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Sunscreen - La Roche Posay - Active C XL SPF 12 PPD 7

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rated 3.9(8 reviews)

  • Average Rating: 3.9
  • 62% would buy again
  • Package Quality: 4.4
  • Price: $$$

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rated 5 of 5 Amandaa on 2/12/2011 4:52:00 PM More reviews by Amandaa

Age: 25-29 Skin: Combination, Fair, Not Sure Hair: Brunette, Other, Other Eyes: Hazel

I really like this product, it works really good for my skin type (oily), i like the fact that this moisturizer feels so light on my skin and give a nice glow to it, probably because of the C vitamine. I dont mind that the spf factor is low because i use it before go sleep...weird i know, but i prefer that way, overall a great anti-aging!

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rated 3 of 5 Loves on 9/8/2006 5:33:00 PM More reviews by Loves

Age: 30-35 Skin: Combination, Fair, Not Sure Hair: Black, Other, Other Eyes: Other

I don't detect any fragrance in mine. I get mine from Europe so maybe like what the other reviewers have noticed, the ones sold in US most probably contain fragrance while the ones in Europe don't. Also the SPF is on the low side so I use this indoors only. I have not broken out from this and I have been using it over a week. I usually break out within 1 - 3 days so this is safe. I was worried about the silicone clogging my pores but I think so long as I use a good cleansing oil to remove every trace of this mutli-tasking non-tacky cream, my search for a reasonably priced anti-oxidant is over! 3 lippies for now, I'll rate it again after a month's use but I have to say that if all goes well, it'd be 4 lippies max (one off for not reaching to SPF 15)

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rated 5 of 5 Concord on 8/1/2006 7:15:00 AM More reviews by Concord

Age: 30-35 Skin: Dry, Other, Not Sure Hair: Brown, Other, Other Eyes: Green

I love this product. I'm on my second tube and have a third for backup. The PPD is on the low side, but the good thing is that my sunscreen-sensitive skin can tolerate it perfectly. I also like the fact that it's multitasking with moisture, vitamin C and proper sun protection in one product. It sure saves a lot of time in the morning. The texture is a light cream and not greasy at all and sinks in quickly. However it has a light shine to it, but then I use quite a lot of it to get the most out of the sun protection. It keeps my skin bright and healthy-looking, but I'm not sure if it does anything for my expression lines. I stopped using it for a short while because I wanted higher UVA protection, but I didn't like how my skin behaved so I went right back to it. I don't think this will be moisturizing enough for me during the winter, but it's perfect for the summer months. I definitely recommend it.

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rated 3 of 5 suzeemay on 11/22/2005 11:50:00 AM More reviews by suzeemay

Age: 25-29 Skin: Other, Other, Not Sure Hair: Other, Other, Other Eyes: Other

Nice cream but be warned - it can stain white collars and so on yellow. Otherwise I would repurchase

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rated 5 of 5 lvyellow on 9/16/2005 3:42:00 AM More reviews by lvyellow

Age: 19-24 Skin: Combination, Other, Not Sure Hair: Black, Other, Other Eyes: Brown

Not sure why this got such bad reviews because I have certainly gotten great results. Within a month of using this, my face has gotten lighter, and brighter. Wrinkles have noticeably diminished! I love it because it has mexoryl so I know I'll be protected from both UVA/B rays. Yes it does seem a bit oily but of course it does since it is a sunscreen. Think of it in a positive way: at least you have less wrinkles!!

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rated 5 of 5 top reviewerSissi on 6/14/2005 4:34:00 PM More reviews by Sissi

Age: 30-35 Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure Hair: Brown, Other, Other Eyes: Green

I have only been using this for three days but am very happy with it. I have combination skin and was using regular Active C (combo skin version) in the evenings. I was a bit wary of this one because of the poor reviews it got, but so far I am liking it very much. It isn't greasy and it leaves my skin glowing. It might be a tad too greasy for me to use in summer, but then again, almost anything is. I am seriously liking this product. I think LRP is a very no nonsense line.

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rated 3 of 5 veryangie on 3/21/2005 3:29:00 PM More reviews by veryangie

Age: 25-29 Skin: Combination, Other, Not Sure Hair: Black, Other, Other Eyes: Black

Great packaging and great sunblock for day use, but it broke me out on the forehead again. I have a Tzone complexion and the forehead is very sensitive to too much oil and breaks out. I think the formulation of this doesn't suit me. I didn't notice any major improvement after 2 weeks of use. It also doesn't go well with silicon based stuff e.g Super Antioxidant from PC, it was hard to blend both.. ended up with white bits. Since the PC Super A. had better effects than this, looks like i'll give this up.

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rated 2 of 5 top reviewerwoodstock on 12/7/2003 12:27:00 AM More reviews by woodstock

Age: 19-24 Skin: Combination, Other, Not Sure Hair: Black, Other, Other Eyes: Black

Contains 5% L-Ascorbic acid in a air lock tube which sounds so good since L-AA is very unstable. Not to mention it contains Mexoryl XL as well. However, it is also fragranced and it irritate my skin. A few hours after aplication, I found my skin with 5 red bumps which are big, raised and clustered together. Then I stopped using it and the bumps are gone. Once I started again, the bumps are back. This is just not for me. Search for the perfect vit C serum continue.
Ingrediets: Aqua, Cyclopentasiloxane, Octocrylene, Glycerin, Ascorbic Acid, Alcohol Denat., Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmehane, Sodium Citrate, Dimethicone Copolyol, Drometrizole Trisiloxane, Nylon-12, Isobutane, Acrylates Copolymer, Disodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Benzoate, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Parfum continued >>

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