Supergoop Sunscreen Is Worth the Splurge
Until I tried Play Everyday years ago, it hadn’t occurred to me that putting on sunscreen could be a pleasurable experience.
People say that the best sunscreen is the one you don’t even notice you’re wearing, but I beg to differ. I always notice when I’m wearing Play Everyday, because the feel of it is so enjoyable. In fact, if I had to admit to a Play Everyday drawback, it’s that I probably touch my face too much when I’m wearing it, because I just can’t get over how supple it makes my skin feel. And while I’m not much of a makeup gal, when I do gussy up, this sunscreen works underneath my CC cream or foundation without making things too slippery or sticky.
Like any broad-spectrum, SPF 50 sunscreen, this one affords more than ample protection against both UVA and UVB rays when properly applied. And because Play Everyday feels great before, during, and after application, it’s become my family’s full-body sunscreen for summer as well as my preferred facial sunscreen.
In my family’s experience, Play Everyday’s luxurious texture is the very reason for its effectiveness. Other sunscreens feel comparatively sticky, greasy, runny, or gloppy, which makes them less enjoyable to put on, which makes it less likely that anyone will put them on adequately enough for them to do the job they’re meant to do.
With a surprisingly satiny consistency, it glides smoothly across the skin and absorbs quickly without leaving behind a white cast or sticky residue, making it more pleasant to apply for everyone in my household. My 11-year-old tolerates it (I daresay she even likes it) without complaining about feeling slimy afterward, as she has with other sunscreens.
For my husband, who is hairy everywhere except atop his head, the lotion maintains its smooth glide amid his more hirsute terrain. And for all of us, its fast absorption makes it easy to use before we get dressed without then feeling like our clothes are sticking to us, allowing for the 15-ish minutes all sunscreens need to soak in before sun exposure.
