18. A Nivea sunscreen so you can give your skin the UV protection it needs without clogging your pores and causing breakouts.
BuzzFeed editor Melanie Aman notes why this is one of her fave sunscreens:
“As someone who grew up in the Sunshine State, I have a love-hate relationship with sunscreen. I have distinct memories of slathering goopy white sunscreen on my face before rowing practice in high school and hating how thick and greasy it felt on my face. TBH that’s been my experience with most sunscreens; they’re heavy, extremely oily (even the ones that claim to sink in quickly), and they always leave behind a white cast. Or they absorb quickly but dry out my skin, making any dry patches extremely noticeable.
This sunscreen has raised the bar, which honestly was like an inch off the ground because of how much I’ve been burned by sunscreens in the past, for what a sunscreen should feel like. It’s lightweight but not runny, and it sinks into my skin so quickly without leaving a white cast. (Reviewers with darker skin also echo me here!) I am prone to those annoying little forehead bumps but this hasn’t triggered any in the four-ish months that I’ve been using it. Plus, it hasn’t set off any cheek maskne, which I experienced with other thicker sunscreens. At ~$13 it is a steal and I will buy all of it on Amazon if you don’t snag a bottle for yourself.”
Get it from Amazon for $12.99.
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