Blotting after putting sunscreen on

Have you tried WotNot sunscreens??? Or Natural Instincts… They have natural ingredients and don’t irritate the skin…. Or have you thought about making your own???

I would never use Nivea again in my lifetime. It sucks. I felt the same problem few years back and then only I decided never to use it again. The company is just on hype. They might be doing good for US people because of their weather but here in Brisbane, its a shit. I would rather prefer some local product of SPF 40 to protect from sun.

Hi voievoda,
Have you found your holy grail daily sunscreen yet?
I have the exact same reaction to all of the Neutrogena sheer dry ones, even the zinc one! Although by the sounds of it my skin isn’t as sensitive as yours.
I recently imported some Elta MD UV Clear (SPF 42 or something like that). I dont think its available in Aud but you can get it over the phone from NZ or through Amazon (apparently they have recently signed a deal with amazon where amazon promises to only stock legitimate stock). Its a combo mineral/chemical sunscreen with 9 % zinc oxide but not like any other zinc oxide product I have tried!
Unfortunatley though its cough not cheap cough [read: $$$]. But it is one of the only sunscreens that doesn’t sting the skin around my eyes and doesn’t seep into and sting my eyes later…. I compromise and use it just around my eyes/ sensitive skin areas whilst using another sunscreen for the other, less sensitive parts of my face.

I have made the switch to physical sunscreens (lots of reasons but if you are prone to pigmentation including acne scarring Zoe foster blake has written some articles on it if you search her blog). I was using invisible zinc but I too feel it is a little heavy and couldn’t use serums with it as they ended up pilling unless I left it like an hour to set (ain’t nobody got time for that!). I switched over to the Arbonne liquid sunshine for face and I must say Im really loving it, I even purchased a second tube. I can put a hydrating serum then the sunscreen straight on top with no issues followed by my usual make up (sometimes a primer too).
It took me about a week to get used to it. Its not cheap but most physical sunscreens for face are on the pricier side and for a product that works effectively I feel its worth it.

Edit- I’m not an Arbonne rep and was hesitant to try but am glad I did.

Edit again- Sorry if I didnt actually answer your question! I get carried away sometimes! I think you would still be protected if you left the sunscreen for 10 minutes then blotted away any excess greasiness with blotting paper. I did this when using invisible zinc.

Hi voievoda,
Are you using the face suncreen from these brands? This could be why you are having issues as the sunscreen for your body feels really heavy on the face and would irritate skin problems.

I was using the Cancer Council face sunscreen and it was working great for the first 2-3 weeks then my skin just broke out and I had a lot of blind pimples. As soon as I stopped using this product my skin cleared up, now I love using the Clinque face sun screen and the Daily Defence Face Moisturiser (SPF 50+) from Natio.

These products haven’t been tested but I am sure there would be further information out there if you are worried about the effectiveness of them. The article mentions that there are a variables in place so their results may vary from others tested in different labs (Not including how the sunscreen has been stored, different batches etc.)

Have you tried moo goo? They have an SPF 40 sunscreen/moisturiser I use on my daughter because she reacts to chemical sunscreens, but she’s fine with moo goo. I do blot 5 or so minutes after applying sunscreen (or after foundation over sunscreen) and haven’t had a problem, but can’t vouch for how safe it really is. Also you can layer your sunscreens, so you can apply your sunscreen/moisturiser, then SPF foundation and SPF powder, and you don’t have to apply thick layers of any one product to get protection.

I’ve got fairly oily skin & I know the feeling you’re referring to. I like Sunsense & Invisible Zinc. I’m not so fond of Nivea & I find the Cancer Council one feels so heavy.

I would be inclined NOT to blot, just rub in for longer.

I’m curious about this article you mentioned. Any more details?