UVA Sunblock in Powder Foundation

Which sensitive skin care brand has the best UVA sunblock in a powder foundation which doesn't accentuate wrinkles?

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Hi, and thanks for your message. That's a great question! I have found it very difficult to find sunblock and sunscreen products that do not contain Octinoxate or Octyl Methoxycinnamate, which is an ingredient that is widely used even in "natural" sunscreen.

I prefer to avoid this ingredient and the only solution I've found to the challenge of finding a good UVA sunblock in a powder foundation is to layer my products.

Here's what I do ... I use my regular skin care products, then I add a layer of a safe sunscreen (see some of the brand's I've tried at our sensitive skin sunscreen page.

Most of these safe and nontoxic sunscreens leave the skin with a white look, and so after this, I apply a safe mineral makeup that does not accentuate wrinkles. That's a whole other story, finding mineral powders that don't accentuate wrinkles!

Most brands of mineral makeup contain Bismuth Oxychloridewhich creates a satiny sheen on the skin, however it can also cause serious skin problems. The solution is to find brands that can create a satiny sheen withou the Bismuth Oxychloride.

The one is use is made by our wholesale skin care products company, and it contains pearl, silk and other natural ingredients that create a beautiful finish without skin irritation. This is the only mineral makeup foundation I've tried so far that does not settle into wrinkles, it actually covers them.

There are other options as well which I haven't tried yet, I've been researching these and here is what I've found so far.

Silk Naturals - I've never tried this, but customers love it and I think it is the addition of silk which makes the mineral powder more satiny. This brand may be less likely to settle into wrinkles because of the silk.


Here is our Sensitive skin sunscreen page which has more information about sunscreen and the brands I've tried or researched.

Here are some additional safe sunscreen choices that I haven't tried yet but which contain safe ingredients that I would use.

I hope these are helpful for you, and thanks again for your question!