[Sun care] Soltan Dry Touch Face Cream SPF 50+

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(This review is for this product. I hear Boots' other dry touch sunscreens aren't any good.)Background: I've tried a lot of high protection sunscreens (high UVA protection), and all of them had a major flaw that made it difficult for me to continue using on a daily basis. La Roche Posay's European sunscreens are all whitening and the cream version balls up. Bioderma is expensive, greasy, accentuates flaws, and leaves white streaks that show up later in the day. Biore's UV Bright Face Milk is very whitening (though it does leave the skin looking even-toned and poreless, like a good primer). Biore's Aqua Rich Water Gel is lightweight and has a lovely finish, but lacks UVA-I protection. And almost all of them are difficult to put make-up over (aside from Biore's Aqua Rich sunscreen).Then I found this sunscreen.Protection: Excellent. Contains, among other sunscreen ingredients, Tinosorb S and Tinosorb M and covers every part of the UV spectrum well (even the 380-400 nm range). It has a 5 star Boots rating, which means it should have at least a 0.9:1 ratio of UVA:UVB protection.Finish: Surprisingly lovely. It's not actually "dry touch", but it's not greasy either. It's more "creamy", in the way that a high-end moisturizer is. It doesn't leave the sort of greasy shine that makes your skin look uneven, but instead has a soft, dull, and I suppose dewy shine. It also leaves no white cast whatsoever--it blends in very easily.Moisturizing?: It locks in moisture quite well. I no longer need to use a moisturizer during the day. I do have to wear powder on top because I prefer a matte look to a dewy look, but it's not really necessary as this sunscreen isn't greasy.Price: Very reasonable given such high protection, but if you live in the U.S. like I do, it's hard to get a hold of and the shipping is expensive. I purchase it on the Boots website and then use a package forwarding service. To me, it's worth it because this is my HG sunscreen--it combines the benefits of the nicer finish of an American or Japanese sunscreen and the very high protection of a European sunscreen, and I finally find myself using sunscreen every day.
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