The latest innovation in sun protection comes in the form of 50+ sunscreens that have recently been introduced onto the Australian market. Living with such harsh and hot weather makes wearing the strongest sun protection possible an absolute necessity. I was recently offered the chance to trial Ella Bache’s Great 50+Face Saver Active for the face and the Ella Bache Great 50+ Sportsbloc Active for the body.
Ella Baché’s SPF 50+ range from the leaders in advanced skincare not only provides balanced UVA/B broad spectrum but offers an exclusive super-fruit complex combined with moisturising and protective skincare benefits. The natural ingredients include pomegranate, cranberry, grape seed, lanolin, macadamia nut oil, squalane from olive oil and vitamin E delivering a valuable second line of defence by providing additional protection and moisturisation. SPF50+ provides the highest protection against UV induced premature ageing.
Over the weekend I was fortunate enough to spend a weekend out on Lake Eildon on a houseboat and spent loads of time swimming, tubing and laying on a lilo getting some sun. In amongst all the relaxing and activities my boyfriend and I made sure we applied plenty of 50+ sunscreen and we both had very different opinions of the product.
I was expecting something quite white and thick however the Ella Bache sunscreens are more of a thick gel like consistency, I found the product quite difficult to work into the skin and it has an extremely greasy texture, making it very difficult to wash off – this is good if you are swimming and in the water constantly but frustrating if you want to wash it off your hands. I found that even though it went on clear it seemed to turn slightly white on the skin once your skin was wet which was a little strange. I found it way too oily and greasy for my face and unfortunately my already oily to begin with skin freaked out and I broke out with a couple of pimples after the first day using these products but I’m glad to report that I didn’t get burnt at all. Unfortunately I won’t re-use this product because my skin reacted badly to the oily and greasy texture, something like Invisible Zinc agrees much better with my skin.
My boyfriend on the other hand really enjoyed the sunscreen, he’s not as fussy about texture and greasiness so for him it worked a treat. Not a single sunburn after three very hot days out and about in the sunshine so he would very gladly continue to keep using the products.
Great 50+Face Saver Active retails for $44 for a 130ml tube or $69 for a 375ml pump.
Great 50+ Sportsbloc Active retails for $44 for mls.
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I remember when I first started flying overseas and I saw ’50+’ sunscreens. I asked my pharmacist about it and he said they were the same as 30+, just a different number. I wonder if that has changed at all, or if its just a new way for companies to sell products? I think $44 is a bit steep even for the strongest factor sun cream, it is much less overseas even in places that need it as much as Australia…
It’s an interesting topic and definitely overpriced, we used up the entire body sunscreen over the course of the weekend so very pricey to keep re-purchasing. I’ve been reading up on sunscreens but I’m still a big believer in just staying out of the sun as much as I possibly can.