protect yourself with good sunscreen every day or you may suffer the consequences!
By now you know that the sun’s damaging rays can do more than just age you. Skin cancer the size of a dime can actually kill you!! As the Spring approaches in many areas, it’s time to think about how you will protect your skin when more of it is uncovered in sandals, shorts, tee shirts, etc. Advicesisters.com always writes stories and reviews about sunblock and skin protection. Three brands that have unique sunscreen products that I just tried are Eminence, Mama Sol, and Sunrider. Which one will be your new favorite?
Blue Light + Anti Pollution
Eminence Organic Skin Care from Hungary has been around since 1958. One of their unique products is their Lilikoi Daily Defense Moisturizer SPF 40. It’s an all-natural and mineral-organic sunscreen good for all skin types. This unique product offers you sun protection plus a blue light + anti-pollution component. Why is their blue light + anti-pollution shield important? Continued exposure to blue light over time can damage your retinal cells. Your skin should be protected from environmental saboteurs including blue light and pollution as they make your skin age more quickly. The active is 20% zinc oxide. SPF 40 provides good daily moisturizing plus sun protection. The key ingredients include cocoa seed extract and satsuma (mandarin) peel in this all-mineral protection product
Application:
You can’t just slather the Lilikoi Daily Defense Moisturizer SPF 40 on as you might with another sunscreen. Here’s what Eminence Organic Skin Care suggests:
1. Apply a serum, oil or concentrate to prep and hydrate skin
2. Dispense a pea-sized amount of SPF moisturizer to start
3. Warm up in hands
4. Apply to forehead, nose & cheeks first
5. Work into the rest of the face, neck & chest
6. Let the skin absorb the SPF moisturizer before adding more
7. Add gradually for more coverage
At $68 for a 2 fl. oz. flip-top tube it’s pricey. However, if you insist upon sustainable, natural, organic, and biodynamic skincare this is a brand you will want to consider. In addition, it has no paraben, phthalates, sodium lauryl sulfate, or propylene glycol. It’s cruelty-free. Find what you need at: https://eminenceorganics.com/us
Mineral and Moisturizing
Mama Sol sounds like a mother that loves you. Therefore, I had high hopes for Mama Sol’s Moisturizing 100% Mineral Sunscreen SPF 30. I wasn’t disappointed.
This brand, created by women, has just launched its first product, a 100% Mineral Moisturizing Sunscreen. But it’s not just any old sunscreen. It gives you more than just daily protection from the sun’s damaging rays. It’s also a hydrating moisturizer and primer Since it is mineral sunscreen it’s also safe for all skin types. In fact, Mama Sol was created to be safe for pregnant and nursing mothers first. So imagine how gentle it will be to your skin no matter what condition you’re in!
See Where You’ve Missed a Spot
Another thing I like about this sunscreen with actives of 15% zinc oxide is that it goes on white so you can see if you’ve missed a spot while applying it. However, as you blend it into your skin the warmth of your fingertips blends it into a translucent! That’s great. It’s also vegan, gluten-free, dermatologist-tested, reef-safe, cruelty-free, and non-GMO.
Mama Sol is affiliate friendly through ShareASale. SRP: $44 available at www.shopmamasol.com and new clean beauty marketplace treesy.com
Antioxidant and Anti-Aging
Sunrider USA has an interesting Oi-Lin® Protective Moisturizer Broad Spectrum SPF 30. The 1.75 oz flip-top tube contains a lightly scented sunscreen that looks very thick and white in the tube but becomes transparent when you put it on your skin. The actives are 7.9% titanium dioxide and 5.9% zinc oxide (SRP. $54.33). Yes, it is also pricey sun protection, but like the other products, it is more than just another mineral sunscreen.
As long as I’m getting skin-loving benefits with my sun protection, I am ok with the price. I receive my samples to test out, but this is one I’d personally purchase for myself when the tube is empty. The Oi-Lin® Protective Moisturizer Broad Spectrum SPF 30 has key ingredients to help your skin stay healthy and more youthful.
Anti-Aging Ingredients
This multi-tasking sunscreen contains anti-aging ingredients including Squalene (from vegetables). If you don’t know what squalene is or does, it helps to strengthen the skin barrier and helps the skin to retain moisture, so it’s especially good for dry skin. It also helps your skin stay clean of impurities and pollutants. There is also soothing and moisturizing avocado oil, and tocopheryl Acetate (an antioxidant).
