I’ve been testing more natural Korean sunscreens with mineral UV filters and my favorite find so far has been the Pestlo Safe Recipe Sun Essence SPF 50. Using zinc oxide and titanium dioxide to provide a high sun protection factor of SPF 50, the Safe Recipe sunscreen provides adequate protection, has a very enjoyable texture and consistency and dries matte. Read on for my Pestlo Safe Recipe Sun Essence sunscreen review.

Pestlo Safe Recipe Sunscreen Benefits

The Pestlo Safe Recipe has a robust ingredients list filled with plenty of good-for-your-skin ingredients. I’m not a fan of a couple of them, but there are so many nourishing ingredients that protect the skin like Ceramides and Panthenol.

Here are Pestlo Safe Recips benefits:

• A physical sunscreen with SPF 50+, PA++++ that forms a thin film on the skin to bounce away UV rays, providing instant UVA and UVB protection while deeply hydrates the skin.
• Formulated with EWG green grade ingredients and completed skin irritation test, suitable even for sensitive skin.
• Contains Panthenol (10,000 ppm) and Ceramide (1 ppm) to soothe irritated skin, strengthen the skin barrier and replenish hydration, leaving healthy and hydrated skin.
• Lightweight, moist and soft lotion textured without leaving a white cast on the face and perfumes the skin with a mild rosemary scent.
• Maintains hydration inside the skin that prevents excess sebum production, retaining fresh skin after application.

How Pestlo Safe Recipe Applies

What’s unique about the Pestlo Safe Recipe sunscreen is that it dries matte. I love this quality because I feel like it’s perfect for those of us with a full morning skincare routine. A rich face sunscreen can feel overly heavy on the skin after you’ve applied serum, moisturizer and face oil. It’s also perfect for when you need to re-apply because it doesn’t make your skin feel greasy even with multiple applications.

Pestlo Safe Recipe Scent

Another unique quality of Pestlo’s Safe Recipe is its herbal pine scent. I find this scent very therapeutic and earthy – quite different from the usual coconut or pina colada sunscreen scents.

Is There a White Cast?

Because Pestlo Safe Recipe uses zinc oxide there is a very minimal white cast.

Consistency

Safe Recipe Sun Essence has a lightweight silky lotion like consistency. It spread and absorbs evenly and immediately. You hardly need to rub it in! It makes for a very effortless and seamless sunscreen application.

Pestlo Safe Recipe Ingredients

There are some synthetics mixed in with its natural ingredients which is why it has such a perfectly smooth consistency.

Water, Cyclomethicone, Zinc Oxide, Propanediol, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Polyglyceryl-3 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Caprylyl Methicone, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Magnesium Sulfate, Salvia Hispanica Seed Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Houttuynia Cordata Extract, C30-45 Alkyl Cetearyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Hydrogen Dimethicone, Aluminum Hydroxide, Polyglyceryl-2 Dipolyhydroxystearate, Styrene/Acrylates Copolymer, Stearic Acid, Fructooligosaccharides, Saccharide Hydrolysate, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Oil, Pullulan, Pentylene Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Octyldodecanol, Panthenol, Echium Plantagineum Seed Oil, Cardiospermum Halicacabum Flower/Leaf/Vine Extract, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil Unsaponifiables, Butylene Glycol, Dibutyl Adipate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Undecane, Tridecane, Tocopherol, Phosphatidylcholine, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Phenyl Trimethicone, Pinus Pinaster Bark Extract, Ceramide NP, Glycine, Glutamic Acid, Serine, Lysine, Alanine, Arginine, Threonine, Proline, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil

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