Beach Hut Hair and Scalp SPF20

If we protect our skin from the sun, we've gotta do it for our hair too . It's always been our habit (or should I say, It's a must) that we put conditioner on our hair before diving into the pool or the beach. It will not only lessen the damage from chlorine and seawater but also makes our hair easier to comb after the abuse. Sadly that's just what it do, prevent too much tangle. But it doesn't actually protect our hair from the sun hence, our hair is left coarse , and become freezy days after.

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That's the advantage of this product. Not only it keeps our hair moisturized and soft, it actually protects hair from the sun (and chlorine).

I've used this last year and had proven its efficacy. I've digipermed and colored my hair so its really susceptible to damage. Amazingly, my hair was in perfect condition even after several swimming trips. It was never dry, didn't lost luster nor had i seen split ends. Another plus point for this is that, usage is not restricted on pools or beach. For days that I'll be basked in the sun like going to theme park, picnic or out of towns, I also spray this in my hair since my hair loses luster and gets dry if fried under the sun.

The finish depends of course on how much you put on your hair. for swimming purposes i definitely go gaga on spraying this focusing more on the ends and don't forget the scalp. It gives me the wet look, beach hair effect. For non-water activities, I just spray enough to cover the top part and spray on the inner part too. Sure It'll weigh down hair and give oily look on hair, but hey, I'd be putting it on low pony do anyweys, I dont think I'll ride the roller coaster nor would go on windy out of town spot with my hair all down. Did that once and I looked like I haven't combed for years. Or maybe I'm just not blessed with "balik ayos" hair.

Be warned though, that after shampooing, hair sometimes is still oily. Naturally, it's an oil and really requires shampooing twice to get rid of the goo. I don't shampoo my hair twice in one shower session, its too harsh for hair. I't wont hurt to sport that extra sheen on hair anyweys.

Another must have for summer season.

tata for now ladies!..

Sunplay Superblock SPF130 PA+++

I just came back from our outing and I just cant wait to rave about this baby!.

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True to claim, its got watery texture that spreads nicely and thinly and get absorbed right away. It is by far the most lightweight and non-greasy sunblock I've tried! It didn't sting my face or gave me red patches and rashes like what I used to get from high SPFs. Love the fact too that it lends a clear and refresh look as oppose to other sunblock that lends me dewy finish but darkens on my face coz I'm acidic that i need to top it off with powder to control shine and achieve a refreshed look. With sunplay, I didn't have to mattify it with powder.

Also the size of the tube was deceiving. When I bought this, I thought to myself, its small and will be good for few applications only, which is good coz I really dont finish up a whole tube for the whole summer. Since the consistency is thin and watery, it covers more skin area hence we tend to use less. That way its economical and I should say, a true value for money.

It didn't create a white cast on me too

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Now the Con's of course there's no perfect product, nor is there any one-product-fits-all kinda' thing. While it tamed the shine on my face, It's a little drying on my skin. Sure it spreads easily and gets absorbed and feels smooth, but as I leave it longer, I feel my skin tightening, Yup, its drying my skin (Well, coz I've bad case of dry skin dilemma). As for others this might not arise as an issue. Second, it didn't state on the packaging if its safe for use around eye area especially that its got a super high SPF. Well, if its drying for my body, then maybe its gonna be drying for my eye area too. I just used my trusted clinique sunblock for my peepers anyweys.

My only mistake perhaps is that I didn't wait for it to settle on my skin. We've always been informed that we need to wait for 30 minutes to stabilized it before basking in the sun. Since the direction on the packaging was silent about it, It slipped my mind As I usually use Nivea immediate protection, just minutes after applying it, I jumped into the pool, and there, I see my sunblock running down my skin, and the worst, it stung my eyes big time!

Well, over all I didn't see my color changed. (think) my skin didn't darkened much. Most of all it's one sunblock you can for long sun exposure related activities. Its light, wont clog pores and most of all, I didn't smell like screaming SUNBLOCK!. Got t idea? Scent is faint, you wont even notice its got one.

So that's it,. one summer adventure down, and there's more cookin'.

tata for now ladies!..

Nivea Sun Immediate Protection

When I saw the commercial for this, I was thrilled coz I usually go out for lunch or field work/meetings. I wanted a sunblock that I wont have to wait long for it to settle since those are on-the-spot lunch-out.

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It took me awhile to decide whether to get the SPF 30 of SPF 50 and which variant. There’s two variant too, the white one has got some whitening ingredient while this blue one doesn’t whiten. The breaking point? First, blue or white, I chose the blue one sine I’ve read that SPFs on whitening product is either not that potent or isn’t stable. Second the size, SPF50 doesn't come in small sizes and big size costs around P600 while the small one is around P300 (my thrift mode went on..) I just justified it by thinking that SPF50 might be too sticky for me already and I don’t want that sticky as-if-im-going-to-a-swimming feel.

So I roadtested it. I went on a client and spread the SPF on arms and legs. The scent was heavy for me, it’s the typical Nivea sunblock lotion for swimming scent. It’s a little greasy for me but tolerable. But the nice thing is even if the scent is strong I didn’t have allergic reaction to it which usually happens when I wore heavily scented lotions then I touch my face,. There instant red, itchy marks..

After awhile I felt my skin to be tightening, it signals me that my skin was dried out. My skin is greasy yet wrinkled,. Weird eigh? Perhaps that’s what differentiates the whitening lotion with high SPFs from real water resistant sunblocks, even if it says its got collagen for protection from wrinkling. I find it necessary to still moisturize and that I cannot rely on Nivea Sun alone to hydrate my skin. Five hours later I can still smell its scent on my skin. I thought its great coz its still there working. I didn’t sweat though so perhaps the lotion stay put and that it will not be simply rubbed out on car seats or clothing.

Rate: 4/5 I think it delivers when It comes to sun protection, it just fell short on anti-wrinkling as it claims.

Will I buy again: Yes, good for on-the-spot day activity..

Nuetrogena Heleoplex

One thing im guilty of is not using sunblock,. I just rely on the SPF of my moisturizers, if it doesn’t have one, then I’ve no protection from UVA/UVB at all. I saw Nuetrogena Heleoplex and it attracted me to its high SPF50. I’ve been a lover of Nuetrogena products before so I tried this one.

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Verdict: I don’t like the smell, too strong for a cream to put on face. Its claim of non-sticky doesn’t live up to it. The texture for me is sticky, though it is absorbed by the skin, it leaves a heavy feeling for me. Not a good base for my make-up. Its harder to apply MMU, seems like its being absorbed by the skin hence the tendency to uneven application. It stings a little upon application. I had an allergic reaction, I developed rashes ( I suspected at first that its because of the cold weather, but eventually its not) ॥ I just apply it on neck, nape and arms so as not to put my bucks into waste।

Rate: 1/5

Will I buy again: No