If you are into chemistry (if not, we understand, just skip this paragraph), the reason is that electrolytes (you know, the Na+ and Cl- ions) screen the electrostatic repulsion between the head groups of ionic surfactants and thus support the formation of long shaped micelles (instead of spherical ones) that entangle like spaghetti, and viola, a gel is formed. To allow us to dispatch this product we require you to complete an online health questionnaire to allow our Healthcare practitioner to ensure that this product is suitable for you. FREQUENT USE AND RE-APPLICATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH DIRECTIONS IS REQUIRED FOR EFFECTIVE SUN PROTECTION. As always this worked for me, and I am super happy about it, but skincare is definitely personal and subjective.

It is kinda hard to spread it in my face (it gets absorbed and dry fast), but still easy to use and it gives my face a nice fresh and protected feeling. Purescreen technology helps absorb, reflect and disperse the sun's dangerous rays, while dry-touch technology ensures the sheer sunscreen dries with a non-greasy, lightweight finish.

I love how it protects my skin with so little amount applied and it doesn't make my face feel oily afterwards.

Water, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Styrene/acrylates Copolymer, Octyldodecyl Citrate Crosspolymer, Phenyl Trimethicone, Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone, Dimethicone, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Glycerin, Ethyl Methicone, Cetyl Dimethicone, Silica, Chrysanthemum Parthenium (Feverfew) Flower/leaf/stem Juice, Glyceryl Behenate, Phenethyl Alcohol, Caprylyl Glycol, Cetyl Dimethicone/bis-vinyldimethicone Crosspolymer, Acrylates/dimethicone Copolymer, Sodium Chloride, Phenoxyethanol, Chlorphenesin.They help loosen up the dirt and grime from your skin and hair to allow for water to wash it away with ease. It can be used in many types of formulations as it has great thermal stability (can be heated up to 85°C) and works on a wide range of pH levels (ph 3-10). There has been some healthy controversy surrounding them due to a few studies finding paraben presence in breast tumours and breast tissue.

DailyMed will deliver this notification to your desktop, Web browser, or e-mail depending on the RSS Reader you select to use. Reapply: After 80 minutes of swimming or sweating / Immediately after towel drying / At least every 2 hours. From fragrances, parabens, phthalates, dyes and irritating chemicals, this gentle, water-resistant face sunscreen won't sting your eyes. This gentle face sunscreen delivers 2x better UVA protection than the leading mineral sunscreen among mineral sunscreens containing only mineral active ingredients. Neutrogena Sheer Zinc ® Dry-Touch Sunscreen has been awarded the NEA Seal of Acceptance, which recognizes products for use by persons with severe sensitive-skin conditions and that have satisfied the NEA Seal of Acceptance criteria.So if you notice that the face version leaves less of a white cast than a similar product with the same percentage of zinc oxide and similar inactive ingredients (which is the case when it comes to the regular, non-face version), it could be due to the particle size of the zinc oxide included in the formula. I suppose that's a side effect of a product for sensitive skin - no added fragrance means it smells like chemicals. For the first time in a long time, i'm actually noticing a difference in my acne marks fading (obviously using other products to target the marks, but this has made me realise how important the right sunscreen is for my skin! A film-forming polymer (big molecule from repeated subunits) to create water-resistant sunscreen formulas. g. glass containers, liquids, fragile, refrigerated or ice packed) will often require protective packaging material.