Due to the strict control of the FDA, American sunscreen has been criticized for its old ingredients and poor sense of use, and Elta MD is obviously not among them. As a skin care brand often recommended by dermatologists in the United States, its product line is composed of three basic skin care camps: cleansing, moisturizing, and sunscreen, with simple and direct effects, which also invisibly fits the psychology of minimalist skin care for straight men.
 
Elta MD's sunscreen is a sunscreen recommended by The Skin Cancer Foundation of America. Its star product, Clear Skin Care Triple Barrier Sunscreen, has a sunscreen value of SPF45 and is composed of 9% zinc oxide and 7.5% cinnanate to form a typical physicochemical combined sunscreen system. Zinc oxide is an extremely widely used ultraviolet reflector, which not only has a good protective effect, but also is mild and stable. In order to deal with the whitening problem of zinc oxide, the Zano®10 zinc oxide used in this sunscreen has smaller and more regular molecular particles, which can better cover the skin to form a protective film, and has good transparency, and the whitening degree of the upper face is greatly reduced. Cinnamate is a UVB absorber with strong protection and good skin feel. With butylene glycol, vitamin E and other moisturizing substances, the product presents a creamy shape with good spreadability, easy to apply, does not dry, is not easy to rub mud, and does not contain fragrances, and can be washed off with cleansing. However, due to zinc oxide's oil-controlling effect, this sunscreen is more suitable for normal to oily skin.
 
Elta MD also has a number of purely physical sunscreens, among which UV PHYSICAL with an SPF41 protection value is suitable for daily use. Infused with 9% Zano®10 zinc oxide and 7% titanium dioxide, it is cleverly toned to create a creamy texture like foundation, which can effectively avoid whitening compared to Neutrogena's pure physical model. However, the color rendering of its pigment is far less strong than that of foundation, so you don't have to worry that the color will not match the skin tone, and you can try it for non-very white skin tones. Purely physical sunscreen has a strong ability to reflect light, provided that a complete sunscreen film is formed, but also because of the granular distribution of the film, it is very easy to cause mud rubbing. Therefore, it is better to apply it in a light pat rather than back and forth, and it can be layered in small amounts and many times, which is generally more troublesome than chemical or physicochemical sunscreen, but it is the gentlest sunscreen option for extremely sensitive skin and those recovering from surgery.
 
Elta MD can be purchased through e-commerce platforms in China, and the packaging of sunscreen products is mainly divided into two specifications: 85g and 198g, which are slightly more expensive, selling about 180 yuan to 350 yuan per stick. The 198g large packaging uses vacuum pump bottles, which fully ensures stability and is more cost-effective.