Dusky And Proud: July 2016

Sunscreens

Hi Everyone!!!

Hope you all doing good! First and Foremost, Thanks a lot for taking time to read my article. It means a lot to me. So here in this article am going to write about the sunscreens for this burning summers!! Excited??? Lets get started!!

Choosing the Sunscreen according to the needs and skin type!!
Lets speak the fact. No one has time in the morning to get ready slowly and layer your face with lots of products. And no one wants buttery face which shines always ( real pain :( ). So you must find out the sun screen which suits your skin type, skin tone and the amount of time you spend under sun. So based on my skin preferences I hereby suggest you guys four variants and you can choose one according to your skin preferences.

Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry Touch Sunblock SPF 50+ :
This is the sweat proof and water proof variant with creamy consistency.

Lotus 3 in 1 matte sunscreen
This is the sunscreen which has "no chemical" claims with running lotion consistency

Aroma Magic Sunscreen Gel
This one is my all time favorite. As the name implies its in gel consistency.

Aryanveda Sun Protective Matte Gel
This one is the new baby in market, read more to know about it..

Final Verdict:
The truth is, Its very hard to find to best one when you have budget constraints. So I am not picking any of my suggestions as best one. But you can make the best out of what you have. So don't forgot to read the tips given below..

Tips
Whatever the sunscreen I use, I just mix my aroma magic sunscreen gel into it a bit. And then apply that on to my face and neck. Through which the white cast can be avoided a bit and this gel will make all those products get absorbed quickly. If I need some extra moisture I will add bit aloevera gel to it. If its too oily then applying some oil free moisturizer and use a compact above it. Am good to go then!!!!

Other recommendations:
Lotus sunscreen matte gel, Spawake sunscreen lotion. I am just waiting for my sunscreens to over so that I can try these ones, because these two are the most raved products.

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Stay Dusky!!! Stay Proud!!!- Bhavani Balaraman

Aroma Magic Sunscreen Gel

Aroma Magic Sunscreen Gel
This is my most favorite sunscreen among four!! for the only reason its texture. It almost look like a colorless gel, which absorbs like nobody's business. You will feel like as if you applied nothing in your face. Also as the brand claims their products are 90%natural, that adds brownie points to it. But the biggest draw back is that, this product comes only in SPF 20 though they have higher SPFs but not in the gel variant. In the road melting weather only SPF 20, which is a big no guys :(

Product Description:
SPF:20
Ingredients

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Pros:
Gel form( No white cast)
Absorbs quickly
90% natural ingredients
affordable.

Cons:
Only SPF 20 is available in this variant.
Not sweat proof

Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry Touch Sunblock SPF 50+

Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry Touch Sunblock SPF 50+
This is one of the sunscreen which is water proof and sweat proof among my four suggestions. Also Neutrogena is a trust worthy skin care brand you can invest up on. When comes to this sunscreen, it is white color in a creamy consistency which gets absorbed easily when applied. But the main problem I face with this sunscreen is that it leaves white cast after the application. I am more on the duskier side and the white cast will obviously a horrible thing to deal with. Lets quickly get into product description.

Product Description:
SPF: 50
Ingredients:

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Pros:
Sweat and Water proof
Light weight and Creamy texture
High SPF
Affordable
Many Variants are available
Cons:
May leave white cast in Dusky skin types
Makes skin bit oily.

Lotus 3 in 1 Matte Sunscreen

Lotus 3 in 1 matte sunscreen
This one I brought because of the brand. It is known fact that Lotus Herbals makes the best sunscreen. Which are on the natural side and their ranges are quite affordable as well. This has a lotion texture, which is almost a running consistency. When I first took this in my hand I was very satisfied seeing its color. What say, it has a color of BB cream. So I thought finally I am going to get rid those white cast in my face. Unfortunately it does leave a white cast, but to a very very minimal extent which can be ignored as well. Also it claims as it gives a matte finish which is 100% true and for which it gets a big thumbs up!!! (oily skin girls!!! its for you all!!). But after checking the ingredients it gave me a big shock that i also contains parabens.

Product Description:
SPF:40
Ingredients:

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Pros:
Matte finish
Less of chemicals
Shaded
Lotion consistency yet non greasy
Cons:
Does leave white cast in darker skin tones.
Not sweat proof
Contains Parabens

Aryanveda Sun Protective Matte Gel

Aryanveda Sun Protective Matte Gel:

This one was my own discovery which turned out as disaster. I know this brand through one subscription box. Which claims itself as a brand which doesn't use any harmful chemicals in their product. I ordered their sun protective gel with spf 50+. I just found this product as my holy grail one, because the product consistency is gel, has SPF 50+ and finally sweat proof & water proof. But all those happiness vanished when I seen the ingredients mentioned.