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Sun protection when wearing makeup
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I have super pale skin which is really sensitive the the sun. Now that the weather is starting to improve I'm very aware that I need to up my spf level. Usually I'd wear factor 50. However, I'd like to continue wearing makeup (specifically foundation) throughout the summer. I know that I can buy primers etc that have a high spf factor, but my question is this; how do I make sure I'm protected from the sun all day? If I'm wearing foundation I can't top up my sunblock during the day like I would on my body. Is there any way to get round this?
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I have wondered the same thing myself Echo!I did read in a magazine last summer that you can reapply sunscreen to your face using spray on sunscreen. You spray it onto a cosmetic sponge and blot, blot, blot it all over your face overtop your makeup. I tried it. It seems to work and doesn't make a mess of the makeup you are wearing. My skin is oily and sensitive. I did a spot check to make sure I wasn't going to have a reaction to the spray on before I used it over my entire face!The question is how effective is reapplying in this fashion? I guess it would be better than not reapplying at all, but it would help to know how well you would be protecting your skin.Maybe the Brains will weigh in AND ask one of their dermatologist friends to weigh in on it too!:)
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Or powder sunscreen!
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@ Joy - from what I understand it is not a good idea to rely on the spf in your makeup. In order to get the amount of spf listed on the label you would have to apply a LOT. In other words so much makeup it wouldn't look very good.Again though...maybe the Brains will weigh in on this one. This is turning into quite a few different, but related, questions!
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I'll add my side track question--how do you wear makeup over mineral sunscreen without the sunscreen affecting the color and texture of the makeup?
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I always though that You needed to apply suncreen under your make up but it had to be a mineral sunscreen otherwise the chemicals would react with each other (?)
This does leave the problem of reapplying the sunscreen throughout the day. Not the easiest option but how about removing your foundation and reapplying the sunscreen and then putting the foundation on again?
I hope The Brains answer this one!
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there's a special sunscreen just for situations like this one http://www.asos.com/Bare-Escentuals/bareMinerals-Natural-Suncreen-SPF-30---Light-Skin-Tones-4ml/Prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=1647168&SearchQuery=spf&sh=0&pge=0&pgesize=20&sort=-1&clr=Lightskintones also Invisible Zinc do something very similar. also, make sure to wear high SPF all year round, not just when the weather gets sunnier.
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maxh you must be joking :))) removing foundation... i have never met such a dedicated woman... i'm terrified of aging and still wouldn't go through such lengths. especially removing foundation envolves removing all of your makeup, as you need to reapply on the eyelids as well - first place that shows signs of aging and a lot of people get hyperpigmentation there as well. mission impossible, just need to be realistic about it. you will still get aging and hyperpigmentation no matter how vigilant you are about sunscreens.
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I think it's generally thought that if you are not going to be outside for an extended period (e.g., on a regular work day), applying a mineral sunscreen once under your makeup (because of how photostable they are--and how they tend not to budge until removed with an oil cleanser), or other photostable formulation, is probably okay. But yeah, there are some things I'm not willing to do for my sun protection!
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I am waiting for that sunscreen in a pill that is supposed to be coming soon!:)
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have you guys seen bbc documentary on vitamins? they did an experiment on a woman with fair skin, quite prone to sunburns. they burned her in controlled enviroment, she had red skin itching and everything else to do with a sunburn. then they fed her tomatoe paste for 2-3 months (don't quote me on that) and did the experiment again, she didn't burn when they used the same intensity of UV light! The antioxidants in the tomatoe paste made her skin defences against UV much stronger. They used tomato paste as it's a concentrated and cooked form of tomatoes (cooking activates the antioxidants). it's really interesting. so tomatoes could be your sunscreen taken internally if consumes in appropriate quantities.
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I didn't see the documentary but I did read about that. The problem would be in knowing how much to consume, wouldn't it? Even at that it couldn't hurt, unless you were allergic to tomatoes, to eat more of them when you were expecting to travel to a sunnier climate than your home territory. :)
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you would have to eat about a hundred i think to get good results, and keep on eating hundreds :) that's why they used tomato paste, since it's very concentrated. but shows how much our body is capable of on its own
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Ally E. Hey I don't really wear make up so it seemed the only way to me! I think anyone who would want to wear a full face of make up and spend all day in the sun is some sort of masochist but I'm glad to see there is a product out there for this situation :)
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The answer is astaxanthin! It's not whitish and Eve Pearl uses it in her primers and foundation. However it tends to look a bit orangey. I've ordered a bottle to see if it will help me. If I cant use it on my face I'll just take it orally. Apparently its a great antioxidant.I just posted a question on this. Hopefully Beauty Brains will answer this one.
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hmm interesting about the tomato paste since for some time they say the fatty fish can encourage the body maintain melanin which is the bodies own sun protection, hence why inuits have dark skin even though they live near or within the artic circle. Only down side to some beauty fanatics is that if your culture values light skin as sign of beauty then the increase intake of fatty fish would work against you.
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