Hot weather calls for a drastic increase in sunscreen when you are as “pale and interesting” as I am. I hate the feel of heavy creams on my face during hot weather though, so I try to find creams and lotions that double up with a decent level of SPF in them. I do struggle in hot weather as I have dry and often dehydrated skin, but in hot weather I just find that I’ll sweat SPF off (an attractive thought I know…).
I’ve been using two creams this summer, both of which I rate, so thought I’d share!
I picked up the Natio moisturiser in Tesco, after my local branch had a big revamp and added a bigger and better beauty section which included some great natural and organic brands. I picked this up as I liked the look of the brand, the packaging, and the SPF 30 plus rating.
This contains rosehip, lavender and lemon – its easily absorbed but hydrates my skin well – I suspect that this would be too heavy for oilier skin types. I took this on holiday with me recently, and it worked well even in very hot weather – I can vouch for its SPF qualities too, as I didn’t experience any facial burning at all, and this was pretty much all I used on my face. I do tend to avoid sitting in strong sunshine though when I’m on holiday…
My skin felt sufficiently well hydrated without any oily or greasy residue, and I didn’t experience any breakouts whilst using it – and I do continue to use this.
I actually liked the scent of this lotion, but if you are particularly averse to either rose or lavender then this might not be the cream for you.
This cost me around £12-13 in Tesco.
I also like the Body Shop Vitamin C daily moisturiser, which is £11 and available instore and online.
This has a slightly lighter texture than the Natio so would suit a more wide range of skintypes. This is the one I go for when I feel like I need something really light. I love the scent of this one, which is light and citrussy, and the ease with which this sinks in. I also like the fact that this does seem to leave my skin looking a little less dull with repeated use. As to the SPF – I can’t say I’m as confident with this one, but that’s literally because I picked this up after I came back from my holiday – It works fine in the UK though, and acts as a decent sunscreen. It may be that the slightly thicker texture of the Natio one makes me psychologically believe that it works better as a sunscreen though!
What are your favourite SPF containing daily moisturisers?
Disclaimer – both items were purchased by me.
god, you’re good at writing. If times allows for it, I’d love to read from your blog more often. I loved loved the smell of the vitamin c moisturiser. It’s divine and it’s very me (anything with oranges, citrus and that kind of thing and I am there) but it didn’t agree with me: no reaction or anything but I dont think it’s nourishing enough. Problem is that I was so confident that this would suit me that I bought 2 tubes right away. Eeek. My fave moisturiser with spf in it is a cheapo from superdrug (vitamin e range) from the same range as their hot cloth cleanser. For some reason it ‘curdles’ with my boots no.7 bb cream (i hope you know what I mean by curdle but I haven’t found it doing it with anything else. It smells just like the hot cleanser, cocoa meet coconut meet sun cream type of smell, I wish it had more ‘natural’ ingredients in it, the whole list of ingredients sounds like a chemical potion lol, but my god, I love this stuff. Bought 2 more yesterday. I think my skin is much better hydrated than it was a few months ago, since I’ve started using a toner but I think I need to stay away from moisturisers which don’t specifically say ‘super moisturising’ or ’12 hour moisture’ or ‘deep drench crap yaddi yadda. I so wanted to love the bodyshop one. booooooooo xx
Hey lovely – and thank you for the lovely comment too – you made my day
Thats such a shame that the BS lotion doesn’t suit you, but I know what you mean – I would have to use something more enriching in cooler weather, as this just wouldn’t be enough… I love love LOVE the superdrug vitamin e range – the hot cloth cleanser is one of my faves, and the eye cream is superb.
xxx