I am a little paranoid about sun exposure and I still manage to get sunburns on a regular basis. Really this is because I hate wearing sunscreen. This was especially bad a few years ago when I started using spray sunscreens because they seemed convenient. I ended up getting striped sunburns instead of just normal lobster sunburns. And, if you've never been sunburned in California, *don't start* because they will look at you like you are an alien. I don't know why Californians don't burn. Maybe they've been trained since childhood to put on sunscreen, maybe they have a special California happiness gene that repels sunlight, I don't know, but my husband's a native Californian and I'm from the East Coast and my Irish/German/English-American butt gets *burned* and apparently is worthy of staring at with fascination/repulsion.
*Anyway,* the point is that this sunscreen is great! because, since it's so thick, you know where you have applied it and you rub it in appropriately and you're done. I don't think it's possible to overspread it like other really thin sunscreens which means that you use the right amount to cover your skin. I also have sensitive skin and I don't find that it makes me break out (although I don't use it on my face unless I have to). It is slightly greasy, but I find that this feeling dissipates after about ten minutes.
The best part is that Beyond Coastal seems to last for quite a while. I know it is a good habit to reapply (what every 3-4 hours?), but I am lazy and usually don't and I don't get burned when I use this. I have also used Beyond Coastal and then gone in the water and still not gotten burned (not recommended!).
I am not someone that likes to think too much about all of the ways that we are poisoning ourselves with chemicals, but when I heard about the Environmental Working Group's study of sunscreens and the way that ingredients in typical sunscreens can break down with sun exposure, I wanted to find a product that would help avoid this problem. I like Beyond Coastal better than any other sunscreen I've used. I feel that it works better and I suspect that it's related to the ingredients they use. I also don't think it's coincidental that this product is better for my sensitive skin.
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Please resend me a new bottle of your product that isn’t defective.
Usually 5 stars but I did have a defective bottle that was leaking from the top sealed fissure above the beyond coastal logo, I squirted half of it all over my car.
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