Review (5/5): Best physical sunscreen, I stopped looking for alternatives
This is basically my go-to sunscreen now. I love it so much, some people experience a white cast with it, even those with pale skin (mine is not that pale. NC 25 maybe? I do well with natural beige), but that hasn't been my experience at all. It goes on smoothly, protects well, high SPF, doesn't pill. Not sure if my layering helps - I layer a bunch of stuff beneath sunscreen (Paula's Choice salicylic acid, Hada Labo Premium Hyaluronic Acid Lotion, Vit C, HABA squalane, Vanicream moisturizer in the tube), and my husband can't even tell I have sunscreen on (usually he always complains about the white cast and how "I want to be pale". I don't dude, white cast is not intentional!)
Been using Japanese sunscreens for several years, chemical and physical. I have tried many Japanese physical sunscreens: &free whitening UV cream (excellent, except... it pills so that's a deal breaker), Biore UV Kids Pure Milk (absolutely the worst experience putting it on, it's a greasy mess, but once on the cast fades. It's accetapble as a budget option but I don't feel like torturing myself), Pigeon UV Baby Milk Waterproof (white cast noticeable, takes a while to fade, smells kinda zinc-y, but it would be my 2nd choice after the Shigaisen Yohou). Shigaisen Yohou is an absolute winner for me, and now it's available on Amazon US so I don't bother with anything else anymore.