Vanicream SPF 60 Sunscreen

by Darbi
(Milwaukee)

I have the same problem with my skin and need to have a sunscreen. red hair lol. I have found that vanicream makes a good face sunscreen with a 60 spf. It works really well. Good luck on your quest!!

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Our reply

Thanks so much Darby for sharing! I really appreciate your letting us know what you found, and I'm so glad that Vanicream sunscreen is working for you.

Yes, it is certainly much better than so many other sunscreens out there, although there are some ingredients such as the PEG's like PEG 30 that may have some health risks.

On the positive side, the PEG's are a concern for organ system toxicity, but they are not as highly allergic as some other cosmetic ingredients.

We each need to find the balance between which ingredients we are comfortable with, and also the performance of the product and the realities of what is currently available on the market.

Some sunscreen experts say that anything over SPF 20 is very similar, for example the difference between SPF 20 and SPF 30 is very small, so a larger SPF may not make much of a difference.

The real indicator is how it works for you. If it works well, and you find the extra SPF to be helpful, then it is worthwhile!

I've continued to research hypoallergenic sunscreens, and recently found many more safe sunscreen options. I haven't tried them yet as I'm still using up my MyChelle Sun Shield.

Thanks again Darbi for sharing, and for those who are looking into Vanicream Sunscreen, here are the ingredients:

Active Ingredients
SPF 30: titanium dioxide 5%, zinc oxide 5%
SPF 60: titanium dioxide 7.5%, zinc oxide 7.5%

Inactive ingredients:

alumina, C12-15 alkyl benzoate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, cetearyl isononanoate, cetyl alcohol, isopropyl titanium triisostearate/triethoxycaprylylsilane crosspolymer, magnesium sulfate, methylpropanediol, PEG-12 dimethicone, PEG-30 dipolyhydroxystearate, phenyl trimethicone, polyethylene, polyhydroxystearic acid, purified water, sodium ascorbyl phosphate, stearyl dimethicone, tetrasodium EDTA, tocopheryl acetate, triethoxycaprylylsilane