Every Sunscreen Question, Answered (Almost)

Thank you Michelle!!
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i use a lot of skincare so should i just stop? i can’t do that..

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Well Chris Gibson, who looks 20 years younger, and is a skincare expert says that you use mineral sunscreen with pea-size amount on face, since it works differently than chemical ones. I see people putting the same amount of mineral sunscreen as chemical ones and it looks abnoxous. Also, 2 fingers measure, just imagine putting that 5-7 times a day if outside would last you how long? Three days lol?

Can we layer one sunscreen on top of another?

Hi I have a question, do i need to apply spf on my lips?

Well well… Was agonizing over a tinted mineral sunscreen search for days because ‘chemical sunscreens don’t protect against blue light and they worsen hyperpigmentation.’ Thanks for the re-grounding. It’s refreshing to hear someone with a science background say it’s OK to not wear sunscreen if your day doesn’t require it (i.e. indoors). I think companies and influencers use skin cancer to guilt people into using (therefore buying) an unnecessary amount of sunscreen. I am not a horrible person if I go bare faced indoors on a rainy day, damn it!

Finding a sunscreen that I like just as much as any other moisturiser has been an absolute game changer. I wear 50+ everyday and apply it like lotion post shower without even thinking. Only wish I started sooner!

I've been trying to find a video that discusses layering chemical and physical sunscreens and can't find one...

How to layer hybrid sunscreen with moisturizer?

I wonder what your thoughts are about apps like the SunSmart app which track the UV levels and show you times of day when the UV is low and you apparently don’t need to wear sunscreen. Do you not reapply when the UV is shown to be low (under 2) on these apps? Thank you for your content and guidance 🙏

This was a great video! I consider myself to be a pretty savvy sunscreen wearer, and I use a lot of protective measures like hats, sunglasses, UPF clothing, but I definitely learned a few things! I was especially surprised by the 2-hour application information. I was one of those people that believed that the two-hour reapplication had to do with 2 hours in the sun. I thought that the sunscreen probably broke down or lost effectiveness after 2 hours and that's why reapplication was necessary. It kind of freaks me out that I've been thinking of this all wrong... I have a question about kids and sunscreen: not realizing that the reapplication was supposed to happen every 2 hours regardless, I've been sending my son to school with sunscreen on and assuming it would protect him hours later at recess. He's not a very sweaty kid and doesn't have oily skin so like you said maybe he's getting a little more than 2 hours out of his sunscreen, but now I'm thinking about how best to protect him this summer. Kids have such delicate skin and I know that sunburns in kids can be more harmful later in life than if you get burned as an adult. At least that's what I've heard. My son has never had a sunburn, thankfully, so maybe I'm doing all right with sunscreen in the summer time but I'd love advice on how best to protect kids. They aren't super good at reapplying sunscreen! 😅 I do put him in a lot of hats and sun shirts so at least that's a start.

Ive never seen or heard anyone yalk about it, but (moreso when i was younger) after a few hours of wearing sunscreen, when id exhale/breathe it would feel all chemical-ie(? Idk how else to explain it),, anyone else experienced this or know why it happens?(i used to think it happened to everyone til i mentioned it to my mom and sister one time and they had no idea what i was talking about)

Can I use sunscreen that has octinoxate in it?

Lately I’ve been wondering, do my hair needs sun protection as well? I have dark curly Asian hair that gets a bit bleached during summer, and I personally don't like it. I checked some papers, but couldn't find an exact answer. Wearing headwear all the time doesn’t seem as an option for me, so I'm wondering if there are any sprays that could protect my hair without making it greasy and heavy. Any suggestions?

On behalf of all gingers (esp with family history of skin cancer) we thank you for your service 🙏

i feel like chemical sunscreen makes my skin more clogged, but i can't stand the white cast of mineral suncreen. at least i can apply mineral around my eyes and on top of my eye lids.

i also forget to apply to my arms when i go out. the only parts of my skin i usually show is my face, neck, chest (a little), and my lower arms. this is where use chemical sunscreeen on mg body 💓

My family just moved into a home that was just built in the US. All of the homes in this neighborhood are built with specific uv protection windows. They kind of obscure looking outside a little, its hard to describe. I wonder if this is becoming more common though(?)

If you are looking to get a tan, can you still get one with sunscreen on? If not, what's the safest way to get a tan?

Would using a setting spray over spf make the sun protection last longer?

Putting on more sunscreen every time you say sunscreen in this video

How concerned should I be about shipping/delivery of sunscreen, especially in the summer when it’s super hot?

Best sunscreen video! Great work

Best sunscreen in Australia that won't break me out? Cancer Council and La Roche Posay give me pimples, and weird small forehead bumps, respectively.

Just wear a big mask. 😷 😅

Hi Michelle...loved the series of videos you made, specially on sunscreens. I am from India and engaged in sunscreen testing for about 5 years. I would like to connect to you for more scientific guidance about sunscreens. Can you please share me your mail id?

Don’t forget ear application. I wear a hat, have long hair and yup, ended up in surgery. Oh lord. Skin cancer twice now. I use Elta MD 46 spf.

how do i apply sunscreen on my back if theres noone to ask to do it?

where is the patreon, of the many channels that I follow this is on my top 3 that I want to support so this gets more widespread and you don't stop making more awesome videos

Hi Michelle. Thank you for this wonderful video. I have a question for you.

I don't want to give up my chemical sunscreens (Beauty of Joseon Rice Probiotics and Skin1004 Hyalu-Cica Water-fit Sun Serum) once I'm pregnant, but I keep reading that chemical sunscreens are unsafe in pregnancy? I would assume that no sunscreen is worse than wearing a chemical sunscreen?

any advice on spray sunscreen like suncut?

Hi! I live in Uk. Should I use sunscreen when the uv index is 0?? I’m very confused about it that’s why I don’t use sunscreen when the uv index is 0. I hope I will get a clear answer from you. Thank you in advance

The downside of higher SPFs is also that many people misunderstand how the SPF should be interpreted and think that they can stay out in the sun for hours at a time, and/or they'll apply multiple products with SPFs mistakenly thinking that the SPFs can be added together, thus giving them a higher SPF.
I was actually told that by someone once, ie, if I applied this item which was SPF 20 over another item which was SPF 20, I'd have SPF 40. I was working as a beauty therapist at the time. This information is wrong, of course, but what annoyed me was the company in question to having someone spreading misinformation - he was a makeup artist promoting a new product, therefore not working on counter where main staff could hear what he was saying.
There's enough confusion surrounding sun blocks as it is- companies should make sure those that work for them actually know the facts, rather than spreading their own theories.
(Sorry, just venting.)
Love your posts 👍

I love hw u summarise previous videos' points bcuz im nt gna watch 20 videos in one go when im already overwhelmed enough as is haha.

Is nano suncreen safe or non nano.. please come on this its very confusing

can i put aquaphor after sunscreen

I have a sunscreen question…are tinted chemical sunscreens a thing? I’ve been looking for one for a while without success. Because I would loooove a lightly colored sunscreen for evening out my skin tone but I haaaaate mineral sunscreens! Every time I try a mineral sunscreen, even a Korean mineral sunscreen, they either pill or resist elegant reapplication, or both. I’ve just given up on them completely.

Hi Michelle, I have a question. Can you layer different sunscreens? Once one has dried down, I like to apply a second layour (a tinted sunscreen). Is the overall protection not compromised because I used two different sunscreens? FYI: They're both mainly chemical based sunscreens, but the second one contains Iron and Titatnium oxides.

This is a great video! I have two questions though. I hope you or someone sees them: 1. Say that I like a particular mineral tinted sunscreen I want to keep using because it works as my foundation, but if I put the correct amount is way too cakey. Can I put half of the amount in an chemical sunscreen and then layer the mineral on top? Or do both of them need to be the correct 1tsp?

2. Now say that the tinted sunscreen is not my perfect color match: can I mix two tints (or a tint and a white version) of the same sunscreen? So same ingredients, just different tint. Is that safe?

How much using traslucent powder after sunscreen decrease protection?

I am rewatching this for probably the 5th time. Thank you!
Can you do a video about if you use say a lotion with SPF but it is not water resistant so you. Red to wash it off at night or can you treat it just like a lotion?

I saw dermatologist in utube mixing two sunscreens. They apply the chemical sunscreen first and then layer up with some kind of tinted sunscreen. Is this still making the either of them work or cancel out each other?

I have a huge routine of skincare with multiple acne products serums and moisturizers every morning. And I have been using chemical sunscreen last exempt followed by a mineral tinted sunscreen. Now I just read chemical sunscreen should be applied before all other products including moisturizer and La Roche Posay and dermatologists said it. I have never eve done it this way! Also I saw chemical and mineral sunscreens shouldn’t be layered but that is always what I have done and I have never found a matte chemical sunscreen with full coverage for my fair cool skin. I have no clue what I would use for my acne prone and my allergic to fragrance eczema prone skin .. I’ve also been layering copper peptides under tretinoin every night for years. Have I been messing everything up? I don’t know what to do. Advise please??

My skin definitely improved so much after I started to apply sunscreen daily. I get surprised daily by how good it looks. And I'm not using any active ingredients.

thank you so much for your videos, they are very educational and reduce a lot of my worries surrounding chemicals in sunscreens, skin cancer risks, premature aging, and environmental safety.

you are the best, but... any video about lips and spf? best regards,

The real queen of sunscreen better than some hyped dermatologists lol