La Roche-Posay Anthelios Ultra-Light Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50, 1.7 Fl. Oz.

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Elizabeth Siegel is the deputy beauty director of Allure Magazine and a beauty journalist with over 15 years of experience. You can usually find it right in the very first spot of the ingredient list, meaning it’s the biggest thing out of all the stuff that makes up the product. La Roche-Posay Anthelios Mineral Ultra Light Sunscreen Fluid SPF 50 is suitable for all skin types and is ideal for sensitive skin. Read on to learn more about why it’s the sunscreen I liked best and now use for my own baby daughter. Most of what we wrote about Titanium Dioxide is also true for Zinc Oxide so we will focus here on the differences.

A clear, colorless and odorless, highly volatile (meaning it does not absorb into the skin but evaporates from it) liquid that's used as an emollient and gives a nice, non-oily light skin-feel. Mineral sunscreens can feel thicker and harder to spread than chemical or hybrid ones because of the zinc oxide in them, which can be drying and cakey.

You should be aware though that even those can smell—and an “unscented” scent can be unpleasant or irritating to some, as they can still have fragrance used to neutralize the formula’s natural odor. The La Roche-Posay Anthelios Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50 was the best overall in my larger tested baby sunscreens review. After many unsuccessful tries, this is the best very-low-silicone sunscreen I can find for daily use. I use bare minerals complexion rescue tinted moisturizer on top (after blending in the white cast, but before the sunscreen is completely dry).

It's definitely one of the best, or probably even the best option out there for sun protection available worldwide. Five consecutive days on the sun-filled beach, and I barely got sunburned (due to lack of re-application one day). A light, velvety, unique skin feel liquid that is a good solvent and also makes the skin feel nice and smooth (aka emollient). And its ingredients are super safe: Only one contender (Badger) received a higher rating from the Environmental Working Group—and I didn’t like how that one felt at all.I found that this initially gives a white cast on my fair skin but that it disappears within 5 minutes. ULTRA LIGHT SUNSCREEN FLUID: 100% mineral UV filters in a lightweight, matte finish fluid developed for sensitive skin.