I'm coming to the end of my 100ml tube of Ultransun SPF30 Face. I use Glycolic acid so I must wear protection. I don't find Utrasun particularly moisturising so I've been looking around & focused in on Alpha-H and there are two options:
Ì have just ordered my new Ultrasun face 30 100ml from Amazon. I don't order from QVC any more since my delivery ended up in a hedge!
I did order Alpha H from Q (not the spf one though). That order never arrived at all. If you get it Liv let us know what you think. I use the Ultrasun every day and I like it but I agree it's not that moisturising for us oldies
Mr FP has managed to pick up two bottles of the once a day one from Aldi today.
We bought that last year and used it in Lanzarote on your advice FP. It was very good. Obviously I used my Ultrasun on my face. I did not burn once and it was pretty hot out there.
This was being recommended in The Daily Mail today, Liv. Obviously not relevant to you yet as they are referring to menopausal women but.........
"La Roche-Posay Anthelios XL 50 + Comfort Cream
£15.50, lookfantastic.com
The drop in oestrogen tends to make skin thinner, more sensitive and prone to sun damage. A high protection sun cream is important to protect your skin, and I often recommend this one.
Used as a daytime moisturiser on the face, it offers high protection from UVB and UVA rays.
It’s unperfumed and hypoallergenic, so it’s suitable for sensitive skins. Even better, it’s non- comedogenic, so unlike many other high SPF sunscreens, it shouldn’t cause spots. It can also be worn under make-up."
And back it goes! The tint was awful. I was this colour. I looked very ill.
Back to the drawing board.
Four leading "once-a-day" sunscreens do not live up to their claims, a watchdog has warned.
Which? found that the protection of the following products decreased by an average of 74% after six to eight hours: Soltan Once Invisible 8hr Sun Protection SPF30 (200ml) Piz Buin 1 Day Long Lotion SPF30 (150ml) Riemann P20 Once a Day Sun Protection SPF30 (200ml) UltraSun Family SPF30 (100ml) The consumer group said this meant that over the course of a day, a Sun Protection Factor 30 "once-a-day" sunscreen could drop to offer as little protection as SPF8.
Which? said it used British Standard testing on the four products as well as a second test in which the sunscreens were applied to the backs of volunteers who spent a day in a laboratory before the SPF was tested again after six to eight hours depending on each brand's claim.
Which? director of policy and campaigns Alex Neill said: "Our testing shows that these sunscreens just don't live up to their 'once-a-day' claims so people should re-apply sunscreens regularly to ensure they have protection from the sun.
"With more than 100,000 people diagnosed with skin cancer in the UK each year, some manufacturers need to do more to ensure their sunscreens live up to the claims on the packaging."
I'm looking at La Roche-Posay Anthelios Comfort Cream as suggested. I don't mind reapplying within reason, but not every two hours as Apha-H suggested. Laud I barely know what day it is never mind about tracking the hours in a day.