I use sunscreen on a daily basis, so was excited to receive this for review. It's SPF50, which seemed promising, and claimed to be quick drying and non-greasy. I hate the greasy feeling of sunscreens so I only ever use dry touch non-greasy ones.
However, I was not a fan of this. The spray mechanism was very awkward and meant it was difficult to control how much product I put on my arms and legs. I also did not dare spray it anywhere near my face, so I had to use a different non-spray sunscreen for that. While you can indeed continuously spray in any direction, I found the spraying format quite inconvenient for spraying on myself on the backs of legs and anywhere not in my line of sight.
Once sprayed on, it very quickly absorbed into my skin with only a few dabs of white remaining. As such, I had to very quickly stop spraying and spread it over my arms, otherwise it just absorbed in to that one spot and I needed more product. This is also why I couldn't spray on my hands and then apply on my face; it just absorbed so quickly that it clearly was not going to work that way.
The sunscreen was also still a little greasy to the touch and made my hands feel sticky, even when absorbed into the skin, so it did not deliver on that front at all. Otherwise, the sunscreen did its job to protect me from the sun for about 3 hours, and even though I have very sensitive skin it was fine with this sunscreen. It just wasn't a comfortable sensation when I had the sunscreen on, and also rubbed off a bit on my light coloured shirt. When I washed my hands, it felt like my hands were greasy.
The spray also claimed to be cooling but truthfully there was no difference compared with other sunscreens.
The sunscreen also smelled like waxy menthol yet powdery, and not pleasant at all. It's strange because Cancer Society sunscreens usually smell fine to me, so I think it might just be a peculiarity of this spray can version.
Overall, I would probably recommend sticking with a sunscreen that's in a tube, and if you're wanting non-greasy then this formula is not for you.
I love this sunblock! It has been so perfect for the summer heat, especially the hot Auckland weather this weekend! It really is "extra cooling" as it states, which makes it lovely and cool and applying it to your skin in the heat of the sun :).
I always love this style of sunblock - the sunblock that you spray; there's something about it that makes it feel so much more convenient and quick to apply then regular pumped sunblock out of a pump or tube.
It applys so evenly across the skin and is light and super quick drying.
I can have quite sensitive skin when it comes to suncreen, but this gave no reaction to my skin at all, also it didnt feel greasy and horrible on my skin (or hands) after rubbing it in.
After being in the heat of the sun gardening for the afternoon today, no sunburn here, wahoo :) - with this sunscreen being SPF 50+ that would have helped! I normally look for a suncreen with a rating of 50+
The spray will definitely last me for the remainder of summer, and is so easy to just throw into my handbag or beach bag. I will definitely repurchase once this one is used up.
Tips: Prepare yourself for the coolness of the spray :)