How to choose your sunscreen and SPF?
RECOMMENDATIONS
Gel based Sunscreen for combination skin
sunstop aquagel
suncros aquagel
UVSMART
UVDoux sunscreen
heliocare gel
cuvia aquagel
lashield aquagel
photostable
☀️Silicon based sunscreens good to use with makeup as primer and oily skin
blynds sunscreen
suncros soft
uvdoux gold
photostable gold
rivela lite mousse
Sunban soft
sunblock OC
☀️lotion based for dry skin
suncros aqualotion
bioderma aquafluide
cetaphil sunscreen
cuvia lotion
anthelios sunscreen
☀️pure physical Suncreen for sensitive skin
FCL chemfree
Sunkroma nano
Neutrogena zincsheer
Sunscreen SPF and Skin Protection
If your skin would normally burn after 10 minutes in the sun, applying an SPF 15 sunscreen would allow you to stay in the sun without burning for approximately 150 minutes (a factor of 15 times longer). This is a rough estimate that depends on skin type, intensity of sunlight and amount of sunscreen used. SPF is actually a measure of protection from amount of UVB exposure and it is not meant to help you determine duration of exposure.
For best protection, experts recommend using a minimum SPF sunscreen of 15, applying the proper amount (2mg/cm2 of skin, or about one ounce for full body coverage), and reapplying every 2 hours.
Most people under-apply sunscreens, using ¼ to ½ the amount required. Using half the required amount of sunscreen only provides the square root of the SPF. So, a half application of an SPF 30 sunscreen only provides an effective SPF of 5.5!
The SPF (Sun Protection Factor) scale is not linear:
• SPF 15 blocks 93% of UVB rays
• SPF 30 blocks 97% of UVB rays
• SPF 50 blocks 98% of UVB rays
So, one way of looking at this is that SPF 30 sunscreen only gives you 4% more protection than SPF 15 sunscreen. Or:
• SPF 15 (93% protection) allows 7 out of 100 photons through
• SPF 30 (97% protection) allows 3 out of 100 photons through.
So, while you may not be doubling your level of protection, an SPF 30 will block half the radiation that an SPF 15 would let through to your skin. It’s complicated, but to keep it simple, most dermatologists recommend using a SPF 15 or SPF 30 sunscreen.