Baby Milk SPF 34 PA+++

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   superiorBittern4

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   I’ve been using this sunscreen pretty much daily since April 2018 and have gone through multiple bottles. I’ve tried many, many sunscreens, but I always seem to come back to this.

   Ingredients:
   All-physical filters, no fragrance or alcohol, not dehydrating on my skin, nice staying power, white cast is very, very slight for an all-physical spf. Also has some nice “extra” ings like vitamin C derivatives, but NO niacinamide. Ingredients listed here:

   Texture/feel:
   If you tried and/or liked Sunkiller Baby Milk, you will also like this. Very siliconey, dries to a natural finish, minimal white cast for a physical SPF. Thin, white, milky formula that is easy to apply the full 1/4 teaspoon, especially if you do two thinner layers as opposed to one thicker one. It has all the aspects I liked about Topix Replenix spray, but it dries down much better (Topix took FOREVER to dry down, and then was slightly drying when it did). Somewhat similar to Etude House Mild Airy Finish. It’s not as weightless as the EH, but definitely less drying and no fragrance.

   Best price:
   You can find it listed on Amazon at a great price point (about $7 at the moment) as: Japan Health and Personal Care – Mentholatum San Play Baby Milk SPF34 PA +++ 30g *AF27*
   If you just do a search, you’ll come up with prices of $20. Unfortunately, this listing is weird and spelled wrong, so it doesn’t come up in a search.

   Caveats:
   A minor complaint is that the packaging is small and not very elegant. It’s easy to use with the typical nozzle, but doesn’t look great in my medicine cabinet. Minor detail. Take a look at Ratzilla’s overview of this product to make sure you’re getting the latest packaging/formula.

   A real complaint is that the SPF/PA aren’t especially high, and there is a tiny bit of a white cast, but it doesn’t annoy my sensitive skin and is cosmetically elegant, so unless I find a chemical SPF I can tolerate or a physical one that leaves absolutely no white cast, I’ll keep repurchasing. I would also like it if this were slightly more moisturizing (it’s slightly less so than Klairs Soft Airy UV Essence, for example), so it could double as a moisturizer and I could skip a step. However, I definitely wouldn’t call this drying.

   Thoughts:
   I’m really excited about the new trend in AB for simple formulas with no irritating ingredients. I’m hoping this trend will result in some new spf formulas to try! But unless I find something better at this price point, I’m sticking with the Sunplay.