Taking the guesswork out of skincare
I’m a zinc oxide fan girl. If a sunscreen doesn’t have it, I won’t even look at it twice. But, I get it. Not all of you want to put up with its greasy feel and whitish cast. But, what’s the alternative? Titanium dioxide’s just as bad (I mean good, I mean bad, I mean… […]
Remember last week when we talked about how many sunscreens out there don’t offer adequate protection? Well, we make things worse by not applying – or reapplying – enough. But how the heck can you do that when you’re wearing makeup? We can’t do and undo our faces every two hours. Sunscreen expert Dr Denis […]
Sun protection should be easy. Pick a sunscreen. Slather it all over your body. Go outside safely. Bye bye wrinkles and cancer! The reality is oh so different. So many sunscreens out there don’t protect your skin as well as they should. Worse, some travel from the surface of your skin – where they should […]
Remember the good old days when you could immediately tell if someone was using sunscreen? That white nose gave the hunky lifeguard away before you could even see his bright red pants. Those days are over. Now we have the technology to make zinc oxide and its BFF titanium dioxide – the rascals responsible for […]
Beach vs mountain: where do you think you’re more likely to get a sunburn? Growing up in a beach town, I always knew I had to wear sunscreen at the beach (mind you, no one told me for years I had to wear it every day, everywhere) to avoid a sunburn. But I hate the […]
Synthetic UV filters like company. Mineral sunscreens often use only ONE UV filter to keep your skin safe from UV harm, but chemical sunscreens need way more than that. They often go for a combo of four or five. Why is that? Lots of synthetic UV filters are weak. They can block some UV rays […]
