Grainy sunscreen

The AM SPF moisturizer feels grainy like an exfoliant with beads and it could be irritating to sensitive skin. It doesn't feel very moisturizing which sometimes is necessary when you're using an acne regimen that tends to dry out your skin. It feels and smells like a grainy sunscreen and it applies as such; I don't enjoy applying it to my face. It makes my skin feel dry and itchy and I want to wash my fingers immediately after using the product.

- Product received for free from Crown Labs (Canada) in exchange for an honest review.

Not a fan

I was excited to try out this new formula as I have tried the previous formula of this moisturizer. Although I did notice it is more sheer when it dries (improvement), it is still extremely think. It feels like you are applying a body sunscreen to your face, which did not layer well under other products. I also noticed this moisturizer has a grainy texture to it which pilled on the face. Even with only a small amount applied, it was much too thick for me.

- Product received for free from Crown Labs (Canada) in exchange for an honest review.

Drying and not made for dark skin

I didn’t enjoy this product. It has a grainy feel when applied to the skin and requires a lot of rubbing in if you are dark skinned like me. It has a matte finish and matte finish on dry skin is not an ideal combination. It left my dry skin feeling more dry and it has a gray ish cast on me. This is mainly due to the uv mineral filter, zinc oxide. This wouldn’t work for deeper skin tones. I tried it twice and haven’t reached for it since.

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Gritty!

Unfortunately, I didn’t like this moisturizer. It was very gritty for some reason and didn’t feel nice in the skin. It was also very drying. This may work for someone with extremely oily skin, but I couldn’t get past the grittiness.

- Product received for free from Crown Labs (Canada) in exchange for an honest review.

Morning Moisturizer

I really did not like this morning oil control moisturizer. It had a gritty texture almost like there was an exfoliant in it which led to my skin flaking off. The only positive about this product is that it has SPF in it. But I would not recommend or purchase this product personally.

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Not my cup of tea

I can’t lie, I loathed this product, the mineral spf scent was off putting and the grit feel made me feel like it was a product needing washed off. Though once dried down and absorbed the grit feel goes away this product still looked awful underneath makeup, and that’s the one thing Inwont compromise in a AM product. This gives a white cast that even when fully absorbed leaves the skin looking slightly sick, and that’s on me someone who is already paper white to begin.

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Strong Scented and Gritty

To be honest, I was not a fan of this product. I was hoping to start using a mineral sunscreen this year but this product just isn’t it. When I applied this I noticed there was ALOT of grittiness to this formula. The second this that really turned me off of this product was the extremely strong scent. It was almost a mix of roses and chemicals. Did it control my oil for the day? Yes. Even though it was effective for oil control it felt heavy and it felt like there was a film over my face. There are so many other better SPF moisturizers on the market. Thank you to Butterly for giving me this for free so I can provide an honest review.

- Product received for free from Crown Labs (Canada) in exchange for an honest review.

Not for Me

The PanOxyl AM Oil Control Moisturizer was next. I didn't love it on my face, but it was good on my chest. It seemed to have tiny scrubbing particles in it which may have worked better if I had acne at the moment. I think I used too much, and found that if I rubbed my skin later, it would come off on my fingers.

- Product received for free from Crown Labs (Canada) in exchange for an honest review.

It's okay

I did not really enjoy this product. I know how difficult it can be to put SPF into a moisturizer without it having that sticky, white lines finish, but I have found some that are almost unnoticeable. This one unfortunately is not. It is a thick and granular paste that left white lines all over my face and made it feel oily. I feel like I needed to keep rubbing it in, which just irritates my face in areas where I have acne. I feel like it just didn't work well for me..

- Product received for free from Crown Labs (Canada) in exchange for an honest review.

Oil control moisturizer

The panOxyl am oil control moisture has a spf of 30 with a light all day wear. It absorbs excess oil while not clogging your pores. I have to say I wasn’t too thrilled with this moisturizer. It has a mineral sunscreen in it (which I love) but unfortunately mine had a gritty texture, that would irritate my skin as I was rubbing it in. I really think that was a one off. As it is a mineral sunscreen it’s a bit thicker, so it takes a bit to rub in, I am extremely fair so the white cast wasn’t noticeable on me, but if your were darker that may be a problem. I did find that it mattified well, absorbing the oil, but I would’ve preferred a higher spf.

- Product received for free from Crown Labs (Canada) in exchange for an honest review.