My Fave suncream for Prickly Heat - Sun Care Central Natural Tone

As holiday season is upon is I thought this would be a good time to tell you all about my fav sun cream ever!!!! I unfortunately suffer from prickly heat and those of you in the same boat know it can really ruin a holiday. Once that rash appears its bye bye sun tanning and hello stinging and burning. This sun cream is a prickly heat suffers dream!!

I worked in cancer services for a few years and it really woke me up to the dangers of sun tanning and I started to question myself, is a suntan (that in Ireland lets face it only lasts a couple of weeks anyway with our dreary weather) really worth damaging my skin and putting my health at risk really worth it?

We've all done it sat in the sun with no cream on, burnt to a crisp, suffered a bad nights sleep, and then had to deal with the peeling skin onslaught afterwards.


I first seen this sun cream when on holidays in Lanzarote a good few years ago, a sun care central adviser came to the pool and gave us a demo and a sun safety talk. What caught my attention was the promise of tanned legs something I never ever achieve. I've made my peace with those demons now though and realise I will never have brown legs unless I use fake tan and I'm ok with that.

This sun cream is 100% Natural and although its a little on the expensive side ranging from €19 - €22 for a 4oz bottle (the SPF 8 comes in a larger 8oz bottle) personally I think its 100% worth it!

The highest factor this sun cream comes in is SPF 25, this is the factor I would use on holidays. Sun care experts are fighting to have the higher SPF 50's and SPF 60's relabelled anyway as these still only offer 1% higher protect that SPF30. I have been using this sun cream for years now and the only time I burned with it was on holiday in Jamaica. I think a combination of cocktails, infrequent application and too much time in the pool where more to blame than the sun cream itself.

As I Said before its 100% natural with a blend of rose hip, aloe and titanium. It smells divine and leaves your skin feeling so soft and nourished. Not a lot of sun creams do this!!. The after sun is made with similar ingredients and I continue to use this as a lotion for months after. There is also an oil tan enhancer which you use in combination with the factor and ever alone!! For more information on the sun cream and tanning visit the sun care central FAQ page here

When I use the sun cream I can say with 100% honesty that I have never gotten prickly heat and I have always gotten a safe golden tan.

You can buy this sun cream here orders over €100 receive free shipping.

Watch out for the sun care advisers if you are visiting Spain or Portugal this year as you will save on the shipping too :)

I didn't purchase this sun cream for my recent holiday to Portugal :( and I completely regretted it. Although I didn't burn or get prickly heat which was a bonus I guess. I used Vichy capital soleil. It was very thick in consistency and rubbed off in balls when I applied throughout the day. :( so next trip to the sun at the end of the summer I will be sure to stock up on Natural tone before I go.

Have you any recommendations for me on sun cream?

Donna

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PS. I have not been sponsored to write this post and all opinions are my own