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by causi 1495 days ago
Zinc oxide for the best protection, titanium dioxide for less oil, less visibility, and less irritation of skin acne. At least 8% content for both. If you want to go expensive, La Roche-Posay Anthelios 60, if you want to go cheap try Coppertone Water Babies SPF 50 or Equate Ultra Protection SPF 50. Reapplying every few hours is important.
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beware with La Roche-Posay line! Well, most mega corp cosmetic chem corps have this exact same problem.

They use the exact same brand/package design/names for completely different products, depending on where you are.

For example, USA you get "Anthelios 60 Mineral", with 8% Ti dioxide and 6% zinc ox. In the EU you get 6% Ti diox and 12% zinc ox. In south america you get Oxybenzene and no minerals :shrug

Now, guess which one you will end up getting on the cheaper listings on amazon even in the USA.

This is gold, thank you