Can I use sunscreen after applying moisturizing cream? Do I need skin care before applying sunscreen?

Nowadays, everyone is afraid of the sun and pays attention to sun protection. So, can you use sunscreen after applying moisturizing cream? In addition, many face creams come with a sun protection factor. Do you really need to apply sunscreen specifically?

Can I use sunscreen after applying moisturizing cream?

able. After applying the facial cream, the facial skin is moisturized by the ingredients in the cream, which can provide certain nutrients to the skin. At this time, applying sunscreen on the skin will not cause the skin's moisture loss and cause dryness, but it can also form a protective film on the skin surface to fight ultraviolet rays.

Skin care is required before applying sunscreen

Certain skin care operations are required before applying sunscreen. In the skin care steps, you can use lotion to provide a certain amount of moisture, and then use face cream to lock in the replenished moisture. After that, apply a layer of sunscreen on the outside of the already moistened stratum corneum to ensure that the skin is thoroughly protected.

After applying sunscreen, the skin may feel a little dry, and in severe cases, it may even become dry, so this skin care operation is essential. Only when the skin care work is done well can the sunscreen form a solid protective layer on the face. Otherwise, the sunscreen will absorb moisture when it comes into direct contact with the skin, making the face drier.

Reapply sunscreen before and after application

After applying sunscreen, the skin will not be tanned or sunburned when exposed to the sun, but the sunscreen needs to be reapplied after application, especially for people who are exposed to the sun outdoors for a long time. Frequent reapplication can protect the skin more comprehensively. There are physical and chemical sunscreens. Different types of sunscreens can be chosen according to the characteristics of your own skin. However, no matter which type of sunscreen you use, you should cleanse your skin first, then take care of your skin, and then apply sunscreen.

Do I need to apply sunscreen if my face cream has sunscreen?

Nowadays, most face creams have sun protection values, and some even have a high SPF. Many are SPF50/PA+++. At first glance, they seem to be no different from professional sunscreens? It is even more tempting because it saves time and trouble - the main feature is "one bottle does it all", and it can solve the three major needs of sunscreen, face cream, and isolation at the same time. Just think about washing your face and applying a layer and you can go out, how nice~

Especially now that it is autumn and winter, the ultraviolet rays are weaker than in summer, and the need for sun protection is naturally lower. Many people around me used to apply sunscreen separately in the summer, but now they become lazy and only apply face cream with sun protection value in the winter. They think that even an autumn and winter face cream marked with SPF15 is enough to cope with the cold winter.

But is it really enough? The SPF index of most autumn and winter face creams is not too high, generally around SPF15. Even if you observe most of the protective lotions on the market (the so-called lotion + sunscreen 2-in-1) that are not mainly for whitening needs, many of them only have SPF index but not PA+++ protection index. This is a problem. There is an even more cruel fact: even for those face creams marked with super high SPF50/PA++++, you are not using enough sun protection. First of all, as a facial cream, its most important function must be to repair the skin, so the most core ingredients must be those skin care ingredients such as moisturizing, whitening, anti-aging, etc., and sunscreen is only supplementary. In order to balance the skin feel and efficacy, there will definitely be a difference in efficacy compared to professional sunscreens. It will generally be more moisturizing, so naturally you can't apply too much. But if sunscreen is not used in sufficient quantity, it will not provide the proper protection, so this is a paradox in itself.

Therefore, the SPF of facial cream is mostly just a consolation that is better than nothing. You cannot use a facial cream with SPF to replace sunscreen. Even in autumn and winter, it is recommended that you apply sunscreen well, because no matter how expensive the anti-aging cream is, you need a reliable sunscreen to protect it.