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Abib Airy Sunstick Smoothing Bar SPF50+ PA++++
Abib

Airy Sunstick Smoothing Bar SPF50+ PA++++

Sunscreen · 23 g

65%$16.34$46.50

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Key ingredients

UV Filters

Found in the full ingredient list below. Check how it layers with your routine

Full ingredients (32)
  1. Dimethicone
  2. Synthetic Wax
  3. Homosalate
  4. Silica
  5. Isoeicosane
  6. Octocrylene
  7. Phenylpropyldimethylsiloxysilicate
  8. Ethylhexyl Salicylate
  9. Isopropyl Palmitate
  10. Diisostearyl Malate
  11. Butyloctyl Salicylate
  12. Isononyl Isononanoate
  13. Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane
  14. Phenethyl Benzoate
  15. Diethylhexyl Carbonate
  16. Synthetic Fluorphlogopite
  17. Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
  18. Polyethylene
  19. Bis-Behenyl/Isostearyl/Phytosteryl Dimer Dilinoleyl Dimer Dilinoleate
  20. Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
  21. Ethylene/Propylene Copolymer
  22. Camellia Japonica Seed Oil
  23. Silica Dimethyl Silylate
  24. Dimethicone Crosspolymer
  25. Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax
  26. Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer
  27. Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax
  28. Lecithin
  29. Pentaerythrityl Tetra-di-t-butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate
  30. Allantoin
  31. Ectoin
  32. Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil Unsaponifiables

Listed from highest to lowest concentration. Formulas change, so check the packaging if you avoid an ingredient.

Product details

An Abib Airy sunstick Smoothing bar on a pale stone table against a greige wall, beside a red camellia flower

Sun care, on the go

A wide, curved SPF50+ PA++++ sun stick that glides on clear and sets to a semi-matte finish.

Abib’s Airy Sunstick is a chemical sunscreen in a solid bar. The 5.7 cm wide, ergonomically curved stick covers the face in a few strokes and reaches the detailed areas a straight stick misses, with ectoin, allantoin, sunflower and camellia oils to help strengthen and calm the skin barrier.

Broad-spectrum UVB protection
SPF50+
Broad-spectrum UVB protection
The highest UVA rating
PA++++
The highest UVA rating
Water resistance, as printed on the stick
80 min
Water resistance, as printed on the stick
A swipe and a small cube of off-white balm on grey stone, with a red camellia and sunflower seeds

What’s inside

The ingredients doing the work

  • Chemical UV filters

    A broad-spectrum filter blend for SPF50+ PA++++ protection against UVA and UVB, made to hold up in water and sweat.

    No. 3, 6, 8, 13 of 32 on the list

  • Ectoin

    Hydrates and helps strengthen the skin barrier, per Abib.

    No. 31 of 32 on the list

  • Allantoin

    Hydrates and calms, keeping the stick comfortable on sensitive skin.

    No. 30 of 32 on the list

  • Sunflower + camellia

    Sunflower seed oil hydrates and supports the barrier; camellia seed oil soothes.

    No. 22, 32 of 32 on the list

Supporting botanicals

  • Camellia
  • Sunflower
  • Candelilla
  • Carnauba
The Abib Airy sunstick standing beside a single swipe of off-white sun balm and a camellia leaf

How to use

Last step of your morning routine

  1. 1

    Twist up

    Turn the base to raise a little of the bar.

  2. 2

    Swipe

    Glide the wide stick across the face and neck in a few even strokes, using the curved edge around the nose and eyes.

  3. 3

    Blend

    Let it settle to its semi-matte finish; there is no white cast to work in.

  4. 4

    Top up

    Reapply through the day, and after 80 minutes of swimming or sweating.

A smooth swipe of off-white balm on grey stone, with a camellia flower out of focus

Light like air, quick and easy

A comfortable, non-sticky daily sun stick for anyone who dislikes heavy sunscreen, small enough to carry outdoors.

Good to know

  • A chemical (organic) sunscreen. Water resistant for 80 minutes, as printed on the stick, so reapply after swimming, sweating or towelling.
  • Reef-safe and dermatologist tested, per Abib.
  • Silicone-based bar, with dimethicone first on the list.
  • 23 g stick.