I’m an avid sunscreen user
I’m an avid sunscreen user, I totally understand the risks with chemicals and all that stuff but I also understand the risks of skin cancer as I’ve looked after patients dealing with it.
Trust me, the latter is way worse.
I’ve got through so many sunscreens in my now 51 years. Why so many? I’m a guy so have a beard and most cling to it and also I have very sensitive eyes and most sting the crap out my eyes and make my nose run like a tap.
So when I find one that doesn’t do any of the above I’m ecstatic. I’m a huge fan of Korean skincare and their sunscreens are so elegant. Feel like nothing on the skin which I also hate about most sunscreens. They’re greasy or too thick. Out of a lot ( and I mean a lot) I’ve tried over the years there’s only two that fit the bill for me. Ones Korean and one’s European ( I think) however the Korean one takes forever to arrive and the European one as good as it is can make my skin a little dry. It is targeted for people with oily skin though and I don’t have oily skin. I use it though because it fits what I look for in terms of no eye sting etc.
Anyway, I used ultra sun years ago and I can’t remember if it stung, how it felt etc as it was a long time ago.
I decided to purchase their newer photo age face fluid, I got both the spf 50 and 30. 50 for my hikes and 30 for general daily use.
Well I used the 50 one yesterday and I love it already. I went on a 10 mile hike to really test it out with sweat which is when my eyes normally start to water.
Nothing, no eye sting at all. I also figured for the sake of claims I wouldn’t re-apply and see if it really did protect more than a couple of hours. That also past the test.
I was also surprised at how elegant it was, very much like the Korean sunscreens. It melted into the skin straight away and I didn’t feel like I had anything on, no grease or sticky feeling at all. It left my skin feeling hydrated too pretty much most of the day. And yes….. It also melted into my beard, I did rub it for a few moments but it sunk in and left no white clumps.
So I’m absolutely sold on this.
If I had to pick a fault at all I’d say it’s a little more expensive than I’d usually pay and there is only 40ml in these particular tubes but I’m thinking if I don’t have to re-apply every couple of hours it will last me longer and therefore possibly work out cheaper or at least break even.
I’ll work that one out as I go.
But taking the cost into consideration as that’s my only con as I’m on a tight budget, I’m giving this a 9/10 and the point off is purely only the cost.
So Ultrasun, you’ve hit the nail with this one and I don’t say that about many sunscreens. This could possibly work out as my new favourite one.
18 avril 2025
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