amaterasun UV body SPF 40 PA++

it's been scorching hot these couple months that i always reapply my sunscreen when i have to pick my kids from school. i used to just use the suncreen for my face on my arms as well. however, since i reapply them so often, i find out that i run out of my sunscreen faster than usual. so i decided it would be better to buy another sunscreen for my body and keep using my usual sunscreen for my face. i usually buy the azarine one, however when i saw the amaterasun, i decided to give it a try. you know.. i never buy one thing from a brand, so when i made my purchase, i bought three of their sunscreens in one go. two of them are part of a set and then the body sunscreen. if you never heard of amaterasun, it's a local brand that is focused on sunscreen. they don't have other products in their line up aside from sunscreens. 

this is the description from their website: 6-in-1 vegan body sunscreen with SPF 40 PA ++ formulated by intelligent DNA guardian which can protect skin against UVA, UVB, blue light, free radicals, and pollution to the DNA level. formulated by ingredients that is comfortable to use every day, can increase skin hydration, non-sticky, no white cast, no pilling and no white residue.

the packaging: it doesn't come in any box. they just wrap the tube with plastic wrapping to secure the product. there's an aluminum foil sealing to secure the opening. all their sunscreens come in similar packaging. the only difference is the color combination. for the body sunscreen, it's green and darker green for the screw cap with yellow as accent. there's description at the back in indonesian as well as the ingredients list. it comes in 100 gr which is the same size as other body sunscreen that i had before. 

the scent: this one is scented as well. it smells fragrant. floral, maybe? anyway, it dissipates after an hour or so, but it's clearly noticeable when you just slather it on your arms. usually, i don't mind a bit of scent, but somehow, i don't like this one. i don't know why. 

the product: it's a white thick cream. the consistency almost as thick as the sunscreen that my children use before they go swimming. compared to the body sunscreen from the other brand, this one is thicker. since it's thicker, it takes longer time to completely spread this around until it's invisible. it doesn't leave white cast but it takes effort for it to be completely absorbed.

the result: this one has lower SPF than i usually use. i usually use SPF 50 PA++++ for my face and arms since i used to use the same sunscreen. in terms of protection, i think this works okay. i brought this to bali with me and i don't suffer any sunburnt. oh well, except for the part where i forgot to apply this. however, i feel the need to reapply sooner than i usually do.  and they promise of non sticky, non white cast, no pilling and no white residue. the former three are true, but no white residue? i have a hard time cleaning the residue from the back of my watch. i don't know why it leaves residue when i always make sure that it's completely absorbed before wearing my watch. and even though i do sweat and else, it doesn't leave residue as bad as this before when i used other sunscreen.

honestly, this works okay, but it needs a lot of efforts rubbing it onto my arms every day. somehow, the thick consistency doesn't make it favorable to use. these days, it even makes me lazy to put it all over my arms. more over since it leaves white residue, it makes me even lazier to put it on. but i still have a lot remain in the tube, so i will try to finish it. anyway, this is easy to find here because this is a local brand. however, it costs more than my previous sunscreen. considering that it's not as enjoyable as my previous sunscreen, i don't think i'll repurchase this one. however, if you're looking for a body sunscreen and have no problem with scented product, then you can try it yourself. however, if you're asking me, i'd recommend the other brand instead of this one.