Nivea Daily Protection Sun Lotion Light Feeling SPF 25 PA ++

It’s been so long since I crave for body sunscreen that would meet my expectation :

• Cheap, because it’s something we use a lot in daily basis. Remember that you need to reapply sunscreen every some time?
• Light feeling because I do not work in Air Conditioner’s room, so I hardly avoid a little sweating. Hot weather doesn’t help.
•  Has clearly written SPF number and PA. Just to be sure how many protection I got and when I need to reapply.

.. Plus no offensive smell. It’s killing me.

Thankfully, as I said in my post about beauty product I loved in 2014, I meet Nivea Daily Protection Sun Lotion Light Feeling SPF 25 PA ++.

Okay, the SPF number is the one caught me. Thank you!

This little one clearly meet all my need. It’s clearly written SPF and PA, light feeling and considering I bought it for  IDR. 15,000/100 ml bottle when It was on launching sale, it’s really cheap. Later I found it’s normal price is IDR. 25,000/100ml. Not so much cheaper than Vaseline’s, the one with SPF number written on. Vaseline’s usually retailed for IDR. 30,000/100ml bottle.

back of bottle, and ingredient list (click to enlarge)

Okay, I’m not an ingredient expert, I took the information from here and there (source will be written in the end of post) to keep my post handy. Not only for my reader, but also for my own self.

Sun Protection Ingredient in Nivea Light Feeling SPF 25 PA ++  are :                                         

• Ethylhexyl Salicylate : used to absorb UV B rays from the sun. It has oily consistency and emits mild floral fragrance.
•  Octocrylene :  has ability to absorb both UV A and B. However, it can penetrate into skin and act as photosensitizer, resulting and increase production of free radical or in sort, potential carcinogen side effect. But, those are just resulted in product with high concentration of Octocrylene.  
•  Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane : is also known as Avobenzone. Is an oil soluble sunscreen agent and being in “Chemical” sunscreen category. It protects skin against entire UV Rays. Avobenzone tends to significantly degrade over time under light, causing needs to use it together with more photostable ingredient like Octocrylene.

Perfume has listed as latest ingredient on list, no wonder it doesn’t strongly smell like another nivea product, and the scent isn’t last long. Nivea’s scent usually killing me, too offensive for my own liking. Lucky this one is not, still the same scent but much lighter.

sorry for messy look, it's been almost empty

actual product

True to be said it’s has light formula and easy to apply. Not as easy as gel lotion, but still in light category. I’ve given it to some friends to and all said it’s light and lovely.
More importantly, it does keep my skin from darkening while sun is up outside.

PRO

Cheap

Light formula

Locally available
Has SPF number written on
Both UV A and B protection (broad spectrum)

Less offensive smell

CONS

Only available in 100ml bottle

Rating : 4.5 out of 5

Highly Recommended!

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Nivea Rose & Raspberry Lip Butter

Lip balm is a lip saver. I am a kind of sensitive to lipstick or any kind of lip color.. Most of them makes my lips run dry and chapped, so i guess i need more lip saver in my life.

This product is not available in Indonesia yet. I got it from my Auntie who sent it to me some weeks ago because i was anxious of the idea for having a lip balm (or butter, whatever) in tin can. And Rose plus Raspberry scent? Yeah, i wasn't think of anything else that could stop me for loving it.

Yes, i wasn't. Now, i can, LOL.

This cute lip butter in a tin can is kinda big. I have no complain here since the size makes it easier to find in my make up bag.. And i am always bad with lip balm in tube (i love to twist them up, and most of them are refused to twist down so i ended having a tube with almost all of the product are outside, and i can't close it) so having one in a pan wouldn't hurt right?

Size wise, it's 16.7g which i think is enough 'til next decade.

.. and there's the ingredient list for those who care or need it ^________^

The product inside is smooth, balm-like and tinted with soft pink color which is not translated into lips.

Like the title said, it's scented with Rose and Raspberry, yummy alert!

Well, my first reason for love it lesser is the hygienic reason. I hate to touch my new lip butter with unsterilized finger. I used to have the lip butter from Body Shop, never care about hygienic reason, but it was years before i'm became a beauty blogger, yet before i even care about make up. Now is a different story.

And the second reason is.. it's giving a kind of frosted finish on lips. Sometimes it's not a problem, sometimes it does.. or maybe it's just me.

Compared to my Burt Bee's Pomegranate Lip Balm (can you guess what had happened to it?), Nivea Lip Butter is less moisturizing and stickier. As for healing effect, Burt Bee's has better quality and even not better price (Burt Bee's is about idr 40,000 for 4.25g while Nivea cost about idr 75,000 for 16,7g).

I can't believe the last (and only) time i reviewed about lip balm is a year ago! wow! i miss you, Burt Bee's. I wish i took care of you somewhat more..