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Sunscreen - Aura Science - Shield spf 15 Sunscreen

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rated 4.0(2 reviews)

  • Average Rating: 4.0
  • 100% would buy again
  • Package Quality: 4.5
  • Price: $$$

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rated 4 of 5 top reviewerzernelle on 7/6/2007 12:03:00 PM More reviews by zernelle

Age: 30-35 Skin: Acne-prone, Fair, Cool Hair: Brown, Straight, Fine Eyes: Blue

I'm not familiar with this brand, but I snagged this sunscreen for 75% off during Victoria's Secret's semi-annual sale. It provides stable but low uva/uvb protection, so I use it on low-exposure days when I just stay home. It gives my skin a nice break from the more protective, very waterproof, slightly drying Shiseido SPF 55 Lotion that I usually use. I love that this sunscreen is very matte but provides enough moisture that I don't need a separate moisturizer underneath. (I have oily skin, but I need a moisturizer under the Shiseido.) This sunscreen does have fragrance, but it's very mild and I can hardly detect it, in contrast to the very strong fragrance of the Shiseido. I do wish, however, that it was more protective, so I deducted a lippie for its low protection. Overall, I would repurchase if I found it on sale again.

Active ingredients: octinoxate 4.9%, zinc oxide 5.5%. Inactive ingredients: water, cyclomethicone, butylene glycol, talc, dimethicone, dimethicone copolyol, cetyl octanoate, dipropylene glycol, quaternium-18 hectorite, trimethylsiloxysilicate, glycerin, dextrin palmitate, isostearic acid, calcium stearate, trisodium edta, alcohol, citiric acid, sodium phosphate, bht, angelica acutiloba root extract, phenoxyethanol, methylparaben, fragrance. continued >>

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rated 4 of 5 top reviewerMaureen on 1/22/2004 3:12:00 PM More reviews by Maureen

Age: 25-29 Skin: Normal, Tan, Warm Hair: Brown, Relaxed, Other Eyes: Brown

It's got 5.5% zinc oxide and 4.9% Octyl methoxycinnamate. I don't know what Octyl methoxycinnamate is, though. shrug.
I love the tube nozzle! I can squirt this right on my face in areas I want and then go back and rub it in, which is clean and fast. It says to put in on hydrated skin, but I usually put this on by itself - maybe I should hydrate... but it softens my skin nonethless. I'll have to update this using it according to the directions. I like this stuff, as far as sunscreens go. It's thick but the delivery system is great. continued >>

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