There's no doubt about it, having a tan can do wonders for your appearance, but frying yourself in the sun without proper sun protection is a fast-track way to aged skin. In ten years that holiday tan will be long gone, but any aging and damage caused from not properly protecting the skin will most definitely have stuck around. Sunscreen is never the most fun product to apply, even liquid sunscreen designed for the face can still look a bit oily. What do you need when you're already hot, another greasy layer of oil over the skin? I don't think so.

I reviewed some products from 'Touch in Sol' an Asian cosmetics brand a few weeks ago (here and here), and included in the parcel was this illusive little product 'Pang Pang Sun Cutting Powder*' I've mentioned before that the names of these products are a bit strange, and on first observation I couldn't work out what it was supposed to do. But since Touch in Sol's website has been revamped with more information about the products I've been having a bit of a browse, and discovered that this is actually a  powder sunscreen which I think is pretty ingenious. It has an amazing SPF 45 in and you apply by dabbing across the face using the built-in sponge, the product is translucent and extremely lightweight so doesn't look heavy or cakey on the skin. Best of all it can be used over the top of makeup, so application as well as any topups throughout the day are really easy (it even has a little mirror in the lid for when you're out and about, bonus).

I've got this in my handbag in the hopes of some decent summer weather arriving, and think it would be the perfect thing to pop into your travel bag if you're off on holiday this year! There's a huge 10g of product which will last for absolutely ages. At the moment everything on the Touch in Sol website has 10% off with free postage to the UK, so if you're looking to try out some quality Asian cosmetics they're well worth checking out!

How do you protect your face from the sun? Have you ever tried a powder sunscreen like this?