Boscia B.B. Cream SPF 27 PA++

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Sehora's newsletter/latest sales pitch comes straight to my inbox. Today's big beauty news is about , "B.B"s.  Allegedly the toast of Asia, B.B. stands for blemish balm or beauty balm and is the code name for multitasking beauty products that initially look like simple tinted moisturizers until they sprout arms, take your keys from you and start your car. No. sorry... They provide SPF sunscreen protection, conceal, and treat skin in just one simple step.

The first brand I noticed in the splashy photo spread was from Boscia. Back when I first discovered my skincare was responsible for tearing up my face Boscia was the first fragrance free, non- irritating skincare brand I tried. I've since learned that only some Boscia products are in the no to low hazard range in Skin Deep's database.

So I entered the ingredients of Boscia B.B. Cream spf 27 PA++ into Skin Deep's database. What follows are the results...

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Boscia Clear Complexion Tonic... Something Good!

"Tell me something good.... mmmhhhmmm..."

Although it may not be as deeply stirring as listening to that goddess of funk, the one and only Chaka Chan deliver a Stevie Wonder tune, finding a wonderful product in Skin Deep's database that rates as a low hazard (0 - 2) feels like something good to me.

Please enjoy a little Chaka Chan & Rufus while I elaborate...
Boscia Clear Complexion Tonic with Botanical Blast

Score

Data: Limited

Health Concern

LOW

Product Type

facial moisturizer / treatment

Made by

Boscia by Fancl International, Inc.

Data last updated

October 2009

how to read the score

Is it possible for a product to make one feel light hearted? Only in a CEO's dreams, right?  Yet I always feel good spritzing cool Clear Complexion Tonic with Botanical Blast on my face.

Two or three light sprays of this toner after cleansing is all it takes- my face feels refreshed and soft and looks positively dewy. That's quite a trick with my dry skin... Am I laying it on too thick? I think not. This is a product I've been using for years, not a sample provided by Boscia.

There's a little hint of lovely, light scent. Just enough to evoke  happy memories of cool San Francisco mornings, but not enough to jump start my allergies into complaint mode.

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