SmartShield SPF 30 Oil-Free Sunscreen Review and Giveaway

As sunscreen products go (particularly those who use chemicals instead of mineral blockers – you can learn more about that in Kate’s post “The Science of Sunscreen“), this stuff does everything it says. I tested it for two hours in the sun (C. and I were planting tomato plants yesterday. We’re thrilling, I know) and didn’t burn.

Plus – and this is the really miraculous part – it absorbed into my skin like lotion. It wasn’t greasy, didn’t leave a slimy residue… just sank in and stayed.

Here’s a little bit about the SmartShield brand:

In 1992, our family found out Harl’s freckle wasn’t a freckle. It was a precancerous spot.

We were like most people. We knew we should wear sunscreen, but we didn’t always do it. Sunscreen was always too messy, too greasy and too smelly. So, we set out to develop a sunscreen that people would want to use. A tough sunscreen that absorbed quickly into the skin, provided all-day protection, and didn’t interfere with our everyday activities.

We wanted a smarter sunscreen: Non-oily, light on the skin and eco-friendly.

We found the perfect formula in 1995. And people love it. When they feel it on their skin, they’re hooked.

I do have to say, I’d probably like the product more if it were mineral blockers, not chemical (they use Avobenzone, Octinoxate, Octisalate, Octocrylene and Padimate… say those 5x fast!), but it does seem to do what it advertises. The product is $11.99 for a 4.5 oz. bottle at SmartShield.com (but those of you who want to shop need to use the coupon code Sun2 for $2 off ANY online order).

WIN IT!

You can get your very own bottle of SmartShield sunscreen right here on Beauty Debutante! Here’s how:

1. Leave a comment telling us one thing you like about the SmartShield brand (need more info? Head over to their website)

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This giveaway will run for one week and end on June 24, 2010 at 11:59pm EST. Thanks for entering, and good luck!

Love,
JP

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