A good sunscreen: @#!! Episencial Sunny Sunscreen SPF 35, 4-Ounce

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

@#!! Episencial Sunny Sunscreen SPF 35, 4-Ounce

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Product Description

Water resistant protection for face & body

Protects sensitive skin with natural minerals zinc and titanium (no nano-particles);
Milky texture creates a protective layer with no harsh chemicals and minimal ;white residue;
Fortified with organic green tea extract to prevent sun-damage;
Environmental Working Group top-rated sunscreen for safety and effectiveness;
Never greasy, does not leave a white residue

Episencial Sunny Sunscreen SPF 35, 4-Ounce Reviews

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful

Good application but not good enough protection, October 1, 2011

Snow Pumpkin "Twinmama" (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Episencial Sunny Sunscreen SPF 35, 4-Ounce (Health and Beauty)

I really do love the application of this sunscreen. It's like a liquidy cream, and it smooths on very nicely. It doesn't leave me feeling greasy or tacky, or like I have a film on my skin. So I would give it 5-stars for application. Unfortunately, the new formulation of 5% Titanium Dioxide and 5% Zinc Oxide is just not enough protection. This product is listed everywhere with 10% Titanium Dioxide and 4% Zinc Oxide but the formula has changed. I purchased three bottles, one from Amazon and two from Diapers.com, and all three have 5% TD and 5% ZO. I bought them thinking that I was getting 10% TD and 4% ZO.

I emailed Episencial and was told that they figured out how to lower the active ingredients (TD and ZO) by adding other supposedly natural sunscreen ingredients like beeswax or something... The previous formulation is rated by EWG as:

Score: 2
UVB: good
UVA: good

I was iffy about the good/good rating (I strongly prefer UVA: excellent)... Read more

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful

Extremely Effective, Easier to Apply, and Expensive, October 8, 2010

Data Detective (Vancouver, WA) - See all my reviews

On our trip to Hawaii, we purchased five types of safe sunscreens considered safe by the Environmental Working Group ([...]), in order to do our own "research" on the effectiveness and ease of use for each product and settle on one for all our future trips. We did a comparitive analysis of the products, using each of them multiple times throughout our trip. (You may see these first two sentences when we review the other products. Sorry about that.)

The Episencial Sunny Sunscreen was extremely effective at preventing sunburn and also prevented any skin reactions from one member of our party who reacts badly to sunlight in even very limited exposutes. (Think lupus, or m.s., for example.) Of the five we tested, this product was also one of the easiest to apply and the least likely to dry your skin out.

That said, this product was more expensive than some others that we tested and that worked equally well for most of our group. If you have a large family or a... Read more

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful

This is my favorite sunscreen., August 15, 2010

Leslie Dandelion "Leslie" (Peachtree City, GA) - See all my reviews

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I have tried several mineral sunscreens for my kids, including California Baby, and I like this one the best. It rubs on easily, soaks in well and doesn't leave the skin greasy. Unlike California Baby sunscreen, it doesn't leave my kids looking like ghosts. Their skin is soft after using this and works very well, no burns yet. I also like that it has no scent.