Like anyone who deals with dry skin knows, it’s not a season-specific issue (just like sun damage, people!), and a fix usually comes down to three things: Hydration, hydration, hydration. While your skin-care routine can take on a big part of that responsibility, your sun-care routine might as well help, and coconut oil is certainly up to the challenge.
“Coconut oil has natural emollient benefits helping to hydrate and soften the skin,” says Dr. Zeichner. It melts on your skin, making the Plant Based Sunscreen super soft and smooth as it glides on evenly. (But unlike if you’ve ever applied straight coconut oil to your skin, there’s no mess.) Speaking of applying sunscreen, according to Dr. Zeichner, you need to apply about a quarter sized dollop on your face, and a shot-glass worth for the rest of your body that’s exposed to the sun.
Besides moisturizing your skin, coconut oil also has both anti-microbial properties (which is beneficial to anyone dealing with breakouts) and anti-inflammatory properties which can help soothe skin, says Dr. Zeichner.
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You know those people who act first, then ask for forgiveness later? That’s what’s happening when you spend too much time in the sun sans-SPF, then rely on soothing aloe vera to come to the rescue after the fact—aka not something you want to make a habit of. Instead, combining aloe vera into your sun-care routine—by way of the Plant Based Sunscreens, which have the highest aloe vera concentration of all of Australian Gold’s sunscreens—gets you the calming effects upfront with your SPF protection.
Just like coconut oil, aloe vera also has major moisturizing cred to help quench thirsty skin, Dr. Zeichner says—while its sunburn-soothing reputation comes from its ability to help ease inflammation.
And there’s more. “Aloe vera acts as an anti-irritant, minimizing dryness associated with the use of ingredients like hydroxy acids and retinol,” Dr. Zeichner says. So not only can it upgrade your sun-care routine, but it can actually help combat irritation from other steps of your skin-care regimen. Did your pores just breathe a sigh of (sun-kissed and protected) relief?
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The OG Skin-Care Ingredients You *Definitely* Want in Your Sunscreen (Psst: They’re Plant Based)
You’ve heard of skin care that’s secretly sun care (moisturizers with SPF, perhaps), but what about sun care that’s secretly skin care? Yep, it’s a thing, and it’s another reason to wear SPF 365 days a year like all derms say you should (psst: If you’re not doing this already, these easy pointers will convince you).
Australian Gold’s new Plant Based Sunscreen is leaning into the sun-care-meets-skin-care craze and doing so with an equally dynamic duo: coconut oil and aloe vera. Turns out, the classic ingredients are even more up to the summer beauty challenge than you might realize—and we tapped New York City-based dermatologist Joshua Zeichner, MD to break it down.
Besides their skin-boosting powers, the complexion go-to’s are plant based and sustainable—as are the four new sunscreens. Plus, with broad spectrum formulas and a minimum of SPF 30, the new line meets Dr. Zeichner’s sun-care requirements. Here’s why you’ll want to slather on the ultra-nourishing formulas all summer long.
Plant Based
SPF 30 Lotion
$12
Plant Based
SPF 70 Lotion
$14
Plant Based
SPF 50 Face Lotion
$11
Plant Based
SPF 50 Lotion
$13
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Plant Based
SPF 30 Lotion
$12
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SPF 50 Face Lotion
$11
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SPF 70 Lotion
$14
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SPF 50 Lotion
$13
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