Australian Gold Botanical SPF 50 Tinted Mineral Sunscreen for Face, Non-Chemical BB Cream, Water-Resistant, Matte Finish, For Sensitive Facial Skin, Medium to Tan Skin Tones, 3 FL Oz

Dry skin folks, please don’t be afraid to try.
I have dry, dehydrated, sensitive skin. Chemical sunscreens irritate me and physical formulas with high zinc concentrations suck the ever-loving-life out of my skin (zinc has strong astringent properties). Without fail, I will look like the crypt keeper by the end of the day with flakes galore… and it doesn’t matter how moisturizing the formula may be otherwise. The higher the zinc, the drier my skin. So it’s been a struggle for me to find the right fit with mineral sunscreens. This one will now be in my regular rotation.1. It has a sufficient, but low zinc content (4%) with the addition of the much more forgiving titanium dioxide (also 4%).2. Zero white cast. Period.3. There are 3 tints to choose from (I wear the fair-to-light, as I’m quite pale). My only wish is that the undertone was less cool/pink. This is always a problem for me, as my skin’s undertone is yellow (and no one seems to care about us bananas).4. No shine! Thank the heavens… I was so tired of looking like a mirror ball after dutifully applying my SPF. And that brings us to the “dry” issue that some people have pointed out. This formula has a true matte finish (not like the others you’ve tried that claim to be matte and are still dewy… this one is matte for dayyyys). While this product may have a dry touch formulation, it is not DRYING. As in, it is not going to actually dehydrate your skin. Shea butter is the 2nd (inactive) ingredient. The formula also contains vitamin B5, vitamin E, and squalane. I have zero issues with this product drying out my already desert-like skin. Just be sure to moisturize first, which you should be doing anyway. However, if your skin does not tolerate silicones (which actually help prevent TEWL, by the way), you may not care for this product.5. It’s truly sweat and water resistant! Like, this stuff is not budging until you tell it to scram. And you’ll need to double cleanse to remove it, which again, everyone should be doing anyway. I like to jog outside in the sun. I will have beads of perspiration pouring down my face. This sunscreen is totally unfazed. It never runs, gets greasy, or moves in the slightest. It also doesn’t get into your eyes and cause stinging.6. I love that this is SPF 50 (until now, I had only found the formulations of SPF 30 to be bearable).7. It is cosmetically elegant… lightweight, silky, smooth… not sticky, tacky, or greasy AT ALL.8. It’s affordable! Hallelujah!!Aside from the pink undertone that I don’t love, there is one other con. Eucalyptus extract is a known skin sensitizer… one of the worst offenders, actually. It doesn’t irritate me, but it surely will be an irritant for some. I’m not sure what purpose it’s serving here, except for AG being able to call the product “botanical.” I’d love to see them nix it altogether and add something more soothing and tolerable for all skin types. How about aloe? It’s botanical and almost universally tolerated.Lastly, I have not yet tried this product under foundation, as I don’t tend to wear it regularly. But it is important that it plays well with my make up when I do wear it. So I’ll have to test it out. I’ve seen mixed reviews on that. Some love it under make up, some find that it fails as a base. I’d love to hear more opinions in that respect.

good tinted spf that dries matte and goes nicely under makeup
The second ingredient is shae butter. Which is such a lovely moisturizer and occlusive that drys down naturally matte and feels like skin. But it does have silicone which i have noticed on my skin starts to dry and look like my skin is peeling by the end of the day.it doesn’t have secret chemical sunscreens which is nice.It feels so smooth. The tint is perfect (I have light to medium olive-neutral skin that leans cool and this blends perfectly. Leaves NO white cast.)And the way it dries (not greasy), makes it a good base for makeup if you wanted any.I hope australian gold continues to offer it for such a great price (under $20) and for such a good amount .

Cambié mi bloqueador habitual por este, ya que buscaba una opción sin disruptores hormonales y es mucho mejor de lo que pensé, además de ser mejor para mi salud me encantan la textura y como deja la piel al colocarlo

That’s the best sunscreen I have ever used (and trust me when I say I have tried many!!).I have oily skin and live in humid weather. Still, this sunscreen leave my skin feeling and looking matte.As for the color, I had to mix fair and medium but then I get to my perfect skin tone.Love it and don’t plan to change it anytime in the near feature.

Have made a mistake in ordered a darker shade but since its summer totally workable. Matt finished and non greasy. However it does transfer on clothes. Tissue. Mask. (Everywhere). But i liked that i dont have to put on foundation, i use this instead. Will repurchase in lighter shade.