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How to Properly Apply Sunscreen
Via http://www.dermtv.com – Dr. Schultz is a dermatologist who won’t tell you to stay out of the sun. He’ll just tell you to make sure you’re protected while in the sun. And your top line of defense against the damage from the sun is…sunscreen! But surprisingly the majority of sunscreen users are using it all wrong. Dr. Schultz will share with you the proper way to use sunscreen.
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In this episode, I’m going to tell you how to use your sunscreen so it will really work. Summer Monday morning office visits usually include at least one frustrated, sunburn victim who complains, “My sunscreen didn’t work. I used a 15 all over my body, I used a 30 all over my body, and look what happened?” And I respond to that, “How often did you re-apply your sunscreen” And to that, I am usually greeted with a blank, gazed look and then finally the question, “What do you mean, re-apply?” In addition to re-applying your sunscreen, if you want it to work and if you want to get the full protection from it, you also have to make sure that you use enough. Think of how much you used on your entire body the last time you went to the beach? I’m going to show you in my hand how much you need for your face and how much you need to use for your whole body assuming that you are wearing a bathing suit. First, let’s take a look at your face. This is the amount that you need to apply to your entire face in order to get full protection and, for your body, you need this amount. This is about an ounce to an ounce-and-a-half. This is a 6 oz bottle of sunscreen. That means, under the best circumstances, you’re going to get 4, maybe 6 applications of sunscreen out of one bottle. That means, on a nice summer weekend, at best, you’re going to get two days from one bottle of sunscreen. When is the last time you used up a whole bottle of sunscreen in just one weekend? Getting back to my poor sunburned Monday morning patient. No matter what a sunscreen says on the bottle, you need to re-apply it. If it says it’s waterproof, it’s not, you need to re-apply. If it says it’s relatively water-resistant, you still need to re-apply it, because there is no sunscreen that is going to stay on your skin and not get washed off by your repeated motion in the water. The take-away here is re-apply, re-apply every time you come out of the water. If you’re a tennis player, if you’re a runner, you’re perspiring and perspiration does a wonderful job at washing off sunscreen. Re-apply your sunscreen between sets, re-apply your sunscreen after each activity that you’re doing outdoors that’s causing perspiration , and you probably don’t know this, but even if you’re not doing any activities, you’re just sitting under an umbrella at the pool or at the beach and you’re reading, you need to re-apply every 3-4 hours because you’re always perspiring even though you can’t feel it, and so sunscreen is always being washed off your skin, so very 3-4 hours, re-apply. And lastly, don’t pull an ostrich at the beach. Just because you can’t see a part of your skin, doesn’t mean the sun can’t. The areas that frequently get sunburned because we just don’t put sunscreen there are the tops of our ears, the back of our neck, the back of your upper thighs and even the tops of your feet because you put your sunscreen on before you took your shoes off. So remember, most sunscreens need to be in contact with the skin for about a half-and-hour for them to work, so apply them accordingly. Re-apply your sunscreen and use enough and that way you won’t become a Monday morning sunburn victim.
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i have a severe polymorphous light eruption on my face and i use heliocare spf 80 as a solution, i put it twice a day, one in the mourning and one in the evening. but my face still have this redness. my question is do i need to reapply my sunscreen in the afternoon or how often should i reapply my suncreen because im using it twice a day already
I wonder if you …
I wonder if you could recommend the BEST SPF 100 sunscreen that has NO animal fats and oils and NO vegetable fats and oils in it , I really need your recommendation .
Thank you very much ,
Marwan
Some sunscreen says …
Some sunscreen says they are waterproof, but if they are water proof how do you wash it off then? wouldnt it just always stay on your skin and clog the pores
Some sunscreen says …
Some sunscreen says they are waterproof, but if they are water proof how do you wash it off then? wouldnt it just always stay on your skin and clog the pores up?
@rachel14604 ahaa. …
and i use sunglasses
@rachel14604 ahaa…Thanks
@pinkrose00705 In …
@pinkrose00705 In one of his videos, the doctor mentioned that it is okay to apply sunscreen under the eyes but not on the upper eyelids. Also sunscreen doesn’t prevent your skin from turning dark; it only prevent you from getting sunburn. So you might want to get a pair of sunglasses to prevent the darker color around your eyes.
I live in Egypt, …
I live in Egypt, the sun there is REALLY HOT and causes my face to burn although I apply really good amount on my face, sometimes more than the amount u mentioned, but i still got my face burned, i was using SPF 50 then i switched into SPF100,,,,bur i still feel that my skin tone changes..sometimes I find two different colors on my face, a darker one that’s exposed to sun the covered parts are lighter, it irritates me,,,what should i do to avoid that?
plus can i apply it around my eye area?
what if you’re …
what if you’re using a spray on sunscreen??
Hi Doc…i have …
Hi Doc…i have recently started to view your videos and the y are very good. I have one question when i apply sunscreen i get breakouts around my chin area? Is there an oil free sun screen that is avaialable for combination skin before i used to wear spf 50 and now i wear spf 30 but ti still gives me breakouts and that shiny look on the face like there is alot of oil… I apply my oil freelotion first then spf 30? Can you please help
I get it now, I …
I get it now, I think i always knew since the instructions say so and understand reapply reapply however what about women who wear makeup during the day we apply sunscreen in the morning before makeup but don’t want to mess up our makeup to reapply a lotion or cream sunscreen hours later. Do you reccommend reapplying mineral/powder spf like peter thomas roth spf or colorscience or what about the spray on ones or should I start over my makeup after reapply hours later? what do you reccomend
Thank you once …
Thank you once again.Im always advocating good suncare. Are there any sunscreens that you recommend? I am currently using B Kamins Chemist Sun block SPF 30.
i dont get …
i dont get sunburned on ears, forehead, or legs and thighs… is that good?
This is really …
This is really helpful!
@youlosez Every 3 …
@youlosez Every 3 to 4 hours.
Try sunblock instead of sunscreen too! It will give you even moer protection I think. Use a high spf if you’re really outside @ beachy locations a lot. : P
I’m a Tuesday …
I’m a Tuesday sunburn victim, and I enjoy surfing. I rather not paddle in every 30 minutes to reapply sunscreen, so what’s your opinion on those sunscreen sticks that apply on thick, and leave a thick coat on a person’s face?
@sinyeesinyee Not …
@sinyeesinyee Not at all. 80% of the UV rays of the sun can be reflected off of glass, water, light surfaces, etc. and negative affect your skin. It is important that whenever you are outside, even if you’re under an umbrella, you protect yourself with sunscreen with an SPF of between 15 and 30 with UVA protection.
@ValerieEileen …
@ValerieEileen Sunscreens should be used every day of the year and there are many moisturizers with SPF included and you can use any sunscreen every day.
are there body …
are there body lotions that contain sunscreen for everyday use?
Reapply, reapply, …
Reapply, reapply, every 3 to 4 hours okay.
Allow half an hour before engaging in the out doors.
Raffy Garcia
Do you think using …
Do you think using an umbrella is more practical and money saving?
I’ll have to buy …
I’ll have to buy sunscreen through wholesale this summer.
thats true THX so …
thats true THX so much!!
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