The pro about La Roche-Posay Anthelios Mineral Gentle Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50 is that it's as gentle as its name. Since I had my daughter a year ago, finding the best baby sunscreen has been a personal project as skin cancer runs in our family.

A 2009 review article about the safety of nanoparticles summarizes this, "to date, in-vivo and in-vitro studies have not demonstrated percutaneous penetration of nanosized particles in titanium dioxide and zinc oxide sunscreens". In a final convenience check, I threw the sunscreen in a zip-top plastic bag and then into my diaper bag and tossed it around to see if it would spill. A clear, colorless, almost odorless oil that spreads nicely and easily and gives a velvet dry skin feel. It's also claimed to increase the UV absorption of the sunscreen formula as well as to reduce the annoying white cast left behind by inorganic sunscreens. According to the manufacturer info, it is a real multi-tasker, including the ability to prevent pigments settling during storage, stabilizing a formula for longer, creating a light and smooth skin feel and enhancing the water-resistance of sunscreen formulas.The first main difference is that while TiO2 gives a nice broad spectrum protection, Zinc Oxide has an even nicer and even broader spectrum protection. You'll find the La Roche-Posay Anthelios SPF 50 Mineral Ultra Light Sunscreen Fluid in our September 2020 Allure Beauty Box.

I found that this initially gives a white cast on my fair skin but that it disappears within 5 minutes. I decided to use this product over the summer as it is mineral based and better for the environment. The pigment can be an inorganic sunscreen (such as titanium dioxide) or a colorant that is blended with alumina platelets and then often coated with some kind of silicone (such as triethoxycaprylylsilane). Allure has reported in the past that dermatologists recommend pregnant women (and children) choose physical, not chemical, filters. The coating helps to stabilize pigments in the formulas and also helps them to spread easily and evenly on the skin.I’d be perfectly happy to apply it to my own face and body, unlike some of the others I tried that left me looking ghostly pale. A clear, colorless and odorless, highly volatile (meaning it does not absorb into the skin but evaporates from it) liquid that's used as an emollient and gives a nice, non-oily light skin-feel.

ORM-D classified products such as aerosol sprays, nail polish, perfume and products with high alcohol content may only be shipped using a ground method within the Continental US.There’s no such thing as a waterproof formula—you do need to reapply it after your child goes swimming or has been sweating—but water-resistant sunscreens do stand up to moisture longer. Anthelios Mineral Sunscreen is a gentle lotion with SPF 50 that can be used as a body sunscreen, a face sunscreen and a zinc oxide sunscreen.