Sun Protection SPF50 Stick, with tint

A tinted mineral sunscreen stick with SPF 50 and UVA protection, for the face and other exposed skin such as the ears, neck and backs of the hands. The solid stick is easy to carry and to reapply during the day.

The filters are mineral: zinc oxide is the first ingredient, with titanium dioxide. Iron oxide pigments give the stick its tint, and tinted sunscreens with iron oxides are the type shown in trials to also block the visible light that can deepen dark spots and melasma. The base is rice bran and sunflower waxes with rice bran, jojoba, sea buckthorn and black cumin seed oils, organic cocoa butter and vitamin E.

Apply generously as the last step of your morning routine and reapply often, especially after sweating, swimming or towelling. No sunscreen blocks all UV, so shade and clothing still matter. The stick contains fragrance (parfum, with geraniol, linalyl acetate, terpineol and anethole from natural essential oils), and it comes in one tint, so check that it suits your skin tone.