Rating of safe and effective sunscreens for the face SPF 50
Today you will find out which face sunscreen SPF 50 is suitable for your skin type. Remember to use an SPF cream every day during the warmer months if your skin is prone to pigmentation and extreme dryness. It has been proven that ultraviolet rays lead to premature aging of the skin.
SPF abbreviation(Sun Protection Factor) refers to the coefficient of protection of the skin from exposure to ultraviolet rays. Thin, dry, freckled skin needs to be protected all year round. Choose foundations and BB creams with an indicator of at least SPF 20 for residents of Moscow and St. Petersburg, and young girls will need funds marked with SPF 30.
Did you know that..
Residents of the northern regions age more slowly due to the low effect of UV rays on the skin.
Applying SPF 50 every day is not recommended unless you plan on spending all day in the sun. But even with protection, you should avoid direct rays, SPF 50 protects 98% from harsh UVB rays. There is no such thing as a 100% effective sunscreen!
Why use sunscreen?
It used to be that aristocratic pallor is the highest degree of beauty, but over the years there has been a fashion for hot, tanned bodies of lifeguards and Malibu rescuers. It is believed that tanning was brought into fashion, as it is not surprising, by the aristocrat Coco Chanel in the 20s of the 20th century. For a long time she did not allow her dazzling skin to tan, but one day an incident happened, and the trendsetter became covered with a bronze sheen. But Koko did not lose her head and announced that “asperine-colored skin” was no longer relevant, and tanned skin glowed with health and passion.
Beautiful aristocrats hid away their wide-brimmed hats, summer gloves, veils and went to the sea coast to sunbathe. A special boom in tanning hit the American youth in the 50s and 60s of the 20th century!
But something went wrong..
Doctors gradually began to notice that it is skin that has been exposed to the sun for a long time that is most prone to the formation of wrinkles, irregularities, age spots, and spider veins. Whereas areas in protected areas - lower abdomen, inner thighs, etc. remain in the best condition. As a result, scientists came to the conclusion that it is not age that affects the appearance of signs of aging on the face, but UV radiation, which can cause anomalies in DNA and dermal molecules.
Therefore, it is imperative to use sunscreen, and instead of regular foundations, choose with UV protection.
The UVA rays of the sun destroy the elastic fibers of our skin, reduce the production of collagen. The condition of the skin under these rays worsens even in childhood and wrinkles may appear!
Types of sunscreen?
Creams differ in the principle of operation - the type of sunscreen filters. There are 2 main types of Sunscreen (Sanskrin) and Sunblock (Sanblok), and the general one is a combination of these filters.
Sunscreen (Sunscreen)
The main components of such protection are avobenzone, homosalate, octisalate, oxybenzone. Of these, only avobenzone is safe for the skin, including children's (from 6 years). Homosalate alone does not neutralize UV exposure well. The last three components are harmful, oxybenzone generally works like the hormone estrogen (and this can cause a malfunction in the body).
Sunblock (Sunblock)
This option is considered the safest, refers to the mineral. Blocks UVA and UVB rays, 98% effective. The active ingredients are: titanium dioxide And zinc oxide. I recommend choosing creams with zinc oxide - the safest option.
The third option is to combine the Sunscreen and Sunblock components. For example, in one cream, for example, avobenzone and zinc oxide (a good combination, quite safe), or oxybenzone and titanium dioxide (such a combination can cause harm) can be used.
5 rules for choosing sunscreen
- Choose sun block creams, not sunscreens!
- Don't use sunscreen. You inhale 20% of the composition through the lungs, the substances can be deposited on the walls of the lungs for many months, and then cause pneumonia. Be careful!
- Do not buy creams with vitamin A (retinol, palmitate). In combination with components that work against UV rays, it increases the risk of developing skin cancer.
- Choose creams only with double protection! Effective against UVA and UVB rays at the same time.
- Carefully read the entire composition of the cream! In addition to the components described above, please note that the composition does not contain parabens, and.
But 10-15 minutes of sun exposure without sunscreen will be good for your body and will help produce vitamin D.
Ranking of the 7 best sunscreens
Let's move on to the most interesting - a full-fledged top of protective products from UV rays. The products presented in the rating are the most natural and safe for the skin. But finding more or less high-quality sun blocks for the face or soft sunscreens turned out to be quite difficult. Presented creams will save snow-white skin from heat and aging. Don't forget, dark-skinned girls need to use sunscreen too!
AVENE Soins Solaires AV SPF 50+
An ideal solution for those with sensitive skin prone to the formation of age spots after staying in the sun. French-made day cream controls the process of melanin production with the help of titanium dioxide and zinc components. The cream eliminates already formed spots and does not allow new ones to appear! The product remarkably moisturizes and nourishes the epidermis, while protecting it from UV rays by 98%.
The manufacturer indicates that the cream does not contain fragrances and parabens, but it contains EDTA, and Methylparaben. Of course, it is wonderful that the main active agents are sanbloki, but I do not recommend using it for daily use!
Volume - 50 ml
Price - 1000 rubles
RUBORIL EXPERT SPF 50+
Recommended for owners of thin and dry skin over the age of 35. Protects against redness and rosacea. Sunscreen resembles a BB fluid, slightly evens out the tone and mattifies. Must be used daily before going outside.
The active ingredient is zinc oxide. Parabens are present in the composition, so it is not recommended to use it constantly, only in the summer.
Volume - 30 ml
Price - 1200 rubles
A'Pieu Pure Block Natural Daily Sun cream SPF45/PA+++
Korean-made sunscreen is not very popular in Russia, but very famous in Asia. You can also buy it only in Korean online stores. Refers to sunscreens, extracts of pomegranate, bird cherry, eucalyptus, rose, watermelon, aloe vera are added to the composition. The main component that blocks UV rays is avobenzone. The composition contains synthetic substances and a small dosage, which act as preservatives and extend the life of the product.
Volume - 50 ml
Price - 800 rubles
SPF-50 Sun Wellbeing Nature's
Italian product to protect the skin from sunburn. It transmits 2% of the rays, but protects against the destruction of the elastic fibers of the dermis. It contains a lot of useful things - almond oil, melon juice, apricot extract, coffee oil and jojoba.
The main component against UV exposure is titanium dioxide. But the composition cannot be called natural, the cream contains PEG and various emulsifiers, but there are no parabens!
Although the cream is only 70% natural, up to a sufficiently high quality, it can become your veil on the sea coast.
Volume - 50 ml
Price - 800 rubles
Medium Holy Land Age Defense CC Cream SPF50 (Medium)
Anti-aging CC cream with high UV protection, belongs to professional cosmetics, recommended by cosmetologists and make-up artists. The cream gives the skin a light shade of tan, well evens out the tone, remarkably mattifies.
The composition is quite good, the main components are zinc oxide, mineral oil, Gingko Biloba extracts, camellias. But again, there are parabens, I recommend using the cream only in the summer. And if you do not plan to be in the sun for a long time, then use more gentle products with SPF 50.
Volume - 50 ml
Price - 1000 rubles
Alphanova® bebe Alphanova Ultra High Protection Baby Sun Milk SPF 50
Natural cream can be used after all, not only for children's skin, but also for adults. The product is more or less natural, but not without alcohols in the composition. But preservatives and emulsifiers of plant origin. All natural sunscreens have a white coating immediately after applying the cream and a short shelf life (2-3 months).
The active ingredients against UV radiation - aluminum oxide and squalane - do not harm the skin, but protect.
Volume - 50 ml
Price - 1500 rubles
Body sunscreen Calendula SPF 50 Levrana
Natural creams tend to be absorbed for a long time, the shelf life is only 3 months. The main active ingredients are titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, additionally in the composition - extracts of calendula and walnut, rosehip, string, chamomile, linseed oil, almond oil, tea tree oil, emulsifiers and preservatives of plant origin.
The bottle has a dispenser, but you need to make sure that the container is not in a vertical position, the cream may leak due to the liquid consistency.
Absorbed for about 1-2 minutes, at first white stains remain. Apply the cream 30 minutes before sun exposure. A huge minus is that the cream remains white in the folds of the skin. But if you choose naturalness, efficiency, or skin without white streaks, I’d rather choose white streaks and figure out how to get rid of them faster than poison the dermis!
Protect not only the skin, but also the lips! You don't want wrinkles around your mouth and puckered lips from lack of moisture, do you? Girls with such problems are increasingly found on the streets of the city, and the reason is insufficient protection of the lips from UV rays.
In the composition of coconut, olive, shea, cocoa butter, vitamins, wax, a variety of plant extracts. No chemicals included! The manufacturer claims that Noni Care balm protects against age-related folds on the lips, dryness and reduction in lip volume. Use is recommended all year round!
Cost - about 200 rubles
Personally, I chose Levrana cream for myself, I will write a detailed review on it separately, after testing for strength under the scorching sun!
