The sensitive lotion was a little bit annoying to remove because it’s waterproof and greasy.

It’s a fair bit more expensive but it is specifically formulated for the face and has lower inputs of the inorganic active ingredients, so hopefully it’s a bit more wearable. Related Post: SPF Boosters: Hidden chemical sunscreens in “mineral sunscreens”īut I have talked to a few people with a lot of chemical sunscreen sensitivities who’ve said that Asian chemical sunscreens have worked better for their skin than mineral sunscreens, so I think that’s an option worth considering if you haven’t gone down that road before.īlue Lizard also have a Sheer Lotion which was out of stock when I looked for it. It might be better if your skin is on the drier side, and again, despite the texture, I do have to give it credit for being one of the few options for people who need to avoid SPF boosters. The final greasiness was A LOT on my skin – I wouldn’t wear this again by choice. He also found that the sunscreen formed white beads of water when he went into the water, which made me doubt how well it holds up – the 2023 Consumer Reports test found that the average protection after water exposure in their modified tests was SPF 14 (they also found that it doesn’t seem to meet the EU/AU 1/3 SPF requirement for UVA protection). Related post: Supergoop Unseen Sunscreen vs Trader Joe’s Dupe: Sunscreen reviews But this is a good thing for face application, because you don’t have the issue where it feels like it slides around forever as you’re applying it, like with Supergoop Unseen and similar silicone-based sunscreens. It kind of drags on skin, and takes a lot of effort to spread. My partner used this on a beach day for his body and he absolutely hated it because it doesn’t spread well. The sunscreen cap changes colour to blue in UV, which is pretty cool! But overall I was pretty impressed by how well this did in terms of white cast for an untinted mineral sunscreen which has no SPF boosters.

It dries down quite greasy, and I had little white flecks on my skin. Surprisingly, the white cast did settle down quite well after about 10 minutes. However, this also makes it a bit worrying when it comes to white cast – my fears were confirmed when I first applied it: It has 10% zinc oxide and 8% titanium dioxide as the active sunscreening ingredients, and doesn’t seem to have any chemical “SPF boosters” in the ingredients list, making it a good option for people with lots of sunscreen allergies. Related Post: How Much Sunscreen Do You Need For Your Face? This sunscreen is rated as SPF 50+ and broad spectrum, with 80 minutes water resistance which is the highest allowed level in US. So as an Australian, the branding is a bit weird, but it’s interesting to see what Americans think of Australia! The blue lizard in their logo also isn’t an Australian species (pro tip: if something is blue in Australia, it’s probably tiny and super dangerous and you should get the hell away from it!).

Filters: Titanium Dioxide 8%, Zinc Oxide 10%īlue Lizard Sensitive Mineral Sunscreen is one of the more highly rated mineral sunscreens available in stores in the US.īlue Lizard “Australian Sunscreen” did apparently originate in Australia (at least according to their website), but you can’t buy this in Australia, and none of their sunscreens are listed on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods.

There’s also a video version of these reviews, with footage of how they look when applied. I’ve been really curious to try them out, so I picked them up as souvenirs when I was in the US for Open Sauce recently.Īlthough I know a lot of us sunscreen nerds tend to dismiss US sunscreens, it didn’t go as badly as I expected! I recently tried Blue Lizard and Australian Gold, two US sunscreens with mineral (inorganic) active ingredients.īoth of these have been popular on skincare forums and Reddit for years, but aren’t actually available in Australia (despite being marketed as “Australian sunscreen”).

Blue lizard sunscreen face vs sensitive