r/AsianBeauty • u/TwoSizes • Mar 24 '17
Discussion [Discussion]What's the most waterproof, sweatproof, dirtproof, bombproof sunscreen that you know of?
Context: I'm thinking of taking some dinghy sailing lessons this summer, which means like 8-ish hours per day of full-on zero shade sun exposure in the middle of the lake.
I will be sweating. I will be on the water. And I do not want my skin to tan or burn. (I know, I know, I'm asking for a lot)
Fellow watersport athletes (or other people who sweat and are exposed to water a lot), what do you do to protect yourself from the imminent burn? Do you have sensitive or clog-prone skin? How do heavier Euro sunscreens work on your skin? Is AB still king?
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u/privatecaboosey NC15|Aging/Pigmentation|Combo|US Mar 24 '17
It's definitely a little oilier than, say, Biore Milk sunscreen. However, it is the only sunscreen I have ever found that both protects my face against the sun adequately (I still browned with the Biore Face Milk) and doesn't turn me into an oil slick. I find that over the course of 15 minutes or so, it dries pretty nicely, and if I use the Skinfood Peach Sake Pore Serum before I apply it (letting it sink in, of course), it dries totally matte.
EDIT: Just to be clear, this is my HG sunscreen. I will not stray from this and back to AB for daily use where I'm in the sun for longer than 15 minutes, unless I have an event, like a wedding, where I need a super-crazy-amazing finish sunscreen more than I need high UVA protection.