https://www.mydadthechemist.com/tags/australian-gold/ Recent content in australian gold on My Dad the Chemist, a blog with skincare recommendations for real people Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Wed, 28 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mydadthechemist.com/reviews/best-makeup-remover-wipe-comparison/ Wed, 28 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mydadthechemist.com/reviews/best-makeup-remover-wipe-comparison/ I love Australian Gold Botanical Tinted Face Sunscreen—but recently came to the disappointing realization that double cleansing doesn’t effectively remove it from my face at the end of the day. Specifically, double cleansing with Kose cleansing oil and Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser doesn’t do the trick. How could I tell? If I swiped my (post-double-cleansed) face with a Stridex pad, it came away tinted. Every. Single. Time. And if I lightly scratched the surface of my face, I could see some of the sunscreen caked under my fingernail (gross). https://www.mydadthechemist.com/reviews/minimalist-skincare-routine-the-ordinary-cerave-australian-gold/ Fri, 16 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mydadthechemist.com/reviews/minimalist-skincare-routine-the-ordinary-cerave-australian-gold/ Remember the Stanford marshmallow experiment, tested kids' ability to delay gratification? I might be able to delay eating a marshmallow, but I’m definitely terrible when it comes to delaying the gratification of trying out new skincare products. Why should I patch test when I could be one day closer to glowier, smoother skin? This, of course, has backfired more than a few times. The skin along my jawline started to break out more than usual shortly after I introduced three new products into my routine at the same time (yes, I know, I’m bad): The Ordinary Rose Hip Seed Oil, The Ordinary Squalane, and HADA LABO Goku-Jyun Milk Moisturizer. https://www.mydadthechemist.com/reviews/australian-gold-pa-rating-uva/ Thu, 16 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mydadthechemist.com/reviews/australian-gold-pa-rating-uva/ If you’ve ever seen the package for an Asian sunscreen before, you may have noticed a lot of plus signs on the bottle. They aren’t just there to make you feel positive (get it? ha!)—they actually refer to the sunscreen’s level of UVA protection. SPF measures a sunscreen’s UVB protection. Europe and Asia actually have established UVA testing and labeling standards (hence the PA+++ on labels). However, this doesn’t mean that you can’t ask companies directly, especially if you know they sell in markets where these PA ratings are published. https://www.mydadthechemist.com/reviews/online-vs-in-store-skincare-shopping/ Sun, 20 May 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mydadthechemist.com/reviews/online-vs-in-store-skincare-shopping/ Lately, I’ve been thinking about the pros and cons of buying stuff online vs. in a brick-and-mortar store. I probably shop online a lot more than many other people, mostly because of (a) where I live, and (b) how lazy I am. Here are the main reasons why I do most of my shopping online: I don’t have a car, which means that I have to carry everything back home. https://www.mydadthechemist.com/reviews/tinted-sunscreens/ Mon, 16 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mydadthechemist.com/reviews/tinted-sunscreens/ Isn’t it funny how you can go through life not knowing what’s right under your nose? Even if you put it there yourself? I recently came to realize that aluminum oxide and iron oxides are everywhere! If you use or have ever used any sort of BB cream, tinted moisturizer, or tinted sunscreen, you’ve probably rubbed one or more of these ingredients on your face every day. Of course, that’s not necessarily a bad thing. https://www.mydadthechemist.com/reviews/australian-gold-spf-claim/ Mon, 02 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mydadthechemist.com/reviews/australian-gold-spf-claim/ So remember how I had a sunscreen awakening of sorts last week? The FDA requires manufacturers to provide clinical data in order to back up their SPF claims, but as consumers, we have no real way to verify the quality of the testing labs that the manufacturers use. So when two products have the same SPF factor listed on the label, it’s probably safer to opt for a name brand and/or higher percentages of active ingredients whenever you can. https://www.mydadthechemist.com/reviews/sunscreen-ingredients-percentage/ Wed, 28 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mydadthechemist.com/reviews/sunscreen-ingredients-percentage/ Have you ever thought about how sunscreen SPF claims are validated? Is there some central agency in the U.S. that’s responsible for verifying sunscreen labels' claims, and testing that they truly are broad spectrum? I’m really not sure. So when I was searching for info on Australian Gold sunscreen the other day on r/SkincareAddiction, I saw several Redditors discussing something in this thread: the low percentage of active ingredients (4% each of Titanium Dioxide and Zinc Oxide) in this product. https://www.mydadthechemist.com/reviews/australian-gold-tinted-face-sunscreen-review/ Sat, 10 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mydadthechemist.com/reviews/australian-gold-tinted-face-sunscreen-review/ I have a confession: I can’t leave the house without applying sunscreen. And on the rare occasion that I do, I feel really uncomfortable about it…I just feel strangely exposed without a layer of sunscreen on my face. I think that maybe it’s rooted in fears about the thinning ozone layer and global warming. Anyway, long story short, I’ve tried a lot of different kinds of sunscreen in my day. But I think I’ve found my new favorite: Australian Gold Botanical SPF 50 Tinted Face Sunscreen.