Cien Sun Sport Transparent Sun Spray, SPF 30, 200 ml

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The popular own-brand's protection only dropped by 34 per cent, suggesting the cheaper option is actually better for you. Other countries, including Australia and the United States, have stricter requirements where the SPF on the label must be the SPF it provides after immersion in tap water. Compared to the pure form it's more stable, has longer shelf life, but it's also more poorly absorbed by the skin. This is good news for a sunscreen agent as it needs to be on the surface of the skin to do its job properly. The 360° application of the product facilitates the application of the cream by parents and children.

Although it does boast UVA and UVB protection it doesn’t specify a star rating, which I like to see. Considerably less oily than it used to be and comes in a 100ml bottle which is handy for travelling. The watchdog tested two popular sunscreens - one own-brand and one well-known international product - and found the SPF dropped by up to 59 per cent after 40 minutes in salt water - like in swimming pools or the sea. Dont get caught out, leave sun cream in the car/buggy and changing bag to make sure you have it available whenever you need it.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. KATE SAYS: “Although the bottle says it’s ‘easily absorbed’, it took me ages to rub this in and it left a slightly sticky sheen on my skin.

Also read the instructions carefully, because contrary to popular belief, you still have to rub the spray into the skin! The less fine (bigger particle size) version is used as a gentle scrubbing agent (a nice natural, biodegradable alternative to now banned plastic polyethylene) and the ultra fine version is used as a helper ingredient that gives a super-silky, soft touch, reduces tackiness or greasiness and can also be used as a mattifying agent. This means that our molecule is part water- and part oil-loving, so it not only works as a thickener but also as an emulsion stabilizer. ACRYLATES COPOLYMER, *******, ALCOHOL, AQUA, BENZYL ALCOHOL, *******, BIS-ETHYLHEXYLOXYPHENOL METHOXYPHENYL TRIAZINE, BUTYL METHOXYDIBENZOYLMETHANE, *******, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, CELLULOSE GUM, CITRONELLOL, *******, DISODIUM EDTA, ETHYLHEXYL SALICYLATE, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, EUGENOL, GALACTOARABINAN, GERANIOL, LIMONENE, *******, MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE, OCTOCRYLENE, PARFUM, PHENYLBENZIMIDAZOLE SULFONIC ACID, *******, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, *******, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, VP/HEXADECENE COPOLYMER (*). Experts recommend you check you skin for signs of new moles, or existing ones changing, every couple of month.All brands also lived up to their UVA protection claims - vital in protecting people against sunburn and skin cancer. A chemical sunscreen agent that's very oil soluble and requires relatively low concentrations to achieve high SPF values (it gives an SPF 12. This iteration of the beauty retailer’s own-brand sun cream is housed in a cheerful orangey-yellow bottle made of sturdy plastic, with a cap that latches firmly into place.

In the mid-face and forehead you can start to see some of the skin underneath coming through, meaning there’s not as much coverage here after hours of wear. The downside is that it can be very drying if it's in the first few ingredients on an ingredient list. If you have spotted ethylhexylglycerin on the ingredient list, most probably you will see there also the current IT-preservative, phenoxyethanol. Read more about the condition New: A brand-new, unused, unopened and undamaged item in original retail packaging (where packaging is applicable).It's not a strong filter in itself, it's always used in combination with other sunscreen agents to further enhance the SPF and to solubilize other solid UV filters. Once inside the skin, it hydrates, but not from the outside - putting pure water on the skin (hello long baths!