Beauty Tips For Body Care
The Shaka Fluid (SPF50+, PPD 46) is the successor to LRP’s cult Ultra-Light Fluid (SPF50+, PPD 42), which has been called the best sunscreen in the world by many consumers. The now-discontinued Ultra-Light Fluid (henceforth called ULF) has been my HG for many years, but I had some not-so-minor issues with it. The high silicone content gave it a tendency to ball up, especially on areas where I have facial hair, and the presence of corn starch left a couple of white streaks and a grey-looking, almost hazy cast on my face. It also left a bit of a sheen on my face. The ULF was still significantly better than most other European sunscreens in terms of cosmetic elegance, miles ahead of most, if not all, American sunscreens in terms of efficacy, and more photoprotective than most Asian sunscreens. Japanese sunscreens are a staple where I'm from, but the PA rating is a sub-optimal indicator of UVA protection because the PPDs can vary widely within a single bracket, especially within the ++++ bracket. The consumer has no way of knowing if their PA++++ sunscreen has a PPD of 16 or 35, which is quite a significant gulf terms of UVA protection.With European sunscreens, you know how much protection you’re getting from UVA – and this is important to me in a country where it’s summer 365 days a year and where the UVI is at 11+ on a near-daily basis.The ULF was discontinued this year and replaced with the Shaka Fluid. I decided to do a little haul and purchased 4 regular bottles (without perfume) and 1 tinted bottle (the tinted is fragranced).I am very happy with the massively improved cosmetic elegance of this sunscreen. Because they’ve removed silicones and corn starch, the consistency of the Shaka Fluid is far less viscous than that of the ULF. It’s the most watery and liquidy sunscreen I’ve ever used, and I’ve tried too many to count. It sinks into my skin so quickly that I actually find myself second-guessing if it’s even protecting me at all. The Shaka Fluid is so watery that I can’t use the two-finger rule because it’ll slip off my fingers, so I just pour some on my palm and smear it all over my face.There are no streaks, there is no ‘grey cast’, no pilling, none of it. It is a truly invisible sunscreen. There's no greasiness and hardly any sheen. It dries down to what I'd call a satiny finish. The ULF had a tendency to sting my eyes, but the Shaka Fluid does not. I can apply it right up to my lower lash line and on my eyelids, and I don’t feel a thing. LRP said the new formulation has been tested on sensitive eyes and on contact lens wearers, and I can verify that to be true.The tinted version has this pink-salmon-reddish-brown hue that’s just a tiny bit orange on my skin tone. I'm not sure how I should classify my skin tone or the finish this leaves because I'm completely unfamiliar with makeup, so I'll let the pictures do the talking. I'm not keen on wearing this one because the fragrance is cloying, and I'm not a fan of fragrance in my products. But the regular Shaka Fluid is now my HG, as was the now-discontinued ULF for many years.If anyone's interested in the sunscreening agents, they've dropped Octocrylene for Octisalate and replaced Tinosorb S with Tinosorb S Lite Aqua (distinct from Tinosorb S Aqua).Pictures: https://imgur.com/a/f1egsHT
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