I tried it in a sample and the smell is awful, it smells like a toilet cleaner, like chlorine, I can't explain it but it's bad. As for whether it protects from the sun, logically yes because I didn't get burned or red. The sunscreen is gray in color so you can see where you apply it, but it's so thin that it disappears in seconds when I tried to spread it on my hand. Disappointingly, the texture was very greasy, like applying oil, and that was for a small amount that I applied. The product was a complete disappointment and when I tried to rinse it off, the nightmare began. It was so greasy that I had to soap my hand twice to get rid of the oiliness, and unfortunately, the smell of it has remained, it didn't go away with washing. One of the worst sunscreens I have ever tried.