I live in an old house, and I just re-grouted the bathroom tile, so I thought it wouldn't be too bad to post this photo of what my vanity sink looks like as a beauty blogger. You will notice that at the center of the shot is my SPF 45 Neutrogena sunblock, because literally every product I try urges me to apply sunscreen after it. I get the feeling that the center of every program is sunscreen, and I am about to advise you that even if you do nothing else, you start using and reapplying sunscreen. If we all used sunscreen properly, I have a feeling we wouldn't need all these anti-oxidants, peptides, and other ingredients to reverse photo-aging, which is of course caused by the sun/

Even Bioelements Vitalization Rich Intensity Body Creme, which goes on my body, suggests sunscreen.

My first impression of this spendy body creme was that it might work, because it contains shea butter.

It goes on very creamy, and it seems to hang on.

QUICK TAKE: But after a couple of days, I've come to the conclusion that it's no better than a Brand X African Body Butter that I've been using, imported from Africa by a small mom-and-pop and largely unavailable because they don't have the money to market it.

--posted by francine