The Best Sunscreens for your Skin Type
Everyone deserves the BEST sunscreen, it’s more than just sun protection.
Why is sunscreen even a must???
Besides the given answer of protecting aganist UV rays from the sun, a useful sunscreen will serve more than just one purpose:
1) Premature Aging:
The term premature aging refers to UV radiation that can accelerate the aging process of your skin, which leads to wrinkles, fine lines, age spots, and sagging skin.
Sunscreen helps to prevent premature aging by blocking UV rays that contribute to these visible signs of aging.
2) Photoaging:
Sunscreen helps to protect your skin from photoaging, which refers to the aging effects caused specifically by exposure to sunlight, such as loss of elasticity and firmness.
This basically means your pores may look bigger and strechted out due to your skin loosing its firm form.
3) Maintaining Skin Tone:
By applying sunscreen it can help you maintain a more even skin tone/complexation.
Sunscreen prevents the formation of dark spots, hyperpigmentation, and uneven skin texture caused by sun damage.
4) Enhancement of Other Skin Products:
When using sunscreen it can enhance the effectiveness of other skincare products, such as moisturizers and anti-aging creams, by creating a barrier that helps these products to penetrate the skin more effectively and work optimally.
It means that if you use a sunscreen and beauty products that aide your skin type, you’ll see long-term benefits from the products that you use together.
Find your sunscreen:
Oily Skin Option:
Missha All Around Safe Block Essence Sun Milk SPF 50+
The MISSHA sunscreen has a beautiful lightweight, milky texture that spreads easily and absorbs quickly into your skin. It provides broad-spectrum protection against UVA and UVB rays and controls sebum production. (We naturally produce sebum but with oily skin, we produce more than the average amount)
This sunscreen is formulated to be non-greasy making it suitable for oily skin types. It helps control excess oil production and does not clog your pores, which reduces the risk of breakouts.
Due to its lightweight and comfortable texture, this sunscreen is the best fit for your skincare routine! It can be worn alone or underneath makeup without feeling heavy or interfering with makeup application.
This is my best friend in the summer when my sebum production is high and it does not damage my makeup look I put on top of it!
Dry Skin Option:
Innisfree Daily UV Protection Cream Mild SPF 36
I particularly get very dry skin in the winter and fall so this sunscreen has helped me out significantly these past couple of months because of its moisture-locking affect once applied.
This sunscreen contains botanical extracts such as green tea and centella asiatica, which help to hydrate and nourish your dry skin. It helps give your skin the moisturize it needs to be healthy throughout the day. You can also apply makeup on top of this sunscreen, and it will NOT give you a greasy look.
Even though this sunscreen is more suitable for dry skin types, it also contains ingredients that are flexible for all skin types like c’mon it can’t get better than that!
Sensitive Skin Option:
Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun Sunscreen SPF50+
If you’re like me with very sensitive skin, I’ve found that I’m allergic to a lot of various ingredients found in sunscreens, but with this sunscreen, I do not get any harsh breakouts.
The Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun Sunscreen contains centella asiatica extract, madecassoside, and chamomile extract, which have soothing and calming properties that help to calm and protect your skin from irritation. (Which means these ingredients are particularly beneficial for sensitive or easily irritated skin types)
The entire Beauty of Joseon brand is known for its commitment to using safe and effective ingredients. This sunscreen has been dermatologist-tested to ensure its safety and efficacy, making it suitable for yours and my sensitive skin.
