Are You Making These Sunscreen Mistakes?

Sunscreen can be your skin’s best friend if you use it correctly. Try it, and see how you glow.

Faye Remedios
Created by Faye Remedios
On Jan 16, 2022

Sunscreen is possibly the most underrated beauty product. A lot of us tend to skip it or not use it often enough. But when used consistently and correctly, it can go a long way in ensuring that your skin glows and more importantly, stays healthy. All that’s needed are to keep a few SPF rules in mind.

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Skipping sunscreen in winter

You need SPF to stay protected in all kinds of weather.

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Not using it indoors

Skipping SPF just because you’re indoors can affect your skin.

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Not using enough

Be generous and apply enough of it on both your face and exposed parts of your body to keep your skin properly protected.

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Not reapplying your sunscreen

Your sunscreen’s effect will start diminishing after two hours outside.

Are You Guilty Of Breaking These Sunscreen Commandments? Take Our Quiz And See!

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It’s fine to store your sunscreen even if the label says it's past its expiration date…

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You need just a tiny amount of sunscreen…

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You’re working from home, so you don’t need sunscreen, correct?

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You have gorgeous darker skin that…

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Protecting just your face is enough…

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SPF 50 keeps you sorted for the whole day. That’s what the label says…

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Your skin needs protection from UVA and UVB rays…

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Ideally, you should reapply your sunscreen every…

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It’s winter and there’s no sun…

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A high SPF is enough to use…

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Not using broad-spectrum

Broad-spectrum formulas protect from UVA and UVB rays.

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Applying it just before you head out

Chemical formulas need to be applied 30 minutes before heading outside.

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Not using sunscreen on darker skin tones

All skin tones, irrespective of their color, need to use SPF for protection against the harmful UV rays of the sun.

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You store your sunscreen for too long

Check the label and toss that expired sunscreen bottle.

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