Trying to encourage one's nearest and dearest to sun protect is not easy. My husband is not quite of the Gene Hunt generation but is forgetful, skin care is as interesting to him as sheds are to me - not on my radar unless they get in the way when I venture into the garden, just as my pots of unguents get in the way of where he puts his razor.
He is also blessed with the sort of skin which does not seem to age in the discolouration stakes, a few wrinkles but even toned from forehead to neck.
I wanted to encourage him to use a sunscreen and hit on this one because it is high protection and very light in texture. I also thought that the packaging would appeal. This really is extremely light in texture, almost like milk. No jarring scent. It spreads easily and sinks in quickly.
Amazingly since I bought this for him, he has used it every day. A first for any product.
Currently £35 for 59.1mls from SpaceNK
I wear this every day of the year, rain or shine, summer or winter, I could no more not put this product on my face than I could go without underwear, it is a given. My skin is thin and freckly, I am a child of the '70s and ran around in that summer of '76 with no sun protection and I am reaping the fallout from that now. My skin may not have many wrinkles but it is a myriad of blotchy shades, from red thread veins and healing spots to the aforementioned freckles which are now joining hands around my temples and the sides of my face.I have worn Ultrasun Face Anti-Ageing Sun Protection SPF50+ previously to buying the newer anti-ageing & anti-pigmentation formula and was perfectly happy with it, I have done some comparision photographs below. The newer anti-ageing & anti-pigmentation formula is on the left and the anti-ageing formula is on the right.As can be seen the newer anti-pigmentation formula is a different colour first and foremost, it has a slightly yellower hue, whereas the anti-ageing is white. The anti-pigmentation formula has a texture to my mind which is more akin to a moisturiser, it slips and slides over the skin and sinks in easily, the anti-ageing formula is more like a sunscreen. The instructions for both formulas is to apply to clean dry skin, post am cleanse and pre- any serums or moisturisers but one needs to allow at least twenty minutes post Ultrasun application before going on to apply any serums or moisturisers to allow for maximum absorption of the Ultrasun.And there is very little difference between the two products post application. For me the reason why I purchase and repurchase the anti-ageing & anti-pigmentation formula is because my age spots are fading and my skin looks more even in tone, and although I use many different types of products which could contribute to this overall perceived brightening of my skin, this single product is the constant re-purchase over the last two years.
Currently around £30 for 50mls from SpaceNK and from QVC
