Friday, September 1, 2017

Pirkka Sun Cream Aurinkovoide Sensitive SPF 20 UVA + UVB 200 ml Review




Ingredients:

Aqua, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Octocrylene, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Glycerin, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid, Glyceryl Stearate, Ethylhexyl Triazone, Hydrogenated Dimer Dilinoleyl/Dimethylcarbonate Copolymer, Cetyl Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Dimethicone, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Polyacrylate, Xanthan Gum, Tocopherol, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Ethylene Brassylate, Heliotropine, Phenethyl Alcohol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tetrasodium Iminodisuccinate

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:



SPF 20 is not the highest protection but good enough for me

The product has UVB and UVA protection but it doesn't say the level of UVA protection, probably not very high either

I think it's caused me small bumps on my arms and neck, but with good cleaning and having days when I don't put the sunscreen, they go away and don't get worse

- It is annoying to wait sometimes for the sunscreen to dry, especially if I'm in a hurry and I have to touch things with damp hands



+ Cheap

Easy to spread, creamy

Doesn't leave skin sticky, feels only a little "damp" for ten to fifteen minutes

Doesn't make my skin feel dry (no alcohol), almost feels moisturizing

Waterproof

Doesn't leave a white cast (chemical sunscreen)

Works well protecting against sunburn, I didn't burn or get any redness when using this in +30 C sun and being out all day (I did reapply but only every 4 hrs or so), however I'm not very prone to burning, just tanning, and I barely even tanned during my trip



* The bottle (200 ml) lasted me a whole summer, so about 3 months, including all the trips to more sunny countries where I applied it more generously and more often (maybe according to some people I don't use enough, but summer's been so cold, that I have been wearing long sleeves etc)

I haven't dared to use it on my face and probably will never take that risk

Smells like grandma's lotion, fake flowery, not really good or bad in my opinion, even though it lingers

Good things about this sunscreen out weight the bad ones, like the bumps 

Maybe the reason I can use this chemical sunscreen is, that it's only SPF 20 (not so much active ingredients) and no alcohol, and of course that I use it only for body



Price: 

About 6 € / 200 ml

Bought from: 

Citymarket

Buy again? 

Maybe, I mean, I already did repurchase but I would be open to try something else when the current bottle ends.

Worth the money? 

Yes, this was probably the cheapest one I was able to find without alcohol. It's not unpleasant to use and is also waterproof. I read somewhere that for protecting from sun, these inexpensive options are just as good as luxury ones. The bottle lasts a long time too. Good for everyday use.

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