SVR Sun Secure Fluide SPF50+ 50 ml Review REFORMULATED

Ingredients:

Old (double check): Aqua, Diisopropyl Adipate, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate, Homosalate, Methyl Methacrylate, Methylene Bis-Benzotriazoyl Tetrametylbuylphenol, Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Cyclopentasiloxane, Silica, Beheneth-25, Ethyhexyl Triazone, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Cetearyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Daucus Carrota Sativa Root Extract, Decyl Glucoside, Glycine Soja Oil, Hydrogenated Phospatidylcholine, Lecithin, Lepidum Sativum Sprout Extract, Phenetyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Squalane, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl Acetate, 1-2 Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Citric Acid, Disodium Edta, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Lysolecitin, Neopentyl Glycol, Diheptanoate, Pentylene Glycol, Polysorbate 60, Sodium Laueth Sulfate, Sorbitan Isostearate, Xanthan Gum, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum (Fragrance).

Ingredients for new reformulated version: AQUA/WATER/EAU, SILICA, DIISOPROPYL ADIPATE, DIETHYLAMINO HYDROXYBENZOYL HEXYL BENZOATE, ETHYLHEXYL TRIAZONE, BEHENETH-25, BIS-ETHYLHEXYLOXYPHENOL METHOXYPHENYL TRIAZINE, C12-15 ALKYL BENZOATE, C15-19 ALKANE, DIETHYLHEXYL BUTAMIDO TRIAZONE, GLYCERYL STEARATE CITRATE, ISONONYL ISONONANOATE, ACRYLATES/C12-22 ALKYL METHACRYLATE COPOLYMER, POLYESTER-7, NIACINAMIDE, PENTYLENE GLYCOL, NEOPENTYL GLYCOL DIHEPTANOATE, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, PARFUM (FRAGRANCE), 1,2-HEXANEDIOL, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, ARGININE, COCO-GLUCOSIDE, TOCOPHEROL, XANTHAN GUM, CITRIC ACID, GLYCINE SOJA (SOYBEAN) OIL, DISODIUM LAURYL SULFOSUCCINATE, LEPIDIUM SATIVUM SPROUT EXTRACT.

Conclusion: SVR has removed Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate and Homosalate to make the sunscreen reef safe. They have also removed Methylene Bis-Benzotriazoyl Tetrametylbuylphenol and added  DIETHYLHEXYL BUTAMIDO TRIAZONE. I just read that it should be very photostable filter!

They have also moved up Silica which may be a good thing for oily skin. Seems like they have upped the Parfum on the list too... Weird because even the old version has a strong fragrance. I am not a fan seeing Isononyl Isononanoate because I think it was in something that was breaking me out, even though google let's me understand that this specific ingredient shouldn't cause breakouts. So it's me being superstitious. 

I am not against trying the new formulation! When I get to it though, it may be already reformulated again!

I try to mark the sunscreen ingredients in red and other possible irritants in lilac. Ingredients thought to be good and useful for skin I mark green.  Learning as I go, google is my friend etc...

Thoughts:

- Strong parfum that SVR describes as "delicate summery scent" - it's not a bad scent but for me a bit too strong and lingers for hours

- No obvious breakouts or irritation but sometimes I do think that my skin is not its best after using the sunscreen for several days in a row



+ No white cast, but the sunscreen leaves some sort of cast: on me it is like a slightly beautifying/blurring cast

+ Hight protection of SPF50+ with (new) chemical filters

+ No eye irritation so far

+ Finish is not matte, but satiny I would say, looks natural, definitely less shiny than other sunscreens I've been using lately

+ Not greasy or sticky, but not exactly dry touch how the bottle claims

+ Dries fast on skin, almost immediately, a minute tops, I prefer to apply liberally and spread fast so that I don't have to drag little amounts on skin, because it starts to feel "dry" and I feel I am tugging my skin a little bit

+ The bottle has a great thin nozzle so I find it easy to squeeze the sunscreen lines straight to my cheeks

+ They claim water resistant on the tube, for the new version also sweat resistant and rub resistant on their website (not sure if these claims are for the old version)

+ Claims to protect from UVB, UVA, visible light, infrared

+ Works well under makeup (but I have noticed everything always depends on what kind of make up, what kind of weather...)

* Despite the name SVR Sun Secure Fluide, the product is not "fluid", more like a regular white lotion. Not a problem for me, fluids can be difficult to control sometimes.

* The sunscreen is not really moisturizing but not exactly drying either. For dry skin it might be. I do use moisturizer underneath.

* SVR is an interesting brand and they have several interesting sunscreens. They do not seem to use alcohol in sunscreen formulas either. I am just so confused that their sunscreen line Sun Secure is so strongly fragranced when their other sunscreen products are not. 

Price: 

I paid 8,70 € on sale, normal price 15-20 € / 50 ml. 

I am pretty sure SVR has upped their prices by a few euros.

Bought from: 

SVR webstore

Buy again? 

Can't buy the discontinued version, but maybe for the reformulation.

Worth the money? 

I think SVR Sun Secure Fluide SPF50+ is worth the money, but just barely. The finish is nice, the tube is handy, no irritation, but still it doesn't feel like a first choice to apply. Maybe it is the fragrance, or the feel that my skin likes other sunscreens slightly better in long term use (even though they leave my skin shinier). I don't know. If you can catch a sale like I did (probably they were emptying old stock) it is a good deal. Interesting to see if the new version feels exactly the same as old.