What is the best sunblock for oily skin?

[shadowaddict]

I have combination skin and just recently tried a sample travel size of Shiseido Urban Environment 35 SPF. It spreads very easily, quickly, and dries matte. In fact, I use that as my makeup primer. Been using it every day for a week and I have not broken out from it. My face seems to like it, so I'm gonna slurge and buy the full size bottle, which retails for $30 at my local Macy's. If you have a Shiseido counter, you should ask them for a free sample to try it out first to see if your skin likes it. So far this sunscreen is the only one that does not give me the oilies! Love it.

I don't have a Shiseido counter but I can order it on Macys site. I just recently ordered a foundation and powder that have sunscreen and are suppose to be good for oily skin. I gave them a try today as I was just hanging out at home, didn't even walk outside. I put it over the Neutrogena Pure & Free Liquid Sunblock SPF 50. I used the Neutrogena kind of as a primer. I haven't used much from this brand but read these are really good. I did not get the oilies in my t-zone as I always do, especially around my nose. There was just a tad of shiny on each side of my nose after a couple of hours of doing housework, forehead and chin still great. I wore it for about 8-10 hrs.

The weird thing is when I tried to find it on the Macys site it wasn't under their makeup. It was under their sun products. I thought that was odd with them being foundations. I almost gave up. I'm going to give it a run in our upper 90's humid weather and see how it holds up.

The foundation is Shiseido Sun Protection Liquid Foundation and is in a bright blue bottle. it has an SPF of 42.
http://www1.macys.com/catalog/product/index.ognc?ID=226499&CategoryID=25899#fn=sp=1&spc=15

It's odd the powder is called a powder foundation but the article I read said to use together and it was not heavy at all on my face which I was afraid would happen. It is called Sun Protection Compact Foundation and it has an SPF of 34. The compact is the same bright blue. One thing I like is at first you buy the compact for $8 and the refills are $26 so you save a bit after the first one.
http://www1.macys.com/catalog/product/index.ognc?ID=226501&CategoryID=25677&LinkType=PDPZ1

I liked that on the right in red there is a "Ask Shiseido" and it is live chat with a Shiseido person. The person that I chatted with was very helpful in choosing a shade. I had kind of picked already but she helped in telling me which would be a little yellow or pink. If I don't like this I can return it to my Macys even though they don't carry it in store.

Sorry for the long post but thought someone might be interested in these products.

 

[milika]

thank you for the information actually im getting interested in shiseido brand

 

[milika]

after so many great ideas from all you, i decided to get the neutrogena ultra sheer dry-touch with spf 55. which i think is good and blends in well. if you want to try it out too you can go to the neutrogena website and get a 2 dollar coupon, i got mine for around 8 dollars at CVS. tomorrow i will tell you if it really works because i am going to Gilroy Gardens and i will need it a lot....
also i wrote down all the things you have post here and i will look at them, i promise and maybe post them on my blog
thank you and keep posting

 

[milika]

im so sorry for not put the review before but here is what i can tell you about the neutrogena ultra sheer dry-touch with spf 55. the first time i used it i went to the park and after like 5 hours in the sun i didnt get sunburn, maybe a little bit in the nose but nothing to be worried about also my boyfriend applied in his face and arms and he didnt get sunburn at all and he is white like paper so is a good product, the only thing that i didnt like was that made my face more light when i put the tinted moisturizer on top, so if you need a good sunscreen i would recommend this one.

 

[thursdaynxt19]

That's great that the Neutrogena one worked out for you!

 

[thepicketywitch]

after so many great ideas from all you, i decided to get the neutrogena ultra sheer dry-touch with spf 55. which i think is good and blends in well. if you want to try it out too you can go to the neutrogena website and get a 2 dollar coupon, i got mine for around 8 dollars at CVS. tomorrow i will tell you if it really works because i am going to Gilroy Gardens and i will need it a lot....
also i wrote down all the things you have post here and i will look at them, i promise and maybe post them on my blog
thank you and keep posting

This is the one I use too! I spent an entire day at Disneyland-the only places I got sunburned were the places I forgot to put it on!

 

[Nicala]

The Neutrogena one is great on my oily skin

 

[poupoune1607]

hello

The best sunscreen I've ever tried for my really oily skin in summer is this one :
http://www.kao.com/sg/biore/bio_perfect_milk_00.html
It really protects my fair skin, and my skin stay matte most of the day. I tried many others sunscreen (always in SPF50 for the face, because of fair skin + freckles) and they are always too greasy...
The only thing for the Kao Biore one, is that you have to order it on ebay or asian cosmetics site (as Ichibanko).

 

[milika]

i have never try this brand, but thanks. i love asian sites do you have a favorite seller from ebay?

hello

The best sunscreen I've ever tried for my really oily skin in summer is this one :
http://www.kao.com/sg/biore/bio_perfect_milk_00.html
It really protects my fair skin, and my skin stay matte most of the day. I tried many others sunscreen (always in SPF50 for the face, because of fair skin + freckles) and they are always too greasy...
The only thing for the Kao Biore one, is that you have to order it on ebay or asian cosmetics site (as Ichibanko).

 

[poupoune1607]

I haven't bought this one on ebay, so sorry I couldn't help but I've already boucht it on AdamBeauty and Ichibanko, without any problems.
Really, this stuff is magic! It protects your skin and really have a matifying effect.

 

[milika]

im gonna check the websites you said thank you

 

[poupoune1607]

 

[litelity]

Hi! Great to hear that you've found Neutrogena worked for you!

Since I was desperately searching for the best sunblock that won't leave me oily too during the summer, I'd like to share my finding here. Who knows the info might be valuable to someone

I am in Italy, and so after much searches, I found that the supposedly best sun screen in Europe is the one containing mexoryl. As with it the protection to the skin will be complete for both UVB and UVA (CMIIW, kinda forget the source here). This mexoryl is patented by L'oreal and exists in their line of La Roche-Possay and Vichy sunscreen.

My search has these three criteria :
- It should be the best one
- It should have high spf
- It should have a non-grassy formula

And so, with such criteria, I found that the one that's most recommended is : Anthelios XL SPF 50+ fluid extreme, tinted by La Roche-Possay. However, in my trips to 2 pharmacies and 1 drugstore section in a super store here I only found Anthelios XL SPF 50+ extreme in the form of cream (creme fondante/ melt-cream).

And my comment for this one is :
- it does the work
- at the first time using it, I noticed that it still has a bit of unpleasant smell of high SPF but after some times I get used to it I guess.
- it's would still feel a bit grassy at first, but just like when you're done wearing your moisturizer, but afterwards it would somehow seep to the skin and no more oily face for me

So, in case later you found this brand and was running out of your Neutrogena I definitely recommend this product