SOLBAR ZINC Size: 4 OZ

by PERSON & COVEY

Product Features

• Solbar Zinc Sun Protection Cream gives ultra protection from the sun.
• It is a particularly effective barrier against the deep-penetrating UVA rays believed.
• Solbar Zinc becomes invisible when massaged onto the skin.
• It is classified as a Category I (safe and effective) skin protectant especially suited for daily use on sensitive skin.

Product Description

SOLBAR ZINC Size: 4 OZ

Product Details

• Item Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000GG13TU
• UPC: 300960688042
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,142 in Beauty (See Top 100 in Beauty)
  • #62 in Beauty > Skin Care > Sun > Skin Protection

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love the beach - but I love my life more: Having it both ways!, August 26, 2006

By 

D. Reinstein "marindavid" (Fairfax, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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All sunscreens are not the same. Even those listing the same degree of Sun Protection Factor (SPF) are not the same. Even those saying they provide a high percentage of both UVA and UVB protection are not the same. Knowing what the real differences are can give you information that can be, quite literally, life saving. Not only are the various chemical formulations different, but most of them provide ONLY `chemical' protection which, according to current dermatological thinking and research, is simply inadequate. A layer of `physical' protection is needed as an ingredient in sunscreen creams and lotions to assure a more complete safety screen for your body. Zinc Oxide is one of those physical sun blockers - and one most often recommended by professionals. It is found in this SOLBAR sunscreen which I have been using faithfully - since being diagnosed with a melanoma (which was successfully and completely) surgically removed. In my hopes to develop no more of these life-threatening growths, I have begun to use this product regularly and encourage you to give it some thought.

Most modern sunblocking preparations contain specific chemicals which DO provide some protection from the harmful rays of the sun - especially for those of us who were overexposed (and often burned) on the beach as children. (The vulnerability developed by those early exposures apparently never really goes away.)

The active ingredients include: Homosalate (10%), Octinoxate (7.5%) (both chemical protectors found in many other products AND Zinc Oxide (7.5%) - the physical protection ingredient that makes this cream MUCH more effective.

I am not a physician - so do not consider myself qualified to give a medical opinion.
However, as a melanoma survivor, I DO feel qualified (and even kind of compelled) to advise you about this product - and to suggest that, if you have doubts about what I am saying, to check with your own Physician or, if you have access to the specialty, a Board Certified Dermatologist. It is a bit more expensive than other brands - but how much is your health, safety and life worth?

I love the beach - but I love my life more. How wonderful to be able to enjoy the first without fearing that it will lead to the premature conclusion of the second. Give it a try!

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sure works, October 10, 2007

By 

Swimmerman (Greenwich, CT) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: SOLBAR ZINC Size: 4 OZ (Misc.)

This was recommended by my dermatologist, and at least one other dermatologist I know. When I remember to use it, and I do almost all the time, it prevents me from getting sunburned, and I swim at midday for an hour at a time. And it stays on even in the water.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Solbar Sunscreen, June 24, 2010

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Tina Hawk "TinaV" (Texas) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: SOLBAR ZINC Size: 4 OZ (Misc.)

This sunscreen was recommended by a very good friend. I order it on-line because I cannot find it in stores. I use it on my face and neck in the summer as a substitute for my face cream. I believe it does a great job. The shipping was very very quick and the shipping price was very reasonable also..which is always a plus when you have to order on-line.