📝 There are two types of sunscreens, whose ingredients can provide your skin with protection from UVA and UVB rays of the sun:
• Mineral filters: Titanium Dioxyde and Zinc Oxide.
• Chemical filters: there are many and they're undoubtedly the most used in the cosmetics industry.
🔘 Ingredients:
Avene Thermal Spring Water (Avene Aqua), C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate, Glycerin, Ethylhexyl Triazone, Phenylene Bis-Diphenyltriazine, Water (Aqua).
🔘 Review:
I feel like the Avene Intense Protect SPF50+ sunscreen was rather intended for an outdoor use, when you are very exposed to strong sun exposure. Its finish on the face is far too greasy to apply makeup over it. When I tried it, I used it after my skincare routine, on my face, and waited 30 minutes to let the product absorb before applying my foundation. Unfortunately, the cream remained on the top of my skin; it felt like I had a layer of oil on my face (and it wasn’t just an impression: my skin was really shiny!). I had to use several blotting papers, yes several, and by the time I finished applying my makeup, the shine was back. I spent my day blotting the grease and my foundation ended up melting after a few hours. This is definitely a sensitive-skin friendly sunscreen that is designed for outdoor use and will provide a very high level of protection, even when swimming (it's waterproof). As you can see, I'm probably not the best target for this product. Let's just say that for my personal sunscreen use, which is more daily and on my face, it's not the best fit. If you have a drier skin and you want a very high protection to take with you on vacation for the whole family, it may be a good option (well, more like for a weekend if it's for the whole family, because if you apply enough to be properly protected, the 150ml tube is going to run out quickly!) Iimagine Avène is going to launch other products with this filter; I think I saw a mattifying sunscreen coming soon. But I admit I’m not sure I want to try it. The communication of the Pierre Fabre group around the launch didn't leave me with a wonderful impression. A fluid cream, but quite rich. It absorbs rather quickly when massaged in, leaving no white cast but the finish is super shiny. It leaves a greasy film on the skin. It is slightly tinted (beige) but it doesn’t leave a white cast on the face. It has been developed to suit all skin colors. It wasn't designed for makeup on top, it's very complicated to apply makeup over it because it's too rich. I didn't find it suffocating to wear though; the texture isn't especially thick and I don't think it’s comedogenic.
