I'd nearly given up the search for a tinted moisturizer or BB cream for summer, when the folks at 3LAB sent along the 3LAB Perfect BB Cream SPF40/PA+++ for consideration. What excited me was that the sunscreen was Titanium Dioxide based and did not contain the chemical sunscreens that my sensitive skin reacts to. (You'd be surprised how difficult this is to find). See the ingredients list below:
Active Ingredients: Titanium Dioxide 12.16% Inactive Ingredients: Water, Cyclopentasiloxane, Butylene Glycol, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone, PEG-10 Dimethicone, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Caprylyl Methicone, Glycereth-26, Neopentyl Glycol Dicaprate, Phenyl Trimethicone, Dimethicone, Alumina, Dimethicone/Vinly Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Dipropylene Glycol, Sodium Chloride, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Squalane, Achillea Millefolium Extract, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter), Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower extract, Foeniculum Vulgare (Fennel) Fruit extract, Humulus Lupulus (Hops) Extract, Malus Domestica Fruit Cell Culture, Melissa Offcinalis Leaf Extract, Viscum Album (Mistletoe) Leaf Extract, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Hydrolyzed Pea Protein, Tocophery Acetate, Adenosine, Oligopeptide-68, Rh-Polypeptide-7, Tocopherol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Allantoin, Beta-Glucan, Ceramide-3, Glycerin, Hydrogentated Lecithin, Methicone, Hydroxyethylcellulose, PEG/PPG-20/15 Dimethicone, PEG/PPG-18/18 Dimethicone, Phytosterols, Silica, Sodium Oleate, Sodium PCA, Hydrolyzed What Protein/PVP Crosspolymer, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Urea, Xanthan Gum, Panthenol, Potassium Hydroxide, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Sodium Phosphate, Caprylyl Glycol, Boron Nitride, Acrylates/C12-22 Alkyl Methacrylate Copolymer, Alcohol, Disodium EDTA, EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Oil, Fragrance. May contain Iron oxides.
With a price tag just shy of a Benjamin, is this BB cream worth it? It might be worth a try if you have sunscreen sensitive or sensitive skin like me and have a good chunk of pocket change. It does boast an impressively long list contain a list of botanical and chemical ingredients. I'm assuming some of these are to improve skin quality, as BB creams are supposed to. BB creams have been launched by a so many different cosmetic companies, however many of them seem like glorified tinted moisturizers (and number even contain glitter, yikes). In this sense, 3LAB seems to follow the mantra of an Asian BB cream. Whether these ingredients work remains up to debate and the individual.
Thanks for reading! Have you tried any BB creams? Have you tried any 3LAB products?
Love, Dovey.
Disclosure: This post contains product(s) sent to Cute and Mundane for consideration by PR.
Ooh, thanks for posting the ingredients list! This does sound pretty good. There are so many bb creams out there, though! It's hard. I've only tried one so far: Marcelle's, which I do really like and have been using daily.
ReplyDeleteHi Larie---Thank you! the list took so long to type out. It extended onto two sides of the box! I hadn't heard of Marcelle's, but I'll look into it now :)
DeleteThis sounds pretty good! I like the high SPF it has-I've been trying out the Estee Lauder one the last week and I like it.
ReplyDeleteI like how BB creams really melt into your skin.
Hi Tracy, I also like the SPF too. Can't wait to see your EL review!
DeleteI'm totally hooked on Skin79 BB Cream, specifically the VIP Gold and Hot Pink.
ReplyDeleteHi Amanda, thanks for the rec!
DeleteOoh, I'm fair with yellow undertones too and this looks great!
ReplyDeleteThanks Caroline!
DeleteI love BB#1 in Light
ReplyDeleteIt lets my true skin shine though without covering it up.
When I went to Hawaii I was the only one in my group that didnt burn and after a day at the beach my skin was still perfect.
I take it this is why they call it "Perfect BB Cream", it seriously does it all!
anti-aging
skin brightening
redness reducing
blemish covering
spf 40
water resistant
acne scar repair
pore reducer
I cant say enough....I love it
Hi Marjorie, sounds like you love it! :)
DeleteIt looked good when the SA put this BB cream on me at Barneys, but the hefty price tag stopped me from getting it. Thanks for the review, I will ponder on this one some more.
ReplyDeleteHi Rola, I think you're right; that is the tricky part!
DeleteThanks for the review. I still prefer the traditional
ReplyDeleteKorean bb creams like Skin79, Missha and Dr. Jart. Nowadays every brand strives to squeeze in bb cream in their line. And we are spoiled with choices!