I’m in love. I never write companies with feedback - whether it’s good or bad. But I actually wrote Lerinn customer service to tell them how much I love their sunscreen. And to my surprise, the founder of Lerinn wrote me back a personal and lovely note.
I have fair skin that is very reactive and burns easily. Plus I have rosacea and I also break out from time to time, and get rashes. Skin cancer runs in my family and my grandfather died of melanoma so I take sun protection seriously. It has been impossible to find a great mineral sunscreen that works well and meets all of my many requirements.
I’ve been using EltaMD UV Clear for maybe 15 years now. Every day. It’s a good sunscreen but it is thicker than I liked, and it definitely leaves a white cast, and pills significantly. Plus the tinted version is orange brown on my fair skin. Even mixed with the untinted, it oxidizes orange.
So I have been looking for a mineral sunscreen with minimum SPF 50 that is without silicones or fragrance. Although some people with rosacea and sensitive skin do alright with silicones, it actually makes my rosacea worse and clogs my pores and causes breakouts. And fragrances are a well known irritant for all skin types. Most mineral sunscreens either have silicone or they have lower SPF or contain fragrances.
Additionally, I’ve been looking for a sunscreen that isn’t thick and goopy and doesn’t pill all day long. And that I can reapply over the first layer later in the day, and not have the first layer come up in pieces all over my face.
And lastly, I was trying to find a sunscreen that didn’t leave me looking like an oily mess. I’m already a sweaty person and it gets worse in the heat. Every time a sunscreen is labeled as dewy or glowy, it never dries down. I end up looking like a wet oil slick the whole day. I end up feeling uncomfortable. And worse, it slides off my face and I lose all of the protection which defeats the purpose of wearing it.
I have tried at least 40 sunscreens that supposedly met these requirements and none of them actually worked for me. Including: Ranavat, Bloom Effects, Onekind, Biossance, Everden, Odacite, Kosas, Violette, Osea, Prequel, Clearstem, Bubble, Tizo, Beauty of Joseon. The list goes on.
I get absolutely nothing out of writing this review. I’m a therapist and I’m not in the beauty industry. I’m taking the time to let other people know so that maybe this sunscreen will help you in the way it has helped me! And more selfishly, I want more people to try it so that it becomes more popular, so that the brand will never stop making it because it’s so perfect!
I just ordered another bottle and I’ve been telling all of my friends and family. The only downside is the price for such a small amount. Yes it’s on the pricier side for sunscreen, and I honestly wasn’t looking to spend as much for a daily face sunscreen. But for me, it is well worth it. No other sunscreen comes close to this amazing formula!