Top 5 Sunscreens



New-Age, Non-Filmy Sun Protection

Planning a seaside vacation? A weekend trip to the lake, perhaps? If your travels involve taking in copious amounts of sun, you'll want to pack one of GAYOT.com's Top 5 Sunscreens in your suitcase. Free of old-school chemicals and compounds that leave an unflattering filmy residue, these smart suntan lotions offer broad spectrum protection in a hypo-allergenic, affordable form. Whichever sun cream you choose, remember to apply it liberally and often!


California Baby SPF 30 + Sunblock Stick
When we first had children, all products seemed potentially lethal. Sunscreen? We might as well slather our innocent infants in toxins. Then we discovered California Baby, which is still our go-to sunscreen now that the kids survived the toddler age. (Selma Blair is reportedly a fan of the brand.) This USA-made, organic, sustainably grown, allergy-tested line isn't on the cheap side, but you'll feel good putting it on your wee ones because it's PABA-free, non-chemical, fragrance-free, water resistant and hypoallergenic. Its main ingredient is a micronized titanium dioxide. Our fave is the easy-application sunblock stick, which is perfect for feisty small faces wiggling away from Mom's fiddling fingers, and thick enough not to wash off easily in the pool or ocean.


Cetaphil UVA/UVB Defense SPF 50 Facial Moisturizer
Cetaphil, the savior of allergic and sensitive skin from coast to coast, makes sunscreen? We didn't know either until we discovered this brilliant facial moisturizer with a whopping 50 SPF. Cetaphil face wash is recommended by doctors, pediatricians, facialists and make-up artists as one of the safest, most sensitive soap alternatives, and we feel as strongly about this fragrance-free, non-comedogenic (doesn't clog pores), non-greasy, easily absorbing sun screen. It's made with micronized titanium dioxide, the newer variation of this ingredient, which leaves no white residue! Chances are, with Cetaphil you won't break out and are unlikely to have an allergic reaction. It's clean, inexpensive and great for non-fussy types.

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