Sunscreen review: Benton Papaya-D Sun Cream SPF 38 PA +++

Living in a country where it is summer all year round means that I use a lot of sunscreen, around 1-2 tubes a month. Recently, Benton sent me their new Papaya-D Sun Cream SPF 38 PA +++ for review. Thank you, Benton!

My experience with this cream – it is a fairly thick cream that works best layered upon several hydrating products, so I can only use it in the mornings when I have had time to slather toner, essence, serums before applying sunscreen. I’m more used to lighter sunscreens of the essence or milk variety.

Scent-wise, I would not say that it smells like papaya (the #1 ingredient in this sunscreen apart from the filters are papaya fruits extracts, see ingredient list below). Instead, I think it smelt sweet in a vaguely artificial fruity oil way, which would make sense if you look at the bottom of the ingredients list – it’s full of fruity oils.

White cast – yes. Very much so. Made me look chalky.

Would I purchase this? I think this cream would work better in colder climate, but I don’t live in that kind of country.

Full ingredient list:

Carica Papaya (Papaya) Fruit Water(55%), Titanium Dioxide, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Isoamyl p-Methoxycinnamate, Glycerin, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, Pentylene Glycol, Niacinamide, Glyceryl Stearate, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Aluminum Hydroxide, Panthenol, Carica Papaya Seed Oil(5000ppm), Glyceryl Caprylate, Stearic Acid, Water, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, Xanthan Gum, Carica Papaya (Papaya) Fruit Extract(750ppm), Tocopherol, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Xylitylglucoside, Anhydroxylitol, Xylitol, Papain(100ppm), Propanediol, Adenosine, Sodium Gluconate, Disodium Adenosine Triphosphate, Algin, Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Bud Extract, Glucose, Juniperus Communis Fruit Oil, Citrus Aurantifolia (Lime) Oil, Citrus Medica Limonum (Lemon) Fruit Oil