As my fellow skincare obsessives know, keeping your skin healthy and protected with sunscreen is essential year-round, but even more so during the warmer months when you're spending more time outdoors. If you're in the market to upgrade your go-to SPF for the season, allow me to turn your attention to the EltaMD UV Restore SPF40 face sunscreen (from $46; $37), a favorite of editors, beauty influencers and even celebrities like Leighton Meester. Not only is the popular pick, which is available in both a tinted and untinted version, a great product to add to your summer beauty routine, it’s also on rare sale right now during the Amazon Big Spring Sale, where you can score up to 80 percent off your favorite home, beauty, fashion and tech products through March 31.
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So, why does everybody seem to love this EltaMD Restore sunscreen so much? For starters, it contains zinc oxide as its main ingredient. According to multiple studies, the ingredient is a safe and effective one when it comes to blocking UV rays from penetrating your skin. Additionally, per the brand, the formula is dye-free, fragrance-free, paraben-free and noncomedogenic—plus it's formulated for all skin types. It also contains squalane to boost moisture retention and ginger root extract to help repair sun-damaged skin, promoting an overall radiant-looking complexion while it protects it.