Lotus Daily Multi-Function Sunblock SPF 70 PA+++ Review
Today my review is on a sunblock with which I have been having a love-hate relationship ever since I started using it. It’s more of a hate relationship than love (want to know why, then move on to read further).
Price:Â INR 495 for 60 g, now INR 515
Product Claims:
A revolutionary, preservative-free, light weight formulation containing potent herbal extracts, it provides
- High UVA & UVB Protection.
- Tan Prevention.
- Prevention of brown spots & pigmentation.
- Skin Lightening and anti-wrinkle benefits.
- Protection from freckles, sun spots & sun burn.
- Anti-ageing properties.
- Helps in preventing skin cancer.
- Carrot & Avocado Extracts: healing properties that soften, smoothen and nourish skin.
- Preservative free safe formula.
- The easy to blend texture gives non sticky and clean feel.
Ingredients:Â
Water, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Benzophenone-3, Phospholipids, Butylene Glycol, Titanium Dioxide, Light Liquid Paraffin, Hydrogenated Polyisobutylene, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, Glycerin, PEG 30 Dipolyhydroxystearate, Octyl Hydroxy Stearate, Isopropyl Myristate, Daucus carota (Carrot) Oil, Persea americana (Avocado) Extract, Cyclopentasiloxane, Magnesium Sulphate, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Caprylyl Glycol and Glycerin.
My Take on Lotus Daily Multi-Function Sunblock SPF 70:
I think this sunblock have all the qualities a good sunblock should have, I mean look at the SPF, its UVA protection factor (PA+++), its texture and the oil free, preservative free claims. All these things are enough to blow your mind off and pick up this sunscreen- this is why I picked it up and now, I don’t know how to end using it.
The texture of the sunblock is soft and smooth, it spreads and absorb nicely giving a moisturized healthy glow. This is what I love about it, it feels like a tinted moisturizer and gives sheer coverage and brighter skin immediately on application. The smell is also very nice, feels refreshing and soothing, does not feel strong or irritating at all. Now coming to the hate part, why I don’t like this sunblock! It’s because it gives me hell lot of troubles the day I use it, ya you heard me right, I can wear it nicely and happily for a single day and the next day when I wake up, I see my face full of prickly heat, if you know that small itchy thing you get in summers and for me there’s no season for that itchy thing on my face if I have used this sunblock. I used it a week ago in a hurry not realizing how hazardous after effects it gives me and like always my face was filled with itchy prickly heat which takes the face of breakouts after 3-4 days, ya this is the case with me when I use this sunblock so I hate it more than I love it for its qualities.
I know I maybe the first one giving this sunblock a bad review but trust me I’m always true to my words and doesn’t go on writing what everyone else is telling you, if I have a bad experience with a product, I give it bad reviews and if I have a good experience I give it good reviews. Don’t know what maybe the case with me getting allergic to this product as I don’t have sensitive skin, it may be the tube either (and I can’t buy another tube for 500 bucks to test how that will feel on my skin) or it maybe one of the ingredients that I might be allergic to!
While searching a bit online to what ingredient in this sunscreen I can be allergic to- I found out that I developed contact dermatitis which is an itchy blistering skin rash caused by coming in contact to certain substance present in a sunscreen. On searching a bit more, I found out what ingredients in sunscreens can cause contact dermatitis, I’m listing them down below.
- Para-Aminobenzoic Acid (PABA)
- Benzophenones
- Cinnamates
- Salicylates
- Dibenzoylmethanes
- Octocrylene
This sunblock has benzophenones in it as a top 4th ingredient and I got badly allergic to it due to which I got blistering itchy rashes over my face and I thought them to be prickly heat. Remember, not everyone may be allergic to these ingredients as I was but it’s always better to avoid such ingredients than to take any risk.
See what mess its cap gets!!
BML Rating:Â 2/5
Bye bye people, I’ll be on a mini vacation for 3-4 days. If possible, I’ll keep you updated with the posts but I don’t think I’ll be able to write posts in these days so don’t miss me much and wait for me as I’ll be back soon :D
I think its breaking u out because of carrot, remember dat aroma magic carrot sunscreen u reviewed? u said it gave u bumps.. and yea i dono wat to do with these prickly heat, after fever effects :( spf 70 is good but what to do with it if it has these many disadvantages… tinted? oh i gave up using lotus spf 40 cuz its tinted.. i strtd sweating all orangey.. and it was patchy after that (in peaks of summer) … a skip for sure :)
I think its breaking u out because of carrot, remember dat aroma magic carrot sunscreen u reviewed? u said it gave u bumps.. and yea i dono wat to do with these prickly heat, after fever effects :( spf 70 is good but what to do with it if it has these many disadvantages… tinted? oh i gave up using lotus spf 40 cuz its tinted.. i strtd sweating all orangey.. and it was patchy after that (in peaks of summer) … a skip for sure :) and yes do post ur pics in instagram :)Have fun :)
Ya that also can be the reason, carrot also breaks me out beside benzophenone in it which is particularly responsible for blistering skin rash, prickly heat can be treated by washing face with fuller’s earth instead of using a face wash. Hehe ya this one is also tinted. Will post my pics, thanks Vaishu :D
Oh! Shd always chk d ingredients list carefully den.. oh i used fabindia tea tree toner n den clincin gel to get rid of doz and yea it was gone in 4 to 7 days completely :D
I had a similar experience with this. I just thew the tube after 2 or 3 uses.
BTW Happy vacation Arzoo :-*
Hehe really you too Laks, I’m also throwing it now, thank you :)
SPF 70 .. thats amazing but was not expecting breakouts from this ! I have already got acne prone skin so would definitely by skipping it.. thanks for your honest review Arzoo !
Glad you liked the review :)
Too bad this didn’t work for you Arzoo… Allergies are indeed bad :-(
I hv tried this and found it decent enough for me…. :-)
Good review as ever
Thanks Tarry, ya don’t know why it didn’t work for me.
Oh no, bad that it dint work out for you. I loveee this sunscreen, I use it everyday. But I have oily skin thats why maybe? This can be a little drying if you have dry skin.
I know that it works really well for you but I’m allergic to benzophenone in it.
will stay away from this, thanks for the review dear :)
Glad I could be of help :)
Oh My… I am staying away from this…I have sensitive skin too so definitely skipping it..
Beautifully reviewed Babe! :)
Aww sad it turned out that way for you arzoo…i have tried lotus sunscreen …this one too…but i dint face any such situation..did you check the date if ut got expured or not…anyway enjoy Nd have fun..will miss you :*
awww so bad it gave u bad skin reaction.. i would definitely stay away from it :) happy vacation :-*
Oh Arzoo.. I had high expectations of this.. But my skin also can be sensitive at times…
good review..
Aaw sad that you didn’t like it so much :( I have used it and it worked fine for me. :)
Enjoy your vacations dear.. Lotus SPF40 matte has been perfect for me but didnt got a chance to test this SPF 70 one.. though it looked all nice but breakouts.. :O :O .. not acceptable!!
I have tried Lotus sunscreens previously they seemed ok. Sad to know you had break outs. Enjoy your vacation
I ma so head over heels in love with my loreal sunscreens that i am in no mood to change :D But breaking out…*no*
Wow well reviewed dear. .. Thanks for sharing with us …. will stay away from it :)
Enjoy your vacation :*
I have already used this sunblock and after one use I gave it to my friend. hahahahah
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thanks for pointing it out. I used the spf 40 version and did not cause any allergic reaction on me and i loved spf 50 more than spf 40. will stay away from spf 70 for the best :)
I got a bad allergy 3 weeks back and I took treatment which took 3 weeks to help. We did not know what caused the allergy . So I changed all my products . Today my allergy was gone completely so I applied this spf 70 lotus sunscreen again . And now I have got the allergy back on. My face is red, full of bumps and super itchy. Just realised that this what I am allergic to. Will have to see the doc again tommrow.I so wish I had read this review before buying this sunscreen.
Also from what I gathered, it’s high spf that can cause allergy to some people. As for lotus sunscreen I have never had allergy when I used spf 50 lotus sunscreen. It only happened with spf70 lotus sunscreen.
I experienced this allergy too!!! It’s super itchy. What’s the cream recommended by your dermatologist?
Even i got allergy from this product and even bb cream of lotus with sunscreen gave me recent years allergy which i am going through
I too got lots of bumps on my face after first use of lotus SPF 70 recently…The first bad experience with lotus products ….