Comments on: Mineral-based sunscreens are the best

By: sesame

sesame — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 07:46:16 +0000

Reapplying means we tend to load our skin with more of the ingredients; some of which may cause our skin to breakout. So it can be a problem with the sunsreen is heavy.

Cannot compare La Roche Posay and Marie Veronique because one is chemical and the other is natural, physical sunblock. Having said that, I suspect La Roche Posay might be more photostable though and I would use it for sports activities. Marie Veronique contains natural ingredients and could be more suitable for kids but not sure if they’ll like the smell though.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 07:02:40 +0000

Do you find it not so good for the skin (esp with makeup on) if you keep reapplying suncreen?

Also, between La Roche and Marie Veronique, which is better for 1) adult combination skin and 2) kids?

Thanks!!

By: favcolorblue

favcolorblue — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 02:57:03 +0000

Im confused about the SPF to use. I have a SPF 70 lotion; will that be enough for the whole day? favcolorblue: No SPF can last you the whole day; you need to reapply every two hours or even shorter intervals especially if you're under the hot sun.

By: European chemical sunscreens with high PPD ratings against UVA | Viva Woman

European chemical sunscreens with high PPD ratings against UVA | Viva Woman — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:50:03 +0000

[...] Chemical vs physical sunscreen By now, I believe most of you are already fairly familiar with the difference between chemical and physical sunscreens. For those who don’t, chemical sunscreens contain synthetic chemical substances to absorb UV radiation while physical sunscreens contain inert mineral particles specifically zinc oxide and/or titanium dioxide to reflect UV rays like a mirror. However, I’ve also mentioned that physical sunscreens may actually reflect and absorb UV rays in my entry mineral-based sunscreens are the best. [...]

By: Vi

Vi — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 02:59:54 +0000

Hi, thanks for responding! I think I’ll get Blue Lizard for my kids for swimming (since am going to Australia). Have been using Lavera SPF 30 spray for kids. Quite good except for the whitish cast – very obvious. But about to finish so I might try Badger. For myself, I’m using Kawaii Sun Survivor SPF 50+ which is supposedly chemical-free. It has a nice feel to it and very slight whitish cast that’s not noticeable. But am going to get La Roche sunscreen stick for more sensitive areas like eyes and lips and perhaps La Roche Anthelios or just poach from my kids. Do you know if it’s safe to put mineral-based sunscreen in the under-eye area?

Vi: Kawaii Sun Survivor? Sounds interesting. Using sunscreen on the undereye area should be fine for a short period of time. The only problem I can see is that it could be too rich for that area of skin but I don’t think it can cause too much harm if used for a short period. Just don’t apply too much.