Answering The Eternal Question, Should You Apply Moisturiser Or Sunscreen First?
Chaitanya Nallan, Co-Founder & CEO, SkinKraft Laboratories will clear your doubts about what you should apply first, either moisturizer or sunscreen! We all know how important it is to apply sunscreen. Sunscreen needs to be applied not only in the summer, but all year round, yes, even in the winter. However, it can be confusing when you’re layering your skincare products.
To keep things simple, there are 2 types of sunscreens, physical sunscreens and chemical sunscreens. If you are using a physical sunscreen you should apply your moisturizer first and for a chemical sunscreen apply sunscreen and then you can apply your moisturizer over it.
You will be guided by Vipan Sharma, Senior Product and Research Manager at Fixderma. Skin care is always dynamic and experimental. Along with changing formulations and innovations, the ways and means of skincare also keep changing. It’s always been CTMS-cleansing, toning, moisturizer and sunscreen. Yes! The old CTM routine has been enhanced. Sunscreen Sun protection is actually the most important step in a skin care routine.
No skin care is 100 percent effective if you don’t seal it with sun protection. But how and when to use sunscreen is also very important. The rule of thumb always goes from treatment to protection. Therefore, one should always start with a serum, then a moisturizer and finish with a high protection sunscreen.
But with the changing skincare game, we’ve now moved away from the traditional straight-up sunscreen as well. Sunscreens not only come according to skin type but now also come in different formulations. There are sunscreens that are infused with moisturizing agents like hyaluronic acid and vitamin E. But sunscreen should always be the last step in your skincare routine.
“With the increasing tendency to follow a skin care regimen, you need to ask yourself if you are putting your products in the right order to achieve the desired result. Let’s look at any skin Throw some light on the most commonly used products in the care routine, moisturizer and sunscreen. What is the order of preference? The answer is not exactly cut and dry, but my choice based on their properties for some scientific reasons. It is permissible.
Applying a moisturizer first will close any gaps in the stratum corneum and leave the skin soft and supple. Also, moisturizer is usually reapplied every 10-12 hours. On the other hand, sunscreen, if applied directly to dry skin, increases the dryness, leading to skin irritation.
Additionally, sunscreens should form the outer layer as they can directly scatter/reflect/absorb UV rays depending on their physical properties.
And sunscreen should be reapplied every 2-3 hours for maximum effectiveness, especially in tropical countries such as India Where profuse sweating is characteristic. Currently there are moisturizers available in the market with SPF and vice versa. However, as a rule I prefer to layer moisturizer and sunscreen separately, each serving its own purpose.
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