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Summer: it’s the season synonymous with poolside lounging, open-toed shoes and eating icy poles for every meal. Unfortunately, summer is also usually accompanied by its evil sidekick, sunburn. Banana Boat has come out swinging in our skin’s defence with their Clear Spray sunscreen – and some lucky Mamamia readers have roadtested it.
According to Banana Boat:
Gone are the days of greasy hands and missed spots – Banana Boat Clear Sprays are a practical, no mess, no fuss sunscreen. They are fast and easy to apply and do not need to be rubbed in.
- Spray on clear – no rubbing required
- Fast drying and dry to touch
- The ideal sporting partner for golf, football and tennis enthusiasts to avoid greasy, sticky hands while playing.
- A practical solution for squirming kids.
- Can also be used in self-application for those hard to reach areas like your back.
- Available in SPORT, ULTRA and KIDS variants.
The readers who have been trialling the Banana Boat Clear Spray are going to be telling us what they thought of it.
You can join in too, even if you’re not part of the trial but have tried the product.
QUESTIONS:
1. Did you apply Clear Sprays to yourself and did you find it easy to apply?
2. Were you surprised at the feel of the product and how light and non-greasy it was?
3. How did you go applying the sunscreen without rubbing it in?
4. Would you recommend it to your friends and family?
Comments
64 Comments so far
1. It was great that it was non greasy and you didn’t have to rub it in. I was worried that I had missed areas on my and my daughters skin though. Great for covering your face.
2. I was surprised, I did automatically try to rub and spread it and you didn’t have to.
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1. Did you apply Clear Spray to yourself and did you find it easy to apply?
I haven’t applied it to myself but I have been applying it daily to my 3 year old. My golf-mad husband has also grabbed a bottle for his old bag and is using it regularly as well. We both think it is an extremely easy to use product, it goes on with a minimum of mess and fuss.
2. Were you surprised at the feel of the product and how light and non-greasy it was?
The light, non-greasy feel is a very pleasant contrast to the thicker and messier products we had been used to it. Banana Boat Clear Spray is so light it’s almost hard to believe that it works – but it does!
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1. Yes I did and it was absolutely fantastic! If I’m honest, i avoid using sunscreen because of that awful feeling left on my hands that inevitably get wiped on my clothes, which is never a good thing. And no missed spots either, or transfers to clothes/furniture. And it took all of about 10 seconds. Love it!
2. I was SO surprised at how light it was..I actually felt like it might not work because maybe the coverage wasn’t enough, but I just spent the afternoon down at the beach in the sun (and wind!) and no pink skin for me. And I must say it was awesome for the kids who are usually busting to get into the water, I did the quick spray over and they were gone. The thing I like too is how easy it will be to reapply..no more getting wet and sandy hands and scraping it on the skin when trying to reapply at the beach!
Big, BIG fan. Highly recommended!
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1.Banana boat is fantastic, I applied it to my 10 year old and it was easy to apply!
2. It’s not greasy at all and on application went straight into his skin leaving no residue! The 50 plus is awesome as my son had plastic surgery on his face this year and it covers his scars and lasts..
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1 – Yes to myself and found it really easy to spray. My children however found it quite hard to press which I suppose is a good thing. It was really easy to spray all the bits you struggle to reach yourself and was so much quicker than normal suncreen.
2. It did feel really light and we all thought very cooling and refreshing. I was worried that we may have missed bits but none of us burned and we have used it for a few days. We didn’t mind the smell either although we did do it outside. It dried in super quickly so a big thumbs up from us.
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1 – Yes I used and my husband at work. I found it easy to apply, my husband also found it was easy too.
2. I thought the feel was so much better than any other sunscreen I tried. It wasn’t sticky at all.
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1. Did you apply Clear Sprays to yourself and did you find it easy to apply?
Yes I’ve applied the spray to myself and my 4 children. I can say without a doubt that this is the best invention in sunscreen that I’ve used in years. It is so incredibly easy and fast to apply, no mess, clean hands, easy for the kids to use on themselves. It will be a staple in our household form now on. I will never go back to traditional sunscreen creams.
2. Were you surprised at the feel of the product and how light and non-greasy it was?
The product feels weightless and you can’t even notice that’s its on! This made me a bit sceptical to start but we have had no instances of sunburn when using this spary.
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1. Yes! applied it to myself and both my roommates. We all found it super easy to apply – especially to those hard spots, like our backs.
2. I was impressed with how quickly the product dried, and how light it felt – especially how quickly the “sticky” feeling went away. Was slightly concerned that i may miss a spot given thats its clear – but besides that – thought it was great.
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1. Did you apply Clear Sprays to yourself and did you find it easy to apply?
Yes, very easy to apply, liked the non mess spray top as well. Applied to it myself and to my lovely room mates. Was super easy to apply to all areas… but was a touch afraid of whether i might have missed a spot.
2. Were you surprised at the feel of the product and how light and non-greasy it was
Found it lightweight, and was happy that the inital ‘stickiness’ went away so quickly – perfect for a quick change of outfit.
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Yes I applied it to myself. It was easy to get hard to reach areas like my back but being clear I would be concerned incase I missed a spot and got inadvertently burnt.
It was light and non-greasy which is pleasing.
You need to apply it in a well-ventilated area as the smell is slightly overwhelming when spraying all limbs etc.
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1. Did you apply Clear Sprays to yourself and did you find it easy to apply?
This was so easy to apply and made the task of making sure I have my whole back covered hassle free. No more random spots of sunburn here!
2. Were you surprised at the feel of the product and how light and non-greasy it was?
Yes it was quite light weight and I didn’t feel like it was overly greasy although I prefer to use on just my body as my face moisturiser has sunscreen in it.
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I don’t usually wear sunscreen (I know I know I’m terrible but I’m a very indoors person anyway), so I applied this today to test it.
It did seem very easy to apply but it did make me think I could very easily miss spots as it was clear. It smelt very aerosolly and chemical, and left the skin feeling a bit gritty – like I could rub my skin a few times and gather up all the product and rub it off. I could see it being good for normal days, but I would hesitate to use it on a day when I would be in the sun all day long. Perhaps these sort of products (spray sunscreen) aren’t ideal with people with drier skin types – this wasn’t greasy at all, but I think I would have preferred it to be slightly greasier at least temporarily so I could know where I’ve missed.
I never really burn because I don’t spend extended time in direct sunlight, so I couldn’t test whether it stopped me from burning.
Though this review seems a little negative, I’d definitely use this sunscreen again – it’s just not a ‘holy grail’ sunscreen for me.
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1. Did you apply Clear Spray to yourself and did you find it easy to apply? Yes I applied this. I found it very easy to use due to being a spray.
2. Were you surprised at the feel of the product and how light and non-greasy it was? I was surprised actually, I thought it would still leave a sticky residue after using but it went on lightly – the only thing I would be concerned about is whether I was getting the correct coverage as it is harder to see where it is sprayed than if you were rubbing it in yourself.
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1. Did you apply Clear Sprays to yourself and did you find it easy to apply?
I found it very easy to apply. I sprayed it on my shoulders and arms when i was sitting outside at a cafe and it was easy to apply because of the quick spray, rather than having to squeeze a tube and rub it in. I’d hoped id applied to all exposed areas though, can be a bit hard to tell with sprays!
2. Were you surprised at the feel of the product and how light and non-greasy it was?
I was quite surprised with how non-greasy it was as i am used to applying very thick and greasy sunscreen. It has made me also non hestitant to spray when wearing nice tops or dresses because i know i wont get big greasy patches if i touch my top with my hand after i apply
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