Anthelios XL sunblock – SPF 60 – 3oz – with Mexoryl

10 Review to this product

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  George Souza
  June 12th, 2010 on 5:02 pm

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  John Stossel did a report on this state of the art sunscreen that has been used all over the world, but not FDA approved for the USA. I have been looking for it for 2 years since the report. It really works well. I’m a Physical Education teacher and I spend many hours outside in sunny California. This works well; and it feels really good on my face.
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  Tuppy
  June 13th, 2010 on 7:55 pm

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  I have been using the Anthelios XL spf60 creme on my face for several months. I have lupus and live at a high altitude, so need serious sun protection that is appropriate for sensitive skin. I was using Fallene – Total Block SPF 60 Tinted Oil-Free Cover-Up 2 Fl. oz. / 59 ml, which was a great matte foundation, but I seem to have developed an allergy to it. The Anthelios is not as greasy as some, and I find that I can wear it under makeup, as long as I let it soak in and dry a bit, then lightly dab the shine off my t-zone before applying Jane Iredale PurePressed Mineral Powder with a loose brush. I opt for Vanicream Sunscreen Sensitive Skin SPF 60 – 4 oz on other areas of exposed skin because it is cheaper (I found it at my local Walgreens pharmacy). Vanicream is way too greasy for the face, but it is also effective and leaves no white cast/smudges.
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  James Saunders
  June 14th, 2010 on 5:56 pm

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  this is the best sunscreen that I know of. It is not greasy and needs to be rubbed in all the way, it will not really soak in otherwise. It protects against ALL sunlight that might harm you or your skin. I received the product in good condition all it took a while to be sent.
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  Lynn Harnett
  June 14th, 2010 on 10:28 pm

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  Sure, it’s a little expensive, but it works. Love the 15 for moisturizing protection every day, but this is the stuff for boating, beaching, etc. It’s heavier than the 15, but feels better than most other sunscreens available and gives better protection.
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  I. Harvey
  June 15th, 2010 on 4:13 pm

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  i am on hormone replacement which renders my skin photosensitive. no matter how much of any other sunblock i ever used, i would still get melasma (dark spots).then i heard about this product which contains mexoryl, the gold standard of sun protection in europe for years.

  it works! plus, as a bonus, it moisturizes just brilliantly. my skin glows.
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  Mudge's daughter
  June 16th, 2010 on 12:02 am

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  I spent 11 days in Aruba without burning! The protection was what “the doctor ordered”. My skin was always moist and silky smooth. This is the best protection I have ever used.
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  TCS
  June 16th, 2010 on 3:13 pm

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  Great Product and difficult to find locally. This sunscreen is very useful especially if you have sun sensitive skin which has a tendency for discoloration with sun exposure. Thanks Amazon!!
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  Stewart
  June 16th, 2010 on 4:16 pm

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  Have used for 2 years+. Got it from Canada originally. Use no other. Anthelios XL sunblock – SPF 60 – 3oz – with Mexoryl
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  Y. Andersen
  June 17th, 2010 on 4:20 am

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  Excelent. This sunscreen is not greasy and does not ball up like others do when you try to wear them under foundation. It is protecting my skin from the Southern California sun. I’d tan right through other foundations unless they were really heavy and greasy ones.
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  aikanae
  June 17th, 2010 on 10:30 am

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  Amazing. Mexoyrl was available in the rest of the world for 13-17 years before being approved by the FDA – with no additional testing, no explanation for the delays (FYI Most of the world have more restrictive regulations on cosmetics v. U.S. regs). Mexoyrl is available in many products elsewhere as a generic (along with >5 other newer sunscreen developments). But because it’s “new” in the U.S. the patent starts all over again here and some products that have it as an ingredient elsewhere, have disappeared entirely from store shelves in the U.S.

  What does that mean? It means I now pay MORE for Mexoyrl products than I did importing it illegally (which was never strictly enforced anyway). It has become LESS available, not more.

  For decades people petitioned the FDA for Mexoyrl, including dermatologists because there is no equal -not even close. The ingredients currently used in sunscreens against UVA (read cancer-causing rays) are not stable and may even be harmful to your skin. Consumer Reports called them snake oils, class action lawsuits were filed against 9 major manufactueres including coppertone, johnson, neutrogenia.

  Mexoyrl is 99% effective, stable in the sun (not photosensitive), does not react with minerals (like in tints that leave older ingredients ineffective or harmful) and like I said, nothing else comes close in the U.S.

  The backlash after it’s approval has lead many well-meaning consumer type organizations that don’t do their own testing to over-estimate the claims from the snake oil manufacturers. The latest FDA rating standards do not rate what the effectiveness is 10 min. after it’s applied, in the sun. They are almost meaningless.

  I have life-threatening skin cancer. This is no joke and the discrepancy between the truth and propaganda is costing lives.

  No sunscreen is a free pass to be in the sun, esp. during the worst times when the sun is closest. The sun now is not the same as what I was exposed to growing up. Sunscreen is not the first line of protection, shade is. There are very cheap laundry additives that can raise a tshirt rating from a 4 to a 50, plus being stable in the sun. That’s better than a cream. Something is not better than nothing when exposure to the sun is increased (evidence for the lawsuit included rates of skin cancer were increasing despite use of sunscreens).

  Skin cancer is expensive, disfiguring and can be life threatening. What people do at 20, they will pay for at 40. The ages are lowering along with the epidemic growth.

  Save thousands in wrinkle treatments, anti-aging products and makeup by protecting your skin now. Sun protection added to tinted makeup is a joke. It’s physically impossible just like claims to be ‘waterproof’ or all day protection. Mexoryl is 99% effective screening UVA rays.

  If you import your own then you can get others that work with tinted makeup.