- The best anti-aging tool of all time? Sunscreen. (techno music) Hi, ladies! It's Erin and welcome back to my channel. So in terms of anti-aging,
there is one tool in your beauty toolbox that
stands out way above the rest in terms of combating the signs of aging, that's fine lines, wrinkles,
skin laxity issues, sagging skin, dimpling
skin, and that is sunscreen. You might think, oh, Botox or creams, lotions, potions laser treatments. Nope. The best, best, best, best
anti-aging tool is sunscreen. There are a zillion
different types of sunscreen. So I've given myself an
education on sunscreen so I can give you guys
an education on sunscreen and we can talk about what's out there, what the different
types of sunscreens are, and also the different
categories of sunscreen because it's a little bit like bras, bear with me for a minute here. (laughs) Like what? Is she really comparing sunscreen to bras? Yes, I am because you have
your everyday T-shirt bra but you also need specialty
bras, like your strapless bra, like your wireless bra,
like your deep plunge bra. Sunscreen's the same. You've got one for the
everyday use that you need but then you also need
some specialty sunscreens and I'm gonna talk about those
specialty sunscreens as well. But first, I just wanna break
down some of the terminology that is associated with
sunscreen and what it all means. Please don't glaze over. I'll try to get through
this as quickly as possible but I want you to understand
because I wasn't fully aware of a lot of these things and I feel like it's
really helpful information. Before I dive in to sort
of the sunscreen glossary, I wanted to say huge
thank you to Ulta Beauty for sponsoring this video. Ulta Beauty has a huge focus
this summer on sunscreen. They want you to be sun-safe,
they want you to have access to the products that you
need in order to be sun-safe so they are hosting a summer
splash event with a heavy focus for part of the summer on sunscreen. So again, huge thank you to
Ulta Beauty for sponsoring this and also, thank you to the
brand for bringing awareness to such an integral important
essential beauty product that every woman needs to have, that every woman should be thinking about if they don't already employ the product, and that's sunscreen. Now, let's get into some of
the terminology associated with sunscreen 'cause there's
a lot of stuff flown around. (bright music) First are UVA and UVB. What is that? There are different types
of rays, Ultraviolet A, UVA, and Ultraviolet B. Both cause the symptoms
associated with aging. So that's like hyperpigmentation, that's wrinkles, that's
damage to your collagen. The Ultraviolet A rays penetrate
a bit deeper into the skin whereas the Ultraviolet B rays
are a bit more superficial. And the B rays are the ones
that cause the sunburns but both again are damaging
so we gotta protect from both types of rays. It's really important to understand that because not all sunscreens protect you from both UVA and UVB. The ones labeled
broad-spectrum are the ones that protect you from both UVA and UVB. So when you're looking at sunscreens, you wanna make sure that
it says on the bottle or on the tube somewhere broad spectrum. Those two words. (bright music) The next acronym I
wanna talk about is SPF. So what's SPF? SPF means sun protection factor. Let me give you an example
of what SPF really means. So if you typically burn after
10 minutes of sun exposure and you have sun protective
factor, SPF 15 on your body, you would multiply 10 by 15
which would be 150 minutes, pretty easy math, roughly 2 1/2 hours. So you would have 2 1/2 hours before you would start burning. That's what SPF is. Most dermatologists
recommend a minimum of SPF 30 with SPF 15 that blocks 93% of UVB rays. SPF 30 blocks 97% of UVB. Remember UVB is the
ones that cause sunburn. And SPF 50, and that's pretty much the max when it comes to sunscreen,
blocks 98% of UVB rays. At the minimum, you wanna go for SPF 30 but that's sort of the breakdown. So it's 93%, 97%, 98%. So the 30 and the 50 are pretty similar. (bright music) Okay, next I wanna talk about
the types of sunscreens. So there are two main types. There's chemical sunscreen and there's physical or mineral sunscreen, and the difference is in how they work and also the ingredients. So you can find out pretty quickly by looking at a bottle of sunscreen, you'll read either it'll
say mineral sunscreen or you can just read the
ingredients in the back and you'll know pretty quickly. Chemical sunscreen works
through a chemical reaction. The skin absorbs the rays. It turns those rays into heat and then pushes the heat back out and that's how the
chemical sunscreen works. The mineral or physical sunscreen is more of an immediate effect and it just basically blocks it out. It blocks out the rays all together. A lot of everyday or under
makeup or over makeup sunscreens are the chemical sunscreens because they're not as thick and heavy, whereas the mineral sunscreens are, the benefit of the mineral sunscreen is that the ingredients
tend not to be as harsh and also there's an immediate effect. So if you're going out on the beach and you didn't put that
sunscreen on in advance, then you're definitely gonna wanna use the mineral sunscreen with zinc oxide. Zinc oxide being sort of the
gold standard for sunscreen and it will immediately block
out those UVA and UVB rays. Those are the two types of sunscreen and I think it's important to understand the distinction in how they work. Also, if you're on the
light cleaner beauty train like I am lately, you
probably are gonna wanna go with the mineral sunscreen
because there are chemicals in the chemical sunscreens
that are potentially harmful. So I don't wanna dive into that but those are the basic
two types of sunscreen and you can find out pretty
quickly on the bottle or the tube of the
sunscreen which one it is but just to remember that
it's the mineral sunscreens that have that immediate effect, the ones with the zinc oxide that immediately block out those rays, that's really important to know so that you don't have
that first 10 minutes of getting sunburned. That's a pretty important thing to know when you're going out and you know there's going to be some exposure to know whether you have
that immediate result or not. A few other quick things I wanted to go over about sunscreen. Did I lose you? Are you guys still with me? Did you glaze over yet? Please, (chuckles) hang in there. You need to use enough of it. There is a member of my family who uses a tiny drop of
sunscreen for his whole face and I'm always like, did
you use enough of that? The reality is you need
to use a half a teaspoon for your face and neck, 1/2 of a teaspoon. So if you're using a
pea-sized amount of sunscreen, that's not enough. You need to apply it generously. In tandem with sunscreen, you can always wear protective clothing. There are amazingly cute
and stylish rash guards now that you can wear when
you're out on the beach, you can wear hats, you can wear sunglasses with UV protection, you can keep yourself covered
up, wear a long maxi dress. There are ways to prevent
sun exposure out in the sun that are actually better than sunscreen and that is wearing protective clothing. And then, I did wanna
mention the blue light from your screens and computers, you're gonna start to
see sunscreens that have what they call blue light
protection in the creams. And I was doing some digging on this and basically there
needs to be more studies about the effects of the
blue lights on our skin but there are preliminary studies that show it is impactful
in terms of aging and not in a favorable way. So a lot of these products are coming out with blue light protection
because the blue light is impacting our skin
and causing photoaging and that's wrinkles,
sun damage, skin laxity, hyperpigmentation, and even redness. Isn't that fun? Now we gotta worry about not only the sun but the computer light too. (laughs) And I'll show you a product
that tackles the blue light. (bright music) So I wanna tackle sunscreen by category and I've sort of grouped
into different categories some of my favorites. The first thing I wanna
show you is this product which is by Cover FX and
this is SPF 30 Booster Drops. Maybe you wanna make it a
little bit easier on yourself. You can just add a few of these drops in with your regular skin care cream. This is a chemical one. So you could just mix the drops in with your regular moisturizer or you can use the drops
after your moisturizer and rub them in the palm of your hand and then obviously, spread
them out evenly on your face, into your neck, and chest as well. I just thought that was
really cool and neat. I wanted to show you a
really nice face sunscreen. I do feel like sometimes the
regular everyday sunscreens aren't great for your face. They're fine for your arms and your legs but then do you really wanna
put a lot of them on your face? I feel like your face is more important. I also want lighter things on my face so I really like this one. It's by La Roche-Posay and it's called the Anthelios 50 Mineral
Ultra-Light Sunscreen Fluid. This one is water-resistant
for up to 40 minutes and it's specifically
developed for the face but what I really love about it is that it's really lightweight. It's just so nice on your skin. So this is a great everyday for the face SPF 50 mineral sunscreen
by La Roche-Posay. One note about water-resistant sunscreens, they all say water-resistant
instead of waterproof because they can't actually
claim that they're waterproof. It really depends on the
amount that you sweat, it depends on your water exposure if you're swimming and such. You really only have a
certain amount of time until you need to reapply that sunscreen. So this one says 40 minutes and then you need to reapply. Just wanted to make that note
about being water-resistant. (bright music) Another option that
you have with sunscreen is to use a face primer which
is just really lovely too because then it acts
like a foundation primer and sort of pulls double duty that way. This is a really neat face primer product I wanted to point out to you guys. It's called COOLA. It's got SPF 30 and it's a mineral primer. So remember, mineral
means it works right away. I just love the little pump bottle. It's a very nice, creamy,
lightweight liquid, and it's also a primer for your foundation which is lovely, which is wonderful. You can do, if you like a two-in-one, this is a great product but
there are ton of two-in-ones. If you wanna do a skin
moisturizer with SPF built-in, and there are a lot of them, here again, it's the same line, it's called COOLA Mineral Sun Silk Creme and this one is oil-free. It has SPF 30 and it's 70%
organic which I really like. It's also vegan and this one's mineral so it's got the zinc oxide in it. It works right away, it does have 30. So that's the base, the 97% effective. And again, lightweight,
super creamy, lovely texture, doesn't feel greasy, doesn't feel oily, zero scent, no fragrance. Fragrance, by the way usually
translates to bad things like stuff you don't want
in your beauty products. Just something to think about. So that's really nice, lovely moisturizer with SPF built-in. (bright music) Okay, moving on to foundation. Foundation is another area where you can really have a two-in-one. It's recommended that you do use a separate sunscreen product but if you're very busy and
you're worried about time and you wanna have a two-in-one product, foundation is a great way to get that SPF and also have that two-in-one product. So I wanted to show you some
of my favorite foundations that also have SPF in them. Here are top three for sure. This is the newest kid on the block. This one is by Tarte and
it's called Foundcealer. So it's supposed to be a combination of foundation and concealer. Multitasking foundation,
broad-spectrum which means UVA, UVB protection, SPF 20, and
this one is a mineral sunscreen. So it doesn't say right
here but I turned it around and looked at the ingredients
and I see zinc oxide so I know that's a mineral sunscreen. This is a beautiful foundation. It goes on really creamy
and smooth, it covers, it provides great coverage. I've tested it a bunch, I can just even rub it into my hand. It's a liquid foundation. You can even see on my hand, it's really giving full coverage. But what makes it so awesome is that it really does just blend and soak right into the skin and then become almost like second skin. So if you're like me and you don't like that heavy foundation look, you want something very
natural that looks skin-like, this Tarte foundation is lovely. Two other favorites, the
Clinique Even Better Glow. I've talked about this being
an awesome dupe for Chanel and it has SPF 15. So it's not as high but
it's something, right? At 15, we're still at, what was it? 93% blockage of UVB rays. Beautiful foundation, SPF 15, love that. Even Better Glow but favorite,
favorite, favorite, this guy. IT Cosmetics Color Correcting Illuminating Full Coverage Cream, CC cream. It has SPF 50, it is broad-spectrum, and it is mineral-based. This is what I have on now. I put it on this morning. I've been here for five hours, six hours, and I have not reapplied makeup. It makes the skin look glowy,
it provides the full coverage, it has SPF 50 in it, it's amazing and you guys have heard about
it, ad nauseam, I'm sure, but there's a reason why
we keep hearing about it because it's awesome! (laughing) One other quick one. If you're more of a
tinted moisturizer person but you still want the SPF built-in, here's a bareMinerals Complexion Rescue Tinted Hydrating Gel Cream. It has SPF 30 in it. What if you're out and about, you used your SPF in the morning, it was in your foundation but
then, the time has gone by? So you're doing the math at the time and you really need to apply
about three, four hours in but you don't wanna have
to ruin your makeup, that's when you pull
out something like this and this is the DERMA E Essentials Sun Protection Mineral Powder with SPF 30. And so, this one is really
made to go over your makeup. It comes with this brush and you can just, it's like powder. That's it. Put it on like this and
then you're done, that's it. Just stick this in your handbag. So this is one of those
specialty sunscreens that I was talking about
that you need to have in addition to your regular sunscreen. So you need to have this for reapplying your
sunscreen over your makeup and just look at how small this is. Just throw it in your
bag and be done with it. (bright music) Another ancillary sunscreen
that you need to have in your bag is something for your lips. We always forget the lips
but the skin on our lips is even more sensitive
and prone to sunburn than the skin on our faces. Really affordable, here's a quick one. It's just Ulta Beauty Lip
Balm with Sun Protection Factor of 30 and a flavor
Punchy Pomegranate. Punchy Pomegranate! It just looks like chapstick but I even layer it over
lipstick, it doesn't matter. Here's another one that's
more of a healing balm. This one is called
Intense Therapy Lip Balm. It has SPF 25 in it as well
as Shea butter and Vitamin E. So if you want more of
a therapeutic lip balm with the SPF built in, this
one is by the brand Jack Black. So I'll put links to all
of these sunscreens below. You need to have the face sunscreen, you need to have the sunscreen
to apply over the makeup, and you need to have a
sunscreen for your lips. (bright music) Now, let's talk a little
bit about the body. There's just a couple of other sunscreens I wanted to mention. For me, for the body, I
don't use a lot of creams because I don't have the patience for it. It's a lot of rubbing
especially with the kids, I'll have a spray sunscreen. The spray is not only a time saver but also it's great for
when you're reapplying. So you've been in the
water for a little while, it's only water-resistant for 40 minutes, you need to reapply when you get out. It's just something so nice about being able to
spray that sunscreen on versus having to rub it in, especially after you've been in the water, maybe your skin is all salty. So I really love to have
some spray sunscreens. So here's a couple I wanted
to share with you guys. This one is that same line COOLA. It's a sports sunscreen,
so it's water-resistant. This one is water-resistant
up to 80 minutes which is great and it also has SPF 50. This is kind of the Mack
Faddy for your body. 70% organic too. This one is a chemical sunscreen so you would wanna make
sure that you put this on a little bit in advance of
either going outside and running or going out on the beach
or doing anything outside, hiking in my case. We do a lot of hiking here in the summer. So just put it on 20 minutes before so it's ready to go when
you head out into the sun. But it's really lovely,
light, lightweight, shear, doesn't feel greasy, easy
to reapply, just terrific. And then here's another one. It's actually by Ulta Beauty
and this one has SPF 30 in it. It's a mist. Again, water-resistant
for up to 80 minutes. And this is the chemical
sunscreen as well. It has aloe vera, green tea, and Vitamin E to soothe the skin and this
one is not so much of a spray but more of a mist, let me show you. I don't know if you can see. (spray whooshing) I'm not sure if you were
able to see the mist but it's beautiful, it's lovely. It's just. (spray whooshing) It feels like you're spritzing
Evian water on your face, you know those little Evian bottles? Those are a couple of
just beautiful, lovely, lightweight, non-greasy UVB,
UVA, broad-spectrum sunscreens that are spray form for
you guys to check out that I wanted to share with you. If you're super busy
and you don't wanna deal with the extra step, you
can incorporate sunscreen into either your primer
or your foundation. You also should have some
ancillary sunscreens. I talked about the brush, the powder brush for
reapplying over your makeup and also the sunscreen for your lips. Would also consider some
sunscreen for your body. I really prefer sprays and
so I shared two of those that I love with you guys. I will put links to all
of the sunscreens below in the description box by category. I will put time codes for each category in the description box. So if you wanna refer back to it, you're like three weeks later, you forgot to write it
down and you come back, you can just go into this description box, click on the time code, and go right to that section of the video. Do you guys have a Holy Grail sunscreen that you wanna share with all of us? Please write that in the comments below. We would love to hear what you love, what works best for you,
what you love the smell of or the texture of, or what's super creamy, or what's easy to apply,
what you use on your kids. Share, share, share, because it's impossible
for me to review everything and I would probably go
broke if I did. (laughs) I rely on you guys to really help me with sharing your favorites,
your Holy Grail products. Thank you, guys, for
hanging in there with me with the the sunscreen education. I really found it was quite interesting and I know the title's dramatic about the most powerful anti-aging tool that you can have in your
toolbox but it's 100% true. If you want to prevent wrinkles and sun damage and sun
spots and skin laxity, the best thing that
you can do for yourself is to wear sunscreen every single day. When the damage is done,
the damage is done. There are things that we
can do to try and offset it but the best way to go about it, not only prevent aging but
also prevent skin cancer is to wear sunscreen and
also the protective clothing. So do let me know if you
guys have any questions. If you like this video and
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to some more beauty videos if you're interested in watching
maybe some makeup tutorials or hair tutorials. Huge thank you again Ulta Beauty
for sponsoring this video. I love that they are
invested and committed to sharing products and resources
to help you stay sun-safe. It's really an integral part of our lives, it's something we all
need to be focused on. No matter whether we have
light skin or dark skin, everybody is susceptible to skin cancer, everybody is susceptible to sunburns, and everybody is susceptible
to the skin damage associated with sunburns and with sun exposure. So really having the right products and the right tools in your toolbox to prevent that from happening is the key, is one of the keys to preventing aging, to keeping your skin looking youthful and healthy and glowing. So make sure that you take that time to invest in the right products for you and also to take the time to apply that sunscreen every single day. Thank you, guys, so much for watching. I will see you next time. Bye, bye. (bright music)
