical one, this would not be it. 

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I cannot use mineral sunscreens. They all give me a white cast, even the ones that say they don't.

[San Antonio Gal]

I've been a fan of Neutrogena sunscreens for years.

[Janey2]

I am tired of trying the mineral sunscreens. They all leave that ugly white cast....even the ones that say they don't

[AngelPuppy1]

@SilleeMee 

So, is this one a chemical sunscreen?  I get all of these sunscreens mixed up.  I can't keep them straight in my head.

Also, if this is a chemical sunscreen, do you apply it first - before your moisturizer --- or after?

I used a sunscreen yesterday on my face and it left white no matter how much I rubbed it in.  It was awful.  I was trying to apply my makeup after and it was a disaster.

How can you tell which type of sunscreen you have - chemical or mineral - unless it specifically says?  And I know you have explained this before, but can you post this again -- with each one, when do you apply moisturizer, before or after applying the sunscreen?

Thank you.  I appreciate it.  I struggle with finding an approprate sunscreen for my face and I know it's very important to use one.  

[SilleeMee]

@AngelPuppy1 

That Neutrogena is a chemical sunscreen and with all chemical sunscreens, those are applied first to clean skin as you would do like a serum. Let it dry down completely before applying anything else on top of the sunscreen and wait fifteen minutes before going out into the sun. The reason for that wait is b/c the sunscreen needs to absorb into the skin where it binds to skin proteins and then provides you with the SPF listed on the bottle. Otherwise the sunscreen will be destroyed by sunlight on the surface of the skin.