It’s the age-old query: in what stage of your skincare routine must you apply sunscreen? Does it go earlier than your moisturiser or after? Well, we’re right here to assist. To guarantee your SPF is working accurately and defending your pretty face from dangerous UV rays, it’s important to layer merchandise in a selected order.
Sunscreen must be used each day however is especially vital for us in Australia, contemplating we’ve one of many highest charges of melanoma in the world. It’s additionally a confirmed technique of anti-ageing as UV publicity is answerable for 80 p.c of seen facial ageing.
Experts agree that sunscreen must be utilized *after* moisturiser. In truth, sunscreen must be the ultimate product you utilize earlier than making use of make-up. Any skincare merchandise you set excessive of SPF dilutes its effectivity and subsequently doesn’t present as a lot safety.
The time you allow between making use of your moisturiser and sunscreen additionally issues. According to Dr Michele Squire, founding father of personalised skincare consultancy model, Qr8, it’s good to permit your final product to soak in for some time earlier than going in with SPF.
“Sunscreen goes on LAST, after no matter skincare you placed on beneath dries down,” Dr Squire wrote on Instagram. “This takes at the very least 8 minutes in lab research (I do my hair while I wait). If you apply moisturiser straight excessive you’ll disturb the protecting movie that filters out UV. Ditto should you’re making use of layers of oily/waxy issues beneath and oils excessive of sunscreen.”
While ready a complete eight minutes between moisturiser and sunscreen software looks like a very long time, it’s definitely worth the wait to verify your SPF is doing a great job of defending you.
As for a way a lot sunscreen try to be utilizing? Well, it may be arduous to know as many SPF merchandise encourage you to make use of it “liberally”. According to the Cancer Council, an grownup must be carrying 5ml (roughly one teaspoon) of sunscreen for every arm, leg, physique entrance, physique again and face (together with the neck and ears).
That’s one complete teaspoon simply to your neck and face — seven teaspoons all up for a full-body software. If you’re uncertain how a lot that is, attempt giving this useful hack a go. Sunscreen ought to ideally be utilized 20 minutes earlier than publicity to the solar and reapplied each two hours. This could be troublesome when carrying make-up, so we advocate following the tactic of scientist, SPF fanatic and artistic, Hannah English.
