Applying SPF often feels like a nuisance, especially on the body, as there’s so much more real estate than on the face. Even worse, the wrong formula can leave a white cast, making your skin look ashy or chalky, which is not ideal when you’re trying to feel your best in your bathing suit. As a beauty editor, I’ve tried my fair share of sunscreens, and mineral formulations are the hardest to nail. Recently, though, I discovered Toty Solaria Body SPF 50 ($38), and it’s made all the difference.
Toty, the brand created by sun-lover and Modern Family alum Sofía Vergara, offers a handful of products that protect the skin while still ensuring you look your best. This refreshing antioxidant-packed mineral body sunscreen is one such example. I usually tend to opt for oils or sprays because they’re easier to apply and I don’t love the feeling of a lotion, but Toty totally changed my perspective.
This creamy yet lightweight formula melts into the skin before your eyes and leaves it feeling hydrated and ready to take on the day. The most surprising thing about this sunscreen was actually how much I loved how it made my skin look. The first time I used it, I tested it on one hand and could not stop looking at the difference between the sunscreened hand versus the unprotected skin. The effect was even more gratifying when I applied the product to my whole body: It made me glisten like lightly-buttered popcorn, and isn’t that really the goal?
Of course, this sunscreen packs effective SPF 50 protection, but it also boasts proactive skin-care ingredients like vitamin E, green tea and vegan plankton extracts to boost skin health and sun-aging defense. It features three levels of sun-aging protection—UVA, UVB and antioxidants.
