Whether you go out or stay back at home, sunscreen is an essential ingredient that you should not forget about. Whether your aim is not to get tanned because of the sunlight or prevent your skin from getting burnt, you should carry it with you always.

Sunscreen may not suit you because of your skin type or have created chaos instead of taking care of your skin. If you are afraid because of that, don’t be, we will help you find the best one.

Importance

Let’s start with learning about the small tube’s benefits in the first place. There are numerous benefits sunscreen has to offer you daily.

Suntan

If you have ever faced the red tanned body or if you ever got burnt because of the sun’s heat, then you know how it feels. So if you don’t want that to happen again and again, then consider using sunscreen immediately. If you love to stay at the beach for a long time, you can opt for Japanese sunscreen because they are mostly sprayed ones that are easy to use everywhere.

Harmful Rays of the Sun

We all know about the harmful UVA and UVB and how damaging they can be for not just our skin but our internal organs as well. If these rays get penetrated our skin, it can slowly cause many troubles in our system. Sunscreen blocks the rays from getting in touch with the skin and protects them in this way.

Ageing & Cancer

When you are exposed to the sun for a prolonged period, it can aggravate your aging process, making you look more aged. Not only that, extended exposure to the sun can cause skin cancer as well. Therefore by protecting your skin from direct sunlight or by preventing your skin from absorbing the harmful rays, sunscreen is protecting you from all of these.

Types of Sunscreen

Sunscreen has different types for different purposes. Based on how it works, it can be divided mainly into two categories:

Physical Sunscreen

Physical sunscreen can also be called mineral sunscreen. Physical in the sense of protecting your skin physically. A sunscreen like this forms a protective layer out of your skin that prevents the harmful sun rays from penetrating the skin.

Minerals like Zinc Oxide, Titanium Dioxide are the main ingredient of sunscreen that mainly form the layer. The sunrays get reflected, thus not getting the chance to interact with the skin, and in this way, your skin is protected with this type of sunscreen.

Chemical Sunscreen

You can already tell that it is based on chemicals from the name. A sunscreen like this will protect your skin by absorbing the sun’s rays. They usually get absorbed into your skin very fast.

How To Choose

After knowing about the benefits and the types hope you already got the picture. But if you are still confused, then don’t worry; I will try to give you even more details.

Gel Sunscreen

If you have normal or oily skin, and you want a clean look where the sunscreen will get absorbed in the skin fully without any residue leaving behind, then you should use these once. Most of the gel sunscreens are chemical-based.

Cream Sunscreen

Korean sunscreen for sensitive skin mainly falls into this category. They are moisturizing and can be chemical and mineral-based. However, mineral-based sunscreen can sometimes leave a white cast on the skin because of minerals.

Spray sunscreen: The most lightweight and quickly absorbing sunscreen that is most convenient when going outside.

Conclusion

Don’t forget to re-apply them as they can melt away because of sweat and different things. Even if you are at home, sun rays enter your house through doors and windows, so apply when inside.