What is a sunscreen?
Sunscreens are more than just a skincare step—they’re the foundation of long-term skin health. Whether you're looking to protect your glow, reduce pigmentation, or slow down signs of ageing, daily sun protection is key.
From preventing collagen breakdown to improving the clarity of your complexion, the benefits of sunscreen are both immediate and long-term—so there’s every reason to use a sunscreen.
How often should you use a sunscreen?
Every single day!
The sun doesn’t take days off—and neither should your sunscreen. UV rays can cause cumulative damage even on cloudy days or indoors through HEVL (blue light). Most SAFESCREEN sunscreens protect for 6 hours to 8 hours, so at least once daily application can be beneficial for your skin. You may need to reapply only if you spend a lot of time outdoors or sweat heavily.
What makes a sunscreen the ‘best sunscreen for you’?
1. The best sunscreen should give you broad-spectrum protection – it should protect you from UVB, UVA, HEVL & IR rays.
2. Your regular sunscreen should not break your skin out and cause acne – look for the ‘non-comedogenic’ feature on the sunscreen label.
3. Your ideal sunscreen should adjust to your skin tone without giving off a visible cast.
4. Your sunscreen should be lightweight, non-greasy yet comfortable to use in all weather conditions.
5. Your daily sunscreen should be compatible with the other stuff that you use on your skin daily – like your moisturizer or your makeup. You may need to specifically check whether your sunscreen product is makeup compatible.
How to get started on a sunscreen?
The above tips will help you choose the best sunscreen for your skin type and your skin needs. Once that is done, here are a few tips to help you ease into your skincare routine, centered around sunscreen.
1. Introduce one product at a time. Ideally, avoid introducing multiple products simultaneously if you are setting up your skincare routine on your own. This will help your skin to adjust to the skin care products that you are using and will provide you with the space to listen to your skin and decide on the best skin care products for you.
2. Avoid layering incompatible products with sunscreen. Ideally, don’t use oxidizable vitamin C or retinol products in your daytime routine at all.
3. Make sure that you pay enough attention to removing products from your skin. Not cleansing off products will end up giving you dull, lifeless skin from product accumulation and clogging.
4. Introduce an exfoliator into your skin routine to fight pollution-induced skin pigmentation, which will also help clear any product residue, including sunscreen residues from the skin, leaving the skin clear and fresh!
5. PRO TIP: Use the dual-layer sunscreen rule. Apply two coats of your sunscreen product on your face and neck, with a 10 minute gap between applications to increase the durability and performance of your sunscreen.
6. Mineral sunscreens may need a moisturizer in addition, as compared to chemical sunscreens, which are pretty moisturizing. If you have acne, you can skip the moisturizer step, as your sebum will take care of your moisture needs! If you still need to use a moisturizer, move this to the PM routine, where the skin absorbs moisturizer better without clogging up!
We hope that these great tips and pointers help you get started on sunscreens easily.
The range of sunscreens at CHOSEN is called SAFESCREEN for a reason – made from safer UV filters with non-nano options, silicone-free choices, and natural antioxidants for broad-spectrum protection. We offer pregnancy-safe and nursing-safe variants, exclusive beard-friendly sunscreen for men, tinted sunscreens for makeup users, reef-safe sunscreens for swimming, and also the best sunscreen for children. We’ve pulled out all the stops to make your search for the best sunscreen easy. Your quest for that best sunscreen stops here, without confusion but only clarity!
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