The INCI list doesn’t distinguish between a lot of different polymers (e.g. there are probably hundreds of different grades of dimethicone and SLES) plus it also depends on the specific formula e.g. different proportions, if it crosslinks when it dries, if it sinks into skin etc.

It can! Really depends on the specific cleanser – a lot of the time if you apply it to your face first without mixing with water it’s easier for the tails to get into the oil of the makeup.

I am with you on that one and use a mineral sunscreen. I usually double cleanse with an oil cleanser (Biossance), then my regular gentle gel cleanser (Indie Lee).

I’m a nervous Nellie who feels safer with natural (health food store) sunscreen brands …aka Zinc Oxide based (like the Weleda brand). And willing to put up with the white cast for the sake of less ingredients and a “more natural” formulation.

Just learned about double cleansing too and havent incorporated it into my routine. Have always used high quality “soap” with plenty of surfactant action to remove the sunscreen.

But still it’s very hard to remove. The mineral white cast sunscreens are greasy and persistent and one has to lather multiple times and tug to remove the product. And it doesnt seem to get off completely

So would double cleansing with an initial oil based product make sense for me? Any thoughts? Any reccs?

Or is there something I can mix with the Zinc Oxide mineral sunscreen or cut the sunscreen with (lotion, aloe vera?) Upon application to make it less viscous and less unpleasant?

Depends on your specific cleanser – I think for Neutrogena Sheer Zinc most cleansers won’t be enough since it’s a very sticky formula.

This has been done by @skinperspective on her Instagram IGTV.