La Roche-Posay Anthelios Fluide Extreme Corps SPF 50+
La Roche-Posay Anthelios Fluide Extreme Corps SPF 50+
Active Ingredients: Octocrylene, Titanium Dioxide, Avobenzone, Mexoryl XL, Uvinul® T 150, Tinosorb B, Mexoryl SX. PPD 32
Complete Ingredients: Water, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Octocrylene, Alcohol Denat, Isononyl Isononanoate, Titanium Dioxide, Glycerin, Cyclopentasiloxane, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, cyclohexasiloxane, PEG-30 Dipolyhydroxystearate, Dimethicone, Silica, Propylene Glycol, Poly C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate, Drometrizole Trisiloxane, Nylon-12, Ethylhexyl Triazone, Polymethylsilsesouioxane, Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, Dodecene, Glycine Soja/Soybean Oil, Lauryl PEG/PPG-18/18 Methicone, Methylparaben, Pentasodium Ethylenendiamine Tetramethylene Phosphonate, Phenoxyethanol, Poloxamer 407, Terephthalylidenedicamphor Sulfonic Acid, Tocopherol, Triethanolamine.
Pros:
UVA protection: 5/5 The PPD value stated on the back of the bottle is 32. This is one of the most UVA protective sunscreens on the market. Fine for heavy duty uses like biking, hiking or beach going.
Texture: 3.5/5 Creamy white lotion, it is pretty moisturizing when applied liberally, suitable to those with dry skin. It doesn’t have the dry matt finish, but it is not greasy and sticky either. Doesn’t ball up.
Cons:
Transparency: 2/5 Thanks to the relatively high concentration of titanium dioxide in the sunscreen, it does leave a rather obvious white cast when applied properly. I had to mix it with a tinted concealer with tone down the white cast. Unsuitable for those with tanned skin or skin that flushes easily.
Price: 2/5 Expensive. I paid 20 dollars for a 125 ml bottle. That comes to 4 dollars per price unit, a rather steep price tag.
Overall: An average sunscreen that features top notch UVA protection, I would be more inclined to re-purchase if the white cast were minimal, but seeing that I had to mix it with a concealer to make the sunscreen presentable, the transparency department is sadly a failure. Fragrance-free. Might buy again.
Not sure why they bothered with the avobenzone in this product; the titanium dioxide will likely degrade the avobenzone so quickly that it will do no good at all. Would rather see no avobenzone, more ecamsule, and maybe some zinc oxide (which is less energetic in the sun and therefore less likely to produce oxygen free radicals). Transparency is not a big issue for me because I am using sunscreen as occupational protection when I work in the sun. (I’m surprised that there’s not a category of sunscreens especially intended for this use.)
Brett Glass
September 12, 2010 at 5:54 pm
It is a pity that it seems like non-coated titanium dioxide is used with avobenzone, which is a tricky filter to stabilize. I believe Soltan has a range of sun creams incorporating Optisol, which is manganese coated titanium dioxide particles to increase stability.
Sunscreens that cause the dreadful whitening mask is such a pain in the neck, and it is especially common for products with higher UVA protection, for most people it is a headache, it is good you are not bothered by it though.
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September 13, 2010 at 2:02 am