Speaking of Sunscreen....

An interesting product arrived on our desks last week. Vichy Laboratoires (note the French spelling) new Capital Soleil 15 Sunscreen Cream retails for about $29.00 and boasts an ingredient called 'Mexoryl' SX with a trademark no less which they describe as "A unique UVA Filter."

Further analysis of the packaging explains that Mexoryl or Ecamsule contains Parsol 1789 or avobenzone which has long been the European standard of sun protection and more recently accepted in the U.S. as well.

So, are these hard to pronounce ingredients more effective, say than the standard Coppertone? It's hard to know really, though this one claims to provide broad spectrum UVA/UVB protection and block both long and short UVA rays. When in doubt choose a product that offers broad spectrum protection with at least SPF 15 or higher. (we tend to go much, much higher).

No matter which you choose you'll be skin-sational!