I took a small sample package of the stuff from my derm's office, so I can't exactly comment on the price. I did run by the store afterwards, though, and saw that the price was reasonable.
This sunscreen is not greasy, and it sinks in rather well. I have not used it on my face, as I am already using another product there. It was cloudy on the days I used the product, so I can't say about sunny days... but this did keep my fair skin from feeling that heat from the sun that you feel when you're being cooked.
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I absolutely love this sunscreen. A big reason why is because this product does not contain that one harmful chemical that every other sunscreen has. And i mean every single sunscreen. I went crazy looking for sunscreens with titanium dioxide which is much healthier than the other ingredient 'Oxybenzone'. I only found two. To my surprise this sunscreen out of the two worked so well for me. It actually protected me from getting burned by the sun very well and i was able to apply it to my face. I have combination/acne-prone skin so when the natural protection mineral block lotion did not break me out i knew this was a keeper. Once again Aveeno leaves me very happy with one of their products. I highly recommend this product for anyone who wants a healthier sunscreen product and protection against the sun!
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Bought this for my acne prone sensitive skin. Chemical sunscreens (neutrogena dry touch helioplex) broke me out badly.
I wore this to the beach in Jamaica for a week and did not burn once. Yes, it has a whitish cast but make sure you rub it in and it will fade. I was happy with this product, it did the job for me!
However, my husband hated it because it stayed white around his chin where there is slight facial hair growth.
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I like this. For some reason, if I put it on my pimples, it seems to help cure it... WHICH IS SOOO GOOD! I do notice it makes my face more white, but that's ok and it's worth it! You can just put bronzing powder over it. I would buy it again!
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I have been using this daily since I bought it after seeing it in the "sensitive" section of an article in Allure. How nice that it is fragrance-free, oil-free, "hypoallergenic", and only contains physical sunscreens titanium dioxide and zinc oxide. Still, since using this Aveeno SS, I have experienced breakouts, mostly all over my forehead. I was hoping that this wasn't the culprit, and it could very well not be. Some of the inactive ingredients are probably clogging me. I'll probably go back to my previous Coppertone Sensitive SPF30 that I only stopped using, because it pilled upon application. Well, this does the same thing, so you can imagine my frustration. Also, it says that it is non-whitening, but it definitely causes streaks, even on my freakishly-pale skin. The packaging quality is also so-so, since the cap has collected some dried product due to the large hole that it comes out of, even if I am careful about opening and closing it only while holding it upside down. I'm still searching for that inexpensive HG sunscreen...
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I have a mixed opinion of this product. It is great that there is finally an easy to obtain non-chemical option with a higher SPF for those of us who are allergic to chemical sunscreen. However, I did find this product to be somewhat pore clogging on my acne prone skin. The texture is not bad and the whitish cast fades after a few minutes. While I don't like it as much as I like Jane Iredale Dream Tint (SPF 15) , I will continue to use it as my derm recommended this because of the higher SPF due to my use of retinoids for acne.
Edited to update: I have given up on this product. As I mentioned previously, I found it pore clogging but my derm recommended the higher SPF so I continued to use it. However, the pore clogging effect seems to get worse over time and eventually my skin just looked horrible (as in clogged, cystic bumps). I am going back to using Jane Iredale Dream Tint. Whilst it's not the highest protection I layer it with pressed mineral foundation anyway and have never been burned through them.
Yes - sun exposure causes wrinkles etc. but inflammation and infections are not so good either and I suppose as long as I am using something that is somewhat effective, I am just going to have to balance the two.
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This is for the baby version. It gave a thick white cast that never disappeared. It rolled into small balls when I tried to spread it so the only way I could wear it was by using the tiniest amount. Still stuck with it for the protection, but it broke me out a week later.
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I'm shocked by all of the good reviews for this. Are people using enough? You need 1/4 teaspoon for your face to get the full amount of SPF from a sunscreen, and 1/4 tsp of this product made me look like a mime. It is probably the least cosmetically elegant physical sunscreen I have ever tried and I didn't even have very high expectations. I didn't expect this to work for everyday, I bought it to use for running and other outdoor activites where I dont really care how my face looks, I just want to keep my melasma from getting worse and try to avoid early aging and skin cancer. All of that being said I would have tolerated looking like a freak if this hadn't made me break out. Unfortunately, like every sunscreen I have ever tried it did begin to clog my pores after a few uses. I usually keep my face sunscreen rejects to use up on my body but this one went straight into the trash.
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I'm sensitive to chemical sunscreens, and finding a physical sunscreen that doesn't leave a ghostly cast on brown skin is near impossible. I'd been using a moisturizer with SPF 15 all winter, but needed something more heavy duty for my face for the SoCal summer. The Aveeno Mineral Block starts off a stark white, but about five minutes after it is applied it fades to a very light trace of whiteness on my NC40 skin. It is not very thick, and does not make my skin oily or break me out unlike others (Neutrogena Pure Ultra Sheer, looking at you). It is not too drying - I am able to skip moisturizer underneath it, but I have pretty oily skin. Bottom line - if you have sensitive skin, this is a good choice for drugstore SS.
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Finally! A drugstore option for those with sensitivity to Chemical SS! . I picked it up for about $10 and is easily available. It applies easily, but because of the Zinc it can leave a slight white cast that blends away mostly. I didn't find that I needed a moisturizer underneath. No breakouts either after using it for about a month. Actually, it seemed soothing to my skin. Only thing, during the warmer months I'm more oily than during winter when i fight the flakes. This will be perfect for winter because of the moisturizing factor. During 1 week of really warm weather I noticed that it broke down my foundation around my nose where I'm most oily. I applied my Clinique Instant Pore Perfector over it before Foundation and that fixed that...but I dont want an extra daily step just to make things work.
The packaging is also convenient, but the hole they designed for this is too big for the consistency. It tends to get messy because it's on the liquidy side(which I like, spreads easily).
I will repurchase this during the cooler months for the moisture.
For summer, the Baby version of Aveeno's Mineral Sunscreen is the better option for my oily sensitive summer skin.
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I used this on my arms/shoulders/neck for a dog walk and it gave me a rash in the crooks of my arms. Quite a bad rash. I came here figuring I'd find other people with similiar experiences, so I'm surprised yall love this so much! I am VERY fair-skinned and I looked like I had reverse latex gloves on - pink hands and white arms after I washed my hands. Gotta return it.
Update: I was hoping the rash was heat-related (GA), but I just can't get past the white cast. I bought a convertible recently so I've been using more sunscreen and this just doesn't do well at all. I have a PROMINENT white cast on my very fair skin, it pills if you try to rub it in to get rid of the white cast, it causes rashes, what else can be wrong???? I am so ticked that I bought 2 tubes of this due to a promotion. Do NOT BUY.
P.S. It will leave whitish marks all over your dark interior car that are very hard to remove.
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I don't use to write reviews but this thing ys sooooo worth it! I have tried every.single.sunscreen. available at Sephora. The last thing I loved was the Shiseido SPF 50, until I learned Shiseido tests on animals so I returned it. Up untill then, I used Burts Bees natural sunblock which worked well but left an incredibly thick white cast on my face and everywhere else I applied it.
I found the Aveeno baby brand at a CVS on my way to the Coachella Valley music festival. I needed a very strong SPF that could withstand extreme heat/sweating/rubbing and that was easily applied. VOILA! This little stick is all of that and more! I use it daily with no side efects. I tend to swim and be in the sun for long periods of time and there have been no sunburns up until now. Go buy this now!
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Great sunscreen. Excellent for face, there is light white cast but very light. Excellent quality. I will buy again.
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I love that Aveeno came out with a waterproof physical sunscreen because I've been looking for one to wear in the summer. This is the best sunscreen I've found for my body, and I love that with physical sunscreens you don't have to wait for it to sink in before you go into the sun, so I will re-purchase, but unfortunately a no go on my face. It was a bit too greasy and made my make-up slide off and gave me a slight white cast. This is the first bottle of physical sunblock I've tried that has an spf of over 15 and I've heard they usually all leave the white cast, so, oh well. On the plus side it protected me skin all day in the sun and I got no color at all and it didn't break me out or irritate my face or body. It also balled up when I put on my foundation so the next time I used it I used a primer and it didn't ball up
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I've been looking for something to replace La Roche Posay's sunscreens, which offer great protection, but which I find to be just a little too greasy in all their incarnations. Aveeno has just come out with a real unicorn: (something you thought didn't exist) An affordable, easily obtained, non-greasy, non-whitening physical sunscreen. There is a hint of a pale cast when I first applied it, but it soon sank in and disappeared. I always apply sunscreen right after washing my face, when it's still a bit moist. I find that this helps whatever I'm putting on my skin sink in better. I didn't need to blot until late afternoon, which I usually have to do several times throughout the day. I bought this for $ 10.00 USD at Walgreen's, which is a bargain compared to ordering LRP online or bringing it back in my suitcase :) This might not work on someone with very dark skin, but I can't be sure. This is the first review, after all.
Ingredients:
Active Ingredients: Titanium Dioxide 4.3%, Zinc Oxide 3%...Purpose: Sunscreen. Inactive Ingredients: Water, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Cetyl Dimethicone, Styrene/Acrylates Copolymer, Trisiloxane, Dimethicone, Peg-8, Beeswax, Dimethylimiadazolidinone Rich Starch, Polyamide-5, Butylene Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Glyceryl Stearate, Peg-100 Butylene Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Glyceryl Stearate, Peg-100, Stearate, Benzyl Alcohol, Arachidyl Alcohol, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Caprylyl Glycol, Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Behenyl Alcohol, Dipropylene Glycol Dibenzoate, Xanthan Gum, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Citric Acid, Bisabolol, Acrylates/Dimethicone Copolymer, Arachidyl, Glucoside, Chlorphenesin, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Ppg-15 Stearyl Ether Benzoate, Squalane, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Polyaminopropyl Biguanide, Sodium Citrate, Hydroxyphenyl Propamidobenzoic Acid, Polysorbate 60, Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract.
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