23/06/2021
SPF - FACT v MYTHS
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PLEASE READ.....
☀️SPF does NOT accumulate. If you wear a moisturiser, primer and sunscreen you will only have the highest SPF that you are using, you cannot ‘add them up’
☀️Acne sufferers: whilst the sun may have a drying effect on your acne; a lot of SPF products are comedogenic. (That means they clog pores) Use oil-free sunscreens if possible. Avoid mineral oil in sunscreens (and your normal skincare)
☀️No sunscreen is waterproof. They can only be listed as ‘water resistant’
☀️SPF should be repurchased fresh every year. It degrades and the protection decreases.
☀️SPF is an all-encompassing product that will overtake any active/expensive ingredients in your skincare. Use a moisturiser that’s right for your skin & then apply a separate SPF on top!
☀️ ‘SPF 60 is twice as effective as SPF30’. NOT true. There is only a 1% difference between SPF30 and SPF50. SPF30 is most recommended level for that reason. You’re covered, but you have no false sense of security. The number relates to how much longer your skin is protected for, yet the likelihood is that you will sweat/rub it off before you reach the full efficacy of an SPF60 and so should reapply before then anyway!
☀️Be very, very careful if you choose a ‘natural’ sunscreen product. Physical (most commonly referred to as ‘natural’ in marketing materials) reflects the UV light. Traditionally ‘chemical’ SPFs absorb the light. Zinc oxide and titanium dioxide, most commonly used in ‘natural’ sunscreens have been shown to be toxic (and I use the word correctly) for fish/sealife – an estimated 4,000 to 6,000 metric tons of sunscreen washes off swimmers’ bodies annually with the potential to cause damage to fragile ecosystems. Top skin cancer authority Dr Marko Lens does NOT recommend a natural sunscreen esp. on children
☀️Zinc and titanium oxide are NOT biodegradable and invariably use nano-technology, which is also under question by cancer research bodies because of its possible links to cancers in humans
☀️SPF is ALWAYS the last product to be applied to your skin.
☀️If you wear SPF please double cleanse at night to remove it. SPF is formulated to stick to skin but not to be slept in!
☀️ If you are wearing SPF under your makeup and going to work you will probably not be covered by lunchtime. You either need to reapply (buy a spray SPF), use a once-a-day product, (which are far better suited to city living than beach to be honest), or buy yourself a big hat and be done with it...
So now we know!
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