Question:
Do physical sunscreens protect against both UVA and UVB rays? Can you
recommend one?
Answer:
That's a great one (though for me, personally, I prefer a higher SPF
than Olay offers), but it's not *only* physical. The Olay has chemical
sunscreens in it too. Actually all my favorites do have a combination -
my latest drugstore SPF success is Coppertone Spectra 3 SPF50. I have
the one in the pink bottle, and haven't tried the other one to be able
to compare, but it's the baby formula, and I like that it is fragrance
free. That one has zinc oxide but also contains several chemical
sunscreens.
Not aware of too many physical-only sunscreens, except Neutrogena's (not
all of them of course, but they have one that has just titanium dioxide
and no chemical sunscreens), and Origins has one too (I forget what it's
called - Silent Treatment, maybe?). Also I know Clinique City Block has
titanium dioxide, but offhand I can't remember if it also has chemical
sunscreens as well. Shiseido's newish SPF 50 (Ultimate sunscreen or
something like that, I think) has zinc oxide in addition to chemical
sunscreens. HTH a little,
