Smells like chocolate and it works too.
I use sunscreen like crazy, I have very sensitive skin to both products and the sun so I am always trying out various types to see what works well for me. I jumped on the opportunity to try this sunscreen for free* to review since I can go through it so quickly and sunscreen can be expensive. Now it's winter right now, but I live in Northern CA so most days the sun is still shining and I tested this out one day that I was out and about and knew I would be spending some time in the sun. It's not about heat, but sun exposure and I've been known to burn during winter in the snow even. Overall it worked just fine, if I was around stronger sun exposure and in and out of the water I would want to apply it more often or to use a higher SPF which this doesn't currently come in. As someone who burns easily I take my sun screen seriously so I wouldn't recommend something that won't work well for me, because it definitely would not work for others. My kids are definitely not as sensitive to the sun as I am and this will be a good one for them to use as well, they usually use the lower SPFs that I have on hand during the summer.<br /><br />Now this is a kids sun screen so it might sound weird that as an adult I am trying it out, but as mentioned above I have sensitive skin so often I buy children's or babies sun screens because they don't irritate my skin as much as some of the other adult ones can. The other thing I hate about having to live with constantly using sunscreen is the greasy feel and the gross sun screen smell. I really hate both. This sun screen is made with more natural ingredients and is made not just to block the sun but to also moisturizes as well. This is a slightly brown/grey color but once blended into the skin you can no longer see the tint. It blends and soaks in quickly and doesn't leave behind a sticky or greasy feeling that name brand sun screens can. The sun can also be drying to the skin and I felt like this moisturized my skin well.<br /><br />Now the main perk of the sun screen is the smell, they scent it with some cocoa giving it a chocolate scent to appeal to kids. Well I love chocolate and not smelling like sun screen so I really liked the smell. It wasn't too strong and didn't bother my allergies to scents. I would say the scent lingers on your skin for about 30 minutes after which I no longer smelled it. If your hungry or craving candy it might bother you but other wise I found it fun and it made me happy smelling it.<br /><br />I did think that this product was a bit expensive when I first saw it, it was running around $19 but Amazon prices can quickly fluctuate in any direction so that might not be the current price. The would be about double what you would normally pay for a name brand product in stores, plus shipping and that's why I thought it was pricy. However when you think about those commercial products they smell funny, are greasy or sticky feeling and are full of all kinds of who knows what chemicals. This product costs more, but is made with more natural ingredients that will probably be better for your skin in the long run.<br /><br />*regardless of getting this sun screen for free this is my 100% honest opinion.
Rating: 5 stars