Even though sunscreen makeup isn't strong enough to protect you on its own, it still helps to ensure that you're getting a full-coverage application of SPF after your tablespoon’s worth of regular sunscreen. Still, the experts I spoke with all recommend wearing sunscreen makeup every day for a little extra protection against sun damage and blue-light damage(yes, it's real, and it's coming from your phone and computer). That's not to say you're not getting a bit more protection (the more layers on your face, the more of a barrier you have against the sun in general), but it's not the math equation you might think. So if you wear your regular SPF 30 mineral sunscreen, and you layer on a tinted moisturizer with SPF 30, you’re not actually wearing a total of SPF 60-you're still wearing SPF 30. Doubling up on SPFs doesn't double the protection.In fact, you're probably getting about one-seventh of the SPF strength, says Dendy Engelman, MD, a board certified dermatologist at Shafer Clinic Fifth Avenue in New York City. Why? Because the amount of makeup you're actually applying to your skin is minimal, which means you're not getting the full SPF number you see on the bottle. Sunscreen makeup can't-and shouldn’t-replace your regular, daily sunscreen.I mean, if you're already going to be wearing makeup, why not wear makeup that can give your face a little boost of protection too?īut before you (ahem, I) get ahead of yourself, let's go over two myth-busting basics: And as someone who spends 90 percent of her life applying sunscreen (seriously, I have a constant supply of hand cream with SPF at my desk, water-resistant sunscreen on hand during the summer, and reef-safe sunscreen near me every damn day), this revelation was huge. It wasn’t until recently that I learned about the wonderful world of sunscreen makeup, aka tinted moisturizers, foundations, lip balms, and setting powders that have a SPF of 30 or higher, meaning they can help protect your skin from sun damage when used with your daily sunscreen (more on that below). I'll be honest: Up until this point, makeup and sunscreen have been completely separate concepts in my head.
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