Review: Innisfree Perfect UV protection essence water base SPF50+ PA+++

Volume: 50ml

Price: £12.13 / $16 – Can purchase on Innisfree’s website: HERE

Main ingredients: Hyaluronic Acid / Sunflower oil (soothing) / Centella Asiatica (Soothing as well)

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Who’s it for?:

-People who don’t like white cast

– People with dry skin (this is moisturising)

-People who want a high SPF rating

Who wont like it?:

-People with oily skin (this had no oil-control for me and was extremely dewy to the point of making me look greasy)

-People whose eyes are sensitive to sun screen (this stung my eyes)

Texture:

-Absorbs very well into skin THAT IS DRY. I.e. my hand is dry so the sun screen soaks in very nicely, very little shine. Now if my hand was oily and I applied this sun screen – it would be glistening in the sun.

-Feels like milk/essence – very light.

It looks milky white when applied (before rubbing in). Comes out very light but doesn’t drip down my hand
After rubbing in – absolutely no white cast.

What I didn’t like: 

The stinging (when I rubbed my eyes / sweated, this stung – other sun screens have not done this for me).

The oiliness/greasiness (because I have oily skin)

The fragrance – this has a Ctirus-like scent.

Would I repurchase?: 

No BUT that is because this does not suit my skin type. Dry skins should like this. I really do like the fact that this didn’t give me white cast – appreciate it.

Full ingredients (taken from their website): 

WATER, ETHYLHEXYL METHOXYCINNAMATE, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, HOMOSALATE, GLYCERIN, ETHYLHEXYL SALICYLATE, DIETHYLAMINO HYDROXYBENZOYL HEXYL BENZOATE, CAMELLIA SINENSIS LEAF EXTRACT, OCTOCRYLENE, CETYL ETHYLHEXANOATE, 1,2-HEXANEDIOL, CURCUMA LONGA (TURMERIC) ROOT EXTRACT, SALVIA HISPANICA SEED EXTRACT, CYCLOPENTASILOXANE, BEHENYL ALCOHOL, HYDROXYACETOPHENONE, POLYGLYCERYL-3 METHYLGLUCOSE DISTEARATE, FRAGRANCE, SACCHARIDE HYDROLYSATE, PROPANEDIOL., TROMETHAMINE, CARBOMER, ACRYLATES/C10-30 ALKYL ACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER, DIMETHICONE/VINYL DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, SODIUM HYALURONATE, POLYACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER-6, HYDROGENATED LECITHIN, PHENOXYETHANOL, CERAMIDE NP, CENTELLA ASIATICA EXTRACT, PORTULACA OLERACEA EXTRACT, PEG-10 RAPESEED STEROL, DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL, GLYCERYL STEARATE, GLYCERETH-20, T-BUTYL ALCOHOL, HELIANTHUS ANNUUS (SUNFLOWER) SEED OIL, HAMAMELIS VIRGINIANA (WITCH HAZEL) LEAF EXTRACT, OCTYLDODECANOL, CITRUS UNSHIU PEEL EXTRACT, CAMELLIA JAPONICA LEAF EXTRACT, ORCHID EXTRACT, OPUNTIA COCCINELLIFERA FRUIT EXTRACT, ECHIUM PLANTAGINEUM SEED OIL, HELIANTHUS ANNUUS (SUNFLOWER) SEED OIL UNSAPONIFIABLES, CARDIOSPERMUM HALICACABUM FLOWER/LEAF/VINE EXTRACT, CITRIC ACID, SODIUM BENZOATE, POTASSIUM SORBATE

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