So, yesterday, I did a very long post on the ingredients of sunscreen. So, the reason I did that post was because I wanted to do this following post in which that knowledge would be helpful. By the way, I do not claim whatever I had written yesterday is complete.
Now, what are the important factors in deciding sunscreen?
- SPF : Yes. But, as I mentioned in this post, anything above 30 doesn't really provide extra protection so spf 30 products are enough. And, still, if you want to aim for high, anything beyond 50 is worthless.
- Labeling : Always buy a 'broad-spectrum' sunscreen. The label should be there on the product. Btw, most of the Indian products do not have such labeling conformations which is pretty sad.
- Ingredients : You would want to ensure you are getting adequate protection so look for the ingredients I mentioned in the chart.
- Manufacturing : Buy as latest sunscreen as possible because the composition of the sunscreen may break down if kept unused for long.
- Brand : Always get a trusted and established brand which has proper research facilities. I would definitely add here that do not get herbal sunscreens as they do not have any of the sunscreen ingredients. They might prevent tanning but there is no saying as to they can protect skin from UV radiations. And, I would definitely put my trust in chemical products than sticking to herbal in such cases.
Anything I might have forgotten which you think should be included in this list?
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