Bare Republic Mineral SPF 30 Face Sunscreen Lotion
Price: $14.99
Claims: Face the day protected! Sun and environmental stressors can affect the health of your skin year-round – so fight back with our lightweight and non-whitening, mineral face sunscreen. Zinc oxide and titanium dioxide protect physically, not chemically, providing broad spectrum UVA/UVB protection. Antioxidant-eick oils and plant extracts offer intense hydration and reparative benefits to help keep your skin looking its best, no matter the season. No parabens, no active chemical sunscreens, no synthetic fragrances, no worries!
Ingredients:
Titanium Dioxide: An earth mineral used in sunscreens that is capable of blocking both UVA and UVB rays; also used as a pigment.
Zinc Oxide: An earth mineral that provides protection from the sun and other irritants. When used in sunscreens, it reflects both UVA and UVB rays.
Adansonia Digitata Seed Oil (baobab): Moisturizer, which absorbs quickly into the skin without clogging pores.
Alcohol: Helps visibly tighten pores and control excess oil.
Aleurites Moluccana Seed Oil: Skin-soothing benefits.
Algae Extract: Act as thickening agents, water-binding agents, and antioxidants.
Allyl Heptanoate: It also adds a sweet juicy note to citrus flavors.
Aluminum Hydroxide: Acts as a skin protectant and opacifying (reduction of a clear/transparent appearance) agent.
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride: Mainly works as an emollient, dispersing agent and solvent.
Cyclopentasiloxane: A silicone. Mainly used as a conditioner, delivery agent, lubricant and solvent.
Dimethicone Crosspolymer: Silicone derivative used as a stabilizing and suspending agent or as a thickener.
Dodecane: Often used as an emollient.
Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract (Açaí palm): It is a potent source of antioxidants. It's rich in vitamins A, B, C, and E so it's going to revive the skin, heal damaged skin cells, and restore moisture.
Gamma Decalactone: It has an intense-peach flavor.
Glycerin: Helps to retain water to lock in moisture.
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil (Sunflower): Non-volatile, non-fragrant plant oil used as an emollient. Ability to help replenish and soothe skin.
Hydrogen Dimethicone: A silicone-based polymer that functions as a skin protectant and is also used for its smooth, non-greasy feel.
Isopropyl Myristate: Synthetic oil used as an emollient, thickening agent, or lubricant in beauty products.
Polysilicone-11: Functions as a film-forming agent. The film left behind has water-binding properties and leaves a smooth feel on skin.
Propylene Carbonate: Liquid used as a solvent and film-forming agent.
Raspberry Ketone: Aroma and flavor.
Silica: An earth mineral; used to condition and smooth skin, fill in visible fine lines and wrinkles, and to help absorb excess oil in skin; also used as a carrier for emollients to improve the feel of skin.
Stearalkonium Hectorite: Functions as a suspending agent.
Vanillin: Flavoring agent derived from vanilla. It has antioxidant properties.
My Thoughts: I don’t think I have ever met anyone on the planet, who likes the texture of sunscreen. I personally hate everything about sunscreen, well I don’t hate that it protects my skin from the sun. I hardly wear sunscreen because of the thick texture and how it feels on my skin. And don’t even get me started on the smell of them, it just down right gross. I hate sunscreen so much, I am forced to avoid the sun like its the plague.
If I had Bare Republic Mineral SPF 30 Face Sunscreen Lotion growing up it would have drastically change my outlook. Its a phenomenal sunscreen for my face, but I also use it on my neck as well. I received this special sunscreen in one of my Ipsy bags, I am not sure which bag but it was most likely a long time ago. I regret not trying it as soon as I received it. It comes in a white squeeze tube with a blue and yellow design on the top. The tube tends to squirt out too much product in lumps if I put too much pressure. The first mistake I made was not shaking the bottle before using. If the bottle is sitting around and I use it, the ingredients come out separated. It best to shake before using so the ingredients stays mixed together. Once the product is out of the bottle I am immediately engulfed in a coconut and vanilla aroma.
The texture doesn’t look different from most sunscreen however it feels different. Bare Republic Mineral SPF 30 Face Sunscreen Lotion is thin (not thick like others) and creamy. When applied on the skin is spreads out evenly. It absorb fairly quickly, once absorb the scent does go away. The sunscreen didn’t feel greasy on my skin at all nor does it feel like a moisturizer, this more of felt like I just put on a silicone primer. My skin has never felt so comfortable, it could work for any skin type. I’ve even used this under my makeup and its wasn’t altered at all.
What I didn’t like about this sunscreen is the reapplication process. First its not waterproof, its not even sweat proof. Second the sunscreen only last 3 hours max. With that rate this small sample bottle would only last me barely 5 days! I didn’t like the fact I would be only testing a product for only 5 days so I only used it once a day. Primarily in the mornings, I was able to stretch it out to 3 weeks. Even though Bare Republic Mineral SPF 30 Face Sunscreen Lotion doesn’t last that long I would still purchase it because its the only sunscreen I actually will use.
Pros:
Can used for face & neck
Received from Ipsy
Small squeeze tube sample
Coconut & vanilla scent
Thin & creamy
Spreadable
Quickly absorbs
Non greasy
Feel like a silicone primer
For all skin types
Doesn’t alter makeup
Cons:
Dispense product out in lumps
Unshaken bottle makes ingredient separate
Last for 3 hours
Not waterproof
Not sweat proof
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