La Roche-Posay Anthelios UV Air Daily Supercharged Serum Sunscreen SPF 50

Most Helpful Positive Review

Smoothed skin, survived lymphatic work/cortisol sweats

*I received this product for free in exchange for my honest review.* I use sunscreen every day, including indoors and on cloudy days, and even though my family does not understand my reasoning for doing so. UV rays easily pass through windows, and about 80% of rays go right through the clouds. I cur...rently use a mineral sunscreen, and I have used other chemical sunscreens in the past, but something has never satisfied me about any of them. Most chemical sunscreens have a strong smell, irritate my eyes, make my acne worse, and/or feel *too* invisible (in the sense that the texture completely disappears and I'm left wondering if I put enough on and need to reapply). Mineral formulations, though safer for my eyes, feel thick and sticky, and I can't put them on my hands without needing to wash my hands a couple minutes later from textural discomfort. I think this may be the perfect sunscreen. It is easy to squeeze, and the applicator is funneled to control the amount that comes out, fixing the problem of the unexpected glop that often comes out of a regular tube. A small line covered my entire forehead, and another covered my right cheek and chin. It felt weightless in the right way: not a nerve-wracking sense of disappearance, but a soft, primer/serum-like texture that stays on the face but does not stick or pill. I noticed a slight glow on my face afterward - likely the niacinamide, which inhibits excess melanocytes and promotes ceramide production in the skin barrier. The whole surface of my skin felt like it had a smooth but not clogging layer fused into it. Notably, it passed the "hand test", which is critical: I was able to spread it on my hands, and I did not feel any clamminess. I wore it for 3 hours while I was out at the gym and running errands, and though I did not sweat heavily at the gym, I did experience light "cortisol release" sweats (the "dry but moist" kind experienced during somatic/energy/lymphatic work), which still tested the sunscreen's integrity. It held up. When I left the gym, I could still feel the layer on my face. With all luck, I have found "my sunscreen". I plan to buy this once it runs out.