every day before i go outside - Beauty & Cosmetics Message Board

son1981 · 01-09-2007, 05:01 PM

I apply my anti aging cream jouviance

THEN I PUT ON A THICK Layer of sun screen spf 60 to protect my skin from the harmfull sun

Do u all do this also?!?!?! I heard from the lady at my spa its whats best ...

PS im 25

MoonLight0 · 01-09-2007, 07:04 PM

SPF 60?! I've never even hear of that. I thought the highest was 45 or something.
60 sounds kinda extreme to me. I don't know about whether or not that's entirely good for your skin... but I don't do that myself. I put on a moisturizer and makeup, that's it. I don't pay much attention to SPF in moisturizers at this point since the makeup I use has SPF18, and that's good enough for me.

eve40 · 01-09-2007, 08:39 PM

15 spf should be suffient for comming and going, plus it will be less harsh on your skin. But, if you will be outside for half hour or more, then go ahead and use that 60 SPF. Try to avoid long exposure between the hours of 9am - 3pm. That is when the sun does most of it's damage to skin.

son1981 · 01-09-2007, 09:27 PM

could the high spf damage my skin? i heard all it does is block out the sun

DaOutlaw · 01-10-2007, 01:41 AM

I read somewhere that a SPF over 20 or 30 is overkill and really unnecessary. If you think that wearing sunscreen will block out the sun entirely you're greatly mistaken. The sun is too intense to be blocked out completely, but the sunscreen does help filter out the harmful rays.