Side by Side: A Comparison of These Two Celeteque Sun Care Facial Moisturizers

I am referring to the Celeteque DermoScience Sun Care Facial Moisturizer with SPF 15 and its sibling, the Matte Moisturizer with SPF 30.

I have previously blogged about the other moisturizer from Celeteque, from the Hydration sub-brand and you can read about that one here. I loved that one because it was a no-frills moisturizer and it really did good in hydrating my face. That product had one catch though: it had no SPF and in this country, any amount of sun-protection is necessary. Good if it has 15, even greater if it has 30. That's why I tried these two products out to see if which one will work for me. Jump over to the reviews, please.

Celeteque DermoScience Sun Care Facial Moisturizer with SPF 15

I'll just say this straight-up: I like this one more than the Hydration Facial Moisturizer and it's not just because of the SPF content. I am not dry-skinned to begin with, I am an oily-skinned gal. I have observed that this one is more quickly absorbed by my skin, whereas the Hydration one stays longer on the surface of the skin and leaves a rather wet feeling, which disappears about 30 secs to a minute. Despite the SPF content on this one, it doesn't leave a white cast and is pretty much unobtrusive even when you top it with foundation. 

Celeteque DermoScience Sun Care  Facial Mousturizer with SPF 15//Price: I forgot, but it's less than Php 150.00 :)
I Got It From : Watsons

It's fragrance-free but it does have a light scent. One concern that I have about this product though is that it contains octinoxate, and this ingredient seems to have a bad rep, as opposed to its more natural counterparts such as zinc oxide or titanium dioxide.

Ingredients and details of Celeteque DermoScience Moisturizer with SPF 15

Here's a comparison of a dollop of the Sun Care Moisturizer and the Hydration Moisturizer. Don't get me wrong though, even if I say that I like the Sun Care one, I'm still okay with the Hydration one and I will go for it when my skin is feeling is a bit dry.

Celeteque DermoScience Sun Care Matte Moisturizer with SPF 30

Meanwhile, I got this one from Sample Room and I ordered it out of curiosity. After all, like I said, I am oily-skinned and it could be a good match for my skin's needs. It turns out that this product is a let down. It doesn't feel matte on the skin - I could barely tell the difference between the Sun Care Facial Moisturizer and the Matte Moisturizer when applied on my skin. Well, the difference is that the Matte Moisturizer is not easily absorbed.

These babies are just samplers from  Sample Room :)

The Matte Moisturizer (the one on top) has a consistency akin to a sunscreen and it leaves white trails on the skin. 

On this photo, half of my face is applied with the Matte Moisturizer and half is applied with the non-matte one. I know there's not much difference but...

..take a look at the sides. One side doesn't look lovely and I bet you know which side it is. :)

Need I say more? Sun Care Facial Moisturizer SPF 15 for the win! And also the Hydration Facial Moisturizer while we're at it. :)

XO,

Carissa

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