I'm 44, combo breakout prone skin. Unlike the poster below I'm quite pleased with this. I find it to feel quite lightweight and very sheer for such a nice amount (10%) of ZO. No breakouts so far and wears nicely under makeup. I LUVVVV EltaMD SPF 45 Oil-Free, but it's a bit drier than this one so I prefer to use this one when I wear foundation on top. It has a little more slip than the EltaMD but still is light and non-greasy.

Me: 23, sensitive combination skin.

The product: $28 (with free shipping) for a 2.5oz bottle on Dermstore.com. On DCL's website, they claim that this has a PPD of 16, although they provide no documentation for their claim. It is PA+++, however, so it's definitely over a PPD of 8. The ingredients list is full of silicones, if you're sensitive to that, and while it has no added fragrance, it does have a medicinal smell to it.

My experience: I emailed DCL and subsequently received three large (.17 ounce each) samples of this sunscreen, but I'm still debating whether I'll finish them. This sunscreen is matte, which is my prime criteria for any sunscreen - I can't bear the feeling of grease or heaviness on my face. Although it is a thick cream in consistency, once it's spread over the skin and given a couple minutes to sink in, it dries to a nice, powdery finish. The problem is that it comes with a white cast. I'm very pale, but the ghostliness was obvious. After about an hour, the white cast was fully gone and it even seemed to improve my skintone a little...but I don't have an hour to wait for my sunscreen to look normal in the morning. Another problem is the smell - it isn't strong, but it DOES linger. I'm happy when my sunscreen is still on my face hours later, but not when I can still smell it there.

In the end, DCL Super Sheer SPF 50+ reminded me a lot of Sunkiller Baby Milk SPF 38 PA+++, which I've also reviewed. They're both very matte, they're both slightly whitening, and they're around the same price...but the Sunkiller is all-physical (a major plus for me), is fragrance-free, and feels even lighter on the face. I won't be purchasing the full size of the DCL Super Sheer sunscreen for this reason - I can get its benefits elsewhere with fewer problems. Perhaps I'll keep my samples for days I just lounge around in the house.

Ingredients: Active Ingredients: Zinc Oxide 10.5%, Octinate 7.5%.

Other Ingredients: Water (Aqua), Cyclopentasiloxane, Cyclomethicone, Dimethicone Crosspolymer-3, PEG-10 Dimethicone, Pentylene Glycol, Stearyl Alcohol, PEG-40 Stearate, Phenyl Trimethicone, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Ubiquinone, Sodium Dihydroxycetyl, Phosphate, Citric Acid, Squalane, Polysilicone-11, Ceteareth-20, Polysorbate 60, Chlorphenesin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Xanthan Gum, Caprylyl Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Disodium EDTA, Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides, Methylisothiazolinone, Tropolone. continued >>