National SPF Day ☀️

[ather]

Hello BIC, 

As you might all know National SPF Day ☀️ this year is rapidly approaching. May 27, 2023. I like to think SPF Day is every day because it is so important for our skin! I would love everyone to share their tips and tricks for sun safety and of course favourite sunscreens.

My favourite combo right now is using Summer Fridays ShadeDrops Broad Spectrum SPF 30 Mineral Milk Sunscreen 1.7 oz / 50 mL as my base and applying Tower 28 Beauty SunnyDays SPF 30 Tinted Sunscreen Foundation 20 Mulholland  over it. Summer Fridays ShadeDrops Broad Spectrum SPF 30 Mineral Milk Sunscreen 1.7 oz / 50 mL I am still able to apply sunscreen over my makeup and it still gives a great finish and does not mess up my makeup! I also try to always wear a hat if I am going to be outside for an extended time and I never forget to protect my eyes with sunglasses 🕶️.

Right now I have been wanting to try these SPF:

Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare All-Physical Lightweight Wrinkle Defense Broad Spectrum Sunscreen SPF 30 P... 

Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow Sunscreen SPF 50 

Evereden SPF 50 Premium Mineral Sunscreen 2 oz / 60 mL 

Drop a comment below and share your favorite SPF or tips and tricks to enjoy the summer safely.

Happy National SPF Day!!!

*updated to take the year out 🙂

[ather]

@itsfi  Sadly no. I just checked. Darn!! 

[itsfi]

Grrr 😖 ugh!!! @ather fingers crossed 🤞🏼 it makes its way up North @ather!

[ather]

@itsfi  right! I wonder if one of them isn’t available here. I’ll have to check! 

[itsfi]

Good point @ather. I forget that your SPF regulations can mean different requirements, including different labeling standards. Hoping y’all get something similar. SPF is a must and this is a great way to try out some good sunscreens.

[jessye]

I love Sun Bum products—the Face Mist with SPF 45 is bomb, and all their products smell amazing!

[pam956]

I’ve been using several beauty staples to help and protect my sensitive, rosacea skin from this harsh Texas heat. 

Some of my faves are: Tower 28 Beauty SunnyDays SPF 30 Tinted Sunscreen Foundation 15 Melrose Supergoop! Glow Stick Sunscreen SPF 50 0.7 oz/ 20 g Dr. Jart+ Cicapair™ Tiger Grass Cream Shiseido Clear Sunscreen Stick SPF 50 0.7 oz / 20 g Saie Slip Tint – Lightweight Tinted Moisturizer with Mineral Zinc SPF 35 and Hyaluronic Acid Two 

I would love to try the new Kosas DreamBeam Silicone-Free Mineral Sunscreen SPF 40 with Ceramides and Peptides DreamBeam 

[itsfi]

These are some fabulous sunscreen picks @pam956! Tower 28 SunnyDays is a go to skin tint of mine. ♥️ 

The Kosas DreamBeam SPF is in my current rotation and I’m really liking the slight blurring effect it provides - evens out my skin tone,  works beautifully as a primer and protects against UVA & UVB rays. There have been several days these past couple of weeks where it’s just the Kosas SPF, concealer and lip balm for me. 👍🏼 @Sweensxo 

[Sweensxo]

I’ve heard the Kosas DreamBeam Silicone-Free Mineral Sunscreen SPF 40 with Ceramides and Peptides DreamBeam is amazing is next on my list of sunscreen to try!!

[dnarts]

I’ve been looking for a good recommendation for a body spf. I have extremely sensitive skin so I am sensitive to both fragrances and burning. Let me know what you love!

[SeymoneJ]

I’ve been loving the Peter Thomas Roth Max Vitamin D-Fense Sunscreen Serum! NO CAST, it melts into the skin and blends so well with my other A.M. skin care products 💕

[kaycashley]

I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Supergoop! Glowscreen SPF 40 Face Sunscreen with Hyaluronic Acid + Niacinamide and I use it daily. I also have the Supergoop! Unseen Sunscreen SPF 40 aswell. I really want to try the Summer Fridays ShadeDrops Mineral Milk Sunscreen SPF 30 1.7 oz / 50 mL and also the Tower 28 Beauty SunnyDays SPF 30 Tinted Sunscreen Foundation 

[sofiev1]

I am SPF-obsessed!

My current favorites are:

innisfree Daily UV Defense Invisible Broad Spectrum SPF 36 Sunscreen 

Supergoop! PLAY Everyday Lotion SPF 50 Face & Body Sunscreen 

The Innisfree Daily UV Defense leaves my skin feeling moisturized without being greasy. I love the Supergoop PLAY lotion for my body, it rubs in nicely and does not leave me feeling greasy!!

[PinkGiraffeX]

Right now I have been using….

- Krave Beauty beet the sun 

- PCA Skin sheer tint spf 

I love both. I will say the “new” Krave Beet the Sun isn’t exactly the same as the original but I still really like it and it blends well, isn’t too greasy and it’s nice and light. The PCA Skin sheer tint is incredible, I don’t need any foundation with this, it’s like magic and just makes your skin

look great when applied. I love it 😍 

[BaseballJen]

I use Paula's Choice Mini RESIST Youth-Extending Daily Hydrating Fluid SPF 50 .5 oz / 15 mL  on most days. It's lightweight & hydrating but not greasy!

While I always try to use SPF 50, sometimes I'm short on time so I was always on the lookout for a way to skip a step to prevent any chance at piling - bc as I'm sure you all know it can happen easily if you're in a rush during your skincare routine! I found and ♡LOVE!!♡ Murad Invisiblur™ Perfecting Face Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 30 PA+++ 1 oz/ 30 mL!! It's the BEST PRIMER I've ever used! It really does smooth & blur fine lines & wrinkles & minimizes pores as well as helping your foundation go on smoothly/evenly & last all day - but the BEST part is that it's also SPF 30! I always use it under my makeup w/or or w/o Paula's Choice! I totally recommend it! 

[CynthieLu]

Excellent thread idea 💡 👏  @ather 

Thank you for putting a spotlight on SPF. 

It's sooo important to wear it everyday, every season,  no matter the weather. And to re-apply throughout the day, often. 🌞 

Finding your best match in sunscreen... that's easier said than done. 

I love Elisabeth Arden's City Smart SPF ( it's SPF 50)  but it's sooo expensive. I might not repurchase because I've found more affordable ones I enjoy. 

I also use (and in rotation right now)

Supergoop! Unseen Sunscreen SPF 40 

Supergoop! Daily Dose Hydra-Ceramide Boost + SPF 40 Face Oil 1 oz/ 30 mL 

Keys Soulcare Daily Moisturizer Broad Spectrum SPF 30 1.69 oz / 50 mL 

With

Shiseido Clear Sunscreen Stick SPF 50 0.7 oz/ 20 g in my purse for on the go re-applications.

That's all for my face, which is finicky about anything I put on it. 

Luckily my body can handle anything so I use good ol' banana boat. 

I want to try 

Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow Sunscreen SPF 50 

And I have the user to try in my back up pile 

Supergoop! Glowscreen SPF 40 Face Sunscreen with Hyaluronic Acid + Niacinamide Sunrise 

Supergoop! PLAY Everyday Lotion SPF 50 Face & Body Sunscreen 

💛 Keep SPF slathering and shield your skin  ☀️ 

[donnacc2]

If you’ve ever tried the daily Supergoop! Superscreen Daily Moisturizer Sunscreen SPF 40 PA+++ 1.7 oz/ 50 mL the Supergoop! PLAY Everyday Lotion SPF 50 Face & Body Sunscreen body sunscreen is quite similar. A little more thin on the body but the sunflower oil helps it blend perfectly! Highly recommend it’s one of my favorites, they’re both great products from a great brand!

[ather]

@CynthieLu  Great lineup!!! Can’t wait to hear if you try any new ones!

[CynthieLu]

I've tried a bunch in the past, last summer I tried a handful of new ones that advertised for face and sensitive skin.

I was finally branching away from things that burned or stung my face. 😄

So CeraVe and Neutrogena had good ones but the criteria for me, that I'm really looking for,  is that my spf dosen't feel too much like sunscreen.  So those were great options but they felt very sun-screeny.

Biossance had a mineral face SPF that was great on the skin ( felt like spf) but it had the effect of a good mousturizer, it was nice to my skin.  I can't seem to tag it thou. @ather 

This one was great Dr. Jart+ Cicapair™ Tiger Grass Color Correcting Treatment SPF 30 1.7 fl. oz/ 50 mL ( cons- it has a intense smell and was thick and stained my white clothes) but it made my skin look great, my skin liked it and the after effects of wearing it. Not a repurchase because the cons for me outweighed the pros.

[Mel231]

I love Bananna Boat Sport Stick 50+ for my face.  It does not irritate my eyes at all, and I can even apply it to my eyelids.

[CynthieLu]

@Mel231 that's so awesome!

[WinglessOne]

Someone asked me how to find out which UV filters are used in Asian sunscreens, particularly Korean and Japanese product labels that don’t list UV filters as active ingredients like US product labels do. You have to know the INCI name of each filter so you can find them in the ingredient list. 

Here's a table I wrote up last year that might help other folks: 

UV type "UVA" = both UVA1 & UVA2. Screenshot excludes columns for nm peaks and other notes.

UV types: 

Spoiler

These ranges are measured in nanometers. UVA is split into 2 ranges; UVA1 = ultra long wavelength. UVA are the rays that penetrate glass windows and bounce off surfaces (including sidewalks). They dive much deeper into skin than UVB rays. 

UVB: 290–320 nm 
UVA2: 320–340 nm 
UVA1: 340–400 nm 

SPF ratings are only for UVB rays. 
PA+ ratings are for UVA rays. 

In the US, avobenzone is the only approved "chemical" UVA filter. It's notoriously photo-unstable though, which is why stabilizing filters are added to US chemical sunscreens. Some folks are skin-sensitive to some of those filters. If the FDA would approve a highly photostable UVA filter like mexoryl 400 or triasorb, then US sunscreens could just rely on those filters for fantastic (much better than avobenzone) UVA1 & UVA2 protection and wouldn’t need additional stabilizing filters, thus reducing potential skin irritation. But, well... sigh. 

For the heck of it, lemme see if BIC/Lithium will post a reasonably legible table. This is the same info that's in my screenshot; I'm just copypasting it here in case someone wants a text version. Can't guarantee this table won't look weird since we can no longer code or adjust HTML here on BIC; this'll be the forum auto-formatting things and I can't change much of that: 

Spoiler

Name	INCI name	Other names	Acronym	UV type
Uvinul A Plus	Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate		DHHB	UVA
Avobenzone	Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane			UVA
Tinosorb S	Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine	Bemotrizinol	BEMT	UVA+UVB
Tinosorb M	Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol	Bisoctrizole	MBBT	UVA+UVB
Mexoryl 400	Methoxypropylamino Cyclohexenylidene Ethoxyethylcyanoacetate		MCE	UVA+UVB
TriAsorB	Phenylene Bis-Diphenyltriazine			UVA+UVB
Zinc oxide	Zinc oxide			UVA+UVB
Uvinul T 150	Ethylhexyl Triazone	Octyltriazone		UVB
Octinoxate	Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate	Eusolex 2292, Uvinul MC80, Octyl Methoxycinnamate		UVB
Octisalate	Ethylhexyl Salicylate	Octyl Salicylate		UVB
Octocrylene				UVB
Ensulizole	Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid			UVB
Uvasorb HEB	Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone	Iscotrizinol		UVB & UVA2
Titanium dioxide	Titanium dioxide			UVB & UVA2

Hope some of this is helpful to someone. Remember to wear the hecking sunscreen! All year long! Regardless of weather or season!