Sunscreen is recommended by every dermatologist and skincare guru and all estheticians for everyone to use at all times of the year. At the same time, it is advised against using most of them, as they have the potential of harming us and the environment. So what do we do as consumers, what do we apply on our kids?
Sun damage is now very prominent in causing so much harm in the short and long term effects. That includes sunburn, freckles, sunspots, hyperpigmentation, discoloration, skin cancer, dryness, texture, etc. In short most of these are preventable if we start prevention from a young age, for sure minimize the problems that will rise later on in life.
Sunscreen or sunblock, whats better for us and our kids? There are thousands of products out on the market and it is very overwhelming to pick one, not knowing what to look for with many options.
*Sunscreen is usually chemical based, but not always. They are easier to spread and are a lighter formula, like a thinner lotion, to use a sunscreen look on the ingredients and completely avoid the ingredient Benzene.
*Sunblock is broad spectrum that blocks all of the sun rays from getting into our skin, it reflects the rays back and away from us. Sunblock is mineral based and the healthier alternative to sun protection. Look for active ingredients Titanium oxide or Zinc oxide.
Here are 3 of the safest (don’t contain cancerous ingredients) sunblocks that will give maximum protection from the sun for our little ones.
Sunnyscreen™ 100% Mineral Lotion SPF 50
Baby Sunscreen SPF 30
SunBioLogic Kids SPF 30
An estheticians tip on how to easily spread a mineral sunscreen:
* Use small amounts at a time,”the dots system” and spread it with light short strokes going in one direction in a small area at a time. Rubbing a mineral sunscreen in a circular and aggrassive motion around the whole face at once will only take longer for it to blend.
* We want the sunscreen to sit on top of the skin and not get absorbed at all, else it won’t give any protection.
