'If you have a sunscreen that says it's all these other things, it's still your sunscreen. Those other ingredients are in there to support the sunscreen.' -Dr. Doris Day M.D., dermatologist
, who practices in New York City to answer my questions about sun protection as it pertains to skin tints. Ahead, she helps me better understand how to think about all of these souped-up tinted sunscreens.Technically, yes. According to Dr. Day, tinted sunscreen is just as protective as its non-tinted counterpart. This surprised me. I thought the tint might somehow dilute the level of protection. But Dr.
with SFP 30 or higher."But if you think about how much you put on you face, you might not be putting on enough to beas a sunscreen. If you're spreading a pea-sized drop all around your face, that's like taking a fabric and stretching it really thin so that it's not even really hiding anything, like wearing leggings that are thin and you can still see your butt through."
For size context, you want multiple pumps of sunscreen on your face, whether it's tinted or not."You can think of it like four peas," Dr. Day says,"one on your forehead, one on each cheek, and then one for your chin. Then you need even more for your neck. Remember, you want about a shot-glass amount for the full body. Mineral-based sunscreen is like physical [sun] protection, so the thicker, the better protection.
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