Silk Naturals

i posted this in another thread but wanted to share here too--this is my favorite SPF moisturizer ever.

Since SN doesn't yet sell anything with tested SPF, I wanted to recommend my HG facial moisturizer which I found after trying a lot that didn't work for me. It's Kimberly Sayer ultra light facial moisturizer SPF 25. It. Is. Awesome. It isnt thick, doesn't smell bad, doesn't break me out, and has no chemical sunscreens. The bottle is going to last me at least 10 months because you only use very little so it is actually a good deal. It is for oily/combo skin but still works great for my normal/dry face. If you are ok with SPF 25 I really highly recommend it. It's a UK company and I had to order online (I'm in the US).

La Roche Posay Fluide Extreme SPF50 (You have to get the European version aka "Made in France") (It's marketed with a higher SPF in the US, and that's not the version you want). Sunscreen in the U.S. isn't really ranked on UVA. We only care about SPF (UVB rays) mostly. Sometimes you can see PA+++ on sunscreens in the U.S., but the best way you can figure out the UVA ranking is to look at PPD (http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/576849_5). The only way I can prevent more freckles (which is a sign of sun damage) is by using the higher PPD sunscreens.

cosmeticcosmos wrote:aud,

I'm interested in Devita as well. Do you know if it seems suitable for skin with acne?

It works fine on my combi (oily/normal) skin that has small localised breakouts from time to time (not Devita's fault, but chocolates )

BeRefinnEj - The 2 opened bottles of LRP Anthelios Fluide Extreme I have in SPF 30 & 50 are Made in France. I like them for short stints in the sun like swimming for an hour. But they also have a high silicone content (hence the shaker ball and the need to shake the bottles before using) which for some reason causes my foundation to get patchy or go on patchy. It doesn't matter how long I wait after applying the sunscreen before putting on foundation (I've tried from 15 min - 2 hours) but it always happens. I've also tried having just the sunscreen applied on my bare face and then with foundation, still the same result. Trying to use them up asap and currently have it on my arms and legs. When I used to use the SN moisturisers (Raspberry/Jojoba/Hemp) in the daytime, the LRP sunblock when applied atop the moisturiser will cause flaking of the moisturiser and it gets rubbed off in little balls.

I prefer sunscreens with high PPD and for the past couple of years I have been using La Roche-Posay sunscreens. My current favourite is Anthelios XL Melt-In Cream SPF 50+ (I have the European version). It does leave my face a little too shiny though ...