Sunscreen is by far one of the most important products in your skincare routine but for people with medium to dark skin complexions, it can be one of the most difficult ones to find. On this episode of Sunscreen for Dark Skin, we are putting Mary & May Cica Soothing Sun Cream Sensitive Skin to the test to see if it's Black Girl Approved.

Lets get started

As I'm rating this SPF I'm keeping 10 qualities in mind and at the end, I'm going to give it an overall rating out of 10.

Brand, Packaging, Price and Quantity, Ingredients, Application, Finish, Re-application, White Cast, Fragrance, Flashback

About the Product

Claims:

Moisturizing Whitening & Anti-aging
Cruelty Free
Ingredients that cause bleaching of coral reefs are not included
Vegan product
10,000 ppm Cica Complex (7 kinds of Fermented Centella asiatica) very soothing, calming ingredient (milligrams per liter)
meant to fit this checklist

Brand [1]

“Mary & May is an honest, clean beauty skincare brand that contains only safe and clean ingredients.

We offer sincerity by transparently disclosing accurate effective ingredient information contained abundantly inside each product to ensure effectiveness and outstanding results.”

Full list of ingredients available on website

Brand Stands for :

Packaging [1]

Sleek, matte tube with a dedicated nozzle to help with flow of product

doesn’t make a mess

twist lock cap

can cut the tube to get all the product out

packed with 100% ecofriendly paper, with soybean ink as they avidly support sustainable beauty

Price and Quantity [.7]

50 ml 1.69 fl oz $28.50 USD [$36.42 CAD] (on sale for USD 10$/12 CAD) - mid range/high end drugstore for 50ml

lets look at dollar/cost averaging so can figure out the cost per/use.

You should be using 2 finger lengths of product for the face and neck. 1/4 tsp = 0.04 oz

1.69 fl oz /0.04 = 42 days

36.42 CAD/42 days = $0.87 every-time you use this

Ingredients [1]

50+ SPF PA ++++

PA++++ means 90% UVA (Broad Spectrum), spf50= 98%UVB

Notable Ingredients:

niacinamide
centella asiatica
- Centella Asiatica Root Extract, Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Saccharomyces Ferment
Coco-caprylate/caprat - ultra-light, fast-absorbing emollient
humectants like, Propanediol, Butylene Glycol

Active Ingredients: seems to be a hybrid spf

Zinc Oxide (UVA/UVB)
Uvinul A Plus (UVA)
Uvinul T 150 (new gen spf, not available in US for UVB)
Tinosorb M (UVA/UVB)
Uvasorb HEB (some UVB/UVA)

Triple Function : Moisturizing, Brightening, Anti-Aging

Doesn’t contain ingredients that harm coral reef - made without:

Octinosate Oxybenzone and more
All ingredients are EWG Grade
Completed skin hypoallergenic tests for sensitive skin

Application [1]

light , almost liquid lotion

blends out easily

completely disappears into the skin

feels like you’re just applying a moisturizing cream

Finish [1]

light

skin-like finish

non greasy

non-sticky

advertises that it washes off easily with just a regular cleanser, so i tried this, and yes my skin felt clear even with 3 re-applications of the product.

Re-application [.9]

reapplies without pilling

no weird reaction

over makeup - you can tell there is something over the skin immediately but it goes away fairly quickly and isn’t noticeable

White Cast [1]

leaves none

Fragrance [.8]

does contain fragrance as a listed ingredient

light floral scent

not overpowering 🧴

Flashback [1]

No flashback

Overall 9.4 (9.7)

REVIEW: Mary & May Cica Soothing Sun Cream SPF 50+ PA++++