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Use any non-sticky sun cream this summer?

Damojo

Now that the summer is coming to an end, did anyone discover any brand of sun cream over the past few months that is actually non-sticky and actually non-greasy? They all claim to be and they all feel horrible! As soon as I'm back indoors I have to wash them off or I'll be unable to focus on anything else.

I don't swim in the sun. "Water resistant" is just a code for "sticky". Is there any cream not specifically for spending all day in water? I remember Boots Soltan "Dry Touch Kids" about a decade ago that was actually comfortable, but they don't sell it any more.

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  • in reply to Zengarden🕉

    I used some of the Aldi and Lidl ones. They work really well but ... they feel sticky. (And, yes, it's probably just me, but what can I do?) I ended up using their SPF 15–30 face moisturisers as my main sunscreen.

    I think the closest I got this summer in a dedicated product was Riemann P20—a small sampler of their "FACE" sunscreen, which I used on my arms. That just felt slightly oily, rather than sticky.

    My problem is that if, after ten minutes, I can still tell I'm wearing it, I cannot think of anything else and I'm not a happy camper. It'll raise my meltdown-o-meter up a notch or two into the "irritable" region (amber alert) and then I need to be more careful about other triggers and I cannot relax. So, my main strategy is not to go outside much in the summer, which is a bit sad.