2024 SPF SUPERLATIVES

In honor of Skin Cancer Awareness Month, here are our SPF Superlatives to help you navigate the myriad of options:

BEST FACE-SPF FOR KIDS: SkinBetter’s Sunscreen Stick is sheer, creamy, and moisturizing. It’s a mineral sunscreen with an SPF-56, and it is scent-free with water-resistance for up to 80-minutes. This rubs in so quickly and easily,  it’s the perfect way to quickly get sunscreen onto people you love… who might be less than cooperative about sun protection.

BEST SPF FOR EVERYDAY: Colorescience “Flex” sunscreens are a pleasure to use. They go onto the skin as a white-liquid, and as soon as you rub it in the color activates into one of 5 shades of skin colors. It is mineral-based and provides up to 80-minutes of protection in water. The color can be as sheer or heavy as you like depending on how you apply, and it is literally like a shield between your skin and the sun.

BEST SPF-DUO FOR MELASMA: Melasma is so tricky and can be quickly exacerbated by heat and sun exposure. To give skin the most protection possible, we recommend that clients use Colorescience Flex (in their desired shade) and top it off throughout the day with the Colorescience Brush-On Shield SPF-50. This is providing maximum sun and HEAT protection for the skin.

BEST SPF FOR A DESTINATION WEDDING OR OUTDOOR FESTIVITIES: Colorescience makes amazing sun protection that is fun to apply and makes you feel instantly prettier. We love to bundle their products that double as cosmetics for brides with destination weddings, or people who attend a lot of outdoor festivals or events. Colorescience Flex in Glow and the Colorescience Brush in Glow adds a subtle shimmer to the skin with ultimate protection.

BEST SPF FOR ACNE-PRONE SKIN: Our Everyday Screen is a no-brainer for acne-prone skin. It’s oil free, mineral based, very slightly tinted, and moisturizing. (Most acne-prone skin is usually dehydrated!) Porification Protect will not clog pores or cause breakouts, and it provides SPF-50.

BEST SPF TO KEEP IN YOUR BAG: SkinBetter’s ToneSmart Compact is a creamy, universally-tinted, mineral based sunscreen in a compact form. This is the perfect product to throw in your bag because it’s a cinch to apply and reapply whenever and wherever you are, and it’s clever locking mechanism

BEST SPF FOR POST-PROCEDURE: SkinBetter’s SmartTone SPF is a tinted, soothing, redness-cancelling, mineral-based sunscreen that is safe to use on the skin after any treatment; from Botox to Morpheus8 to Clear + Brilliant. (This sunscreen is so popular we also have to keep a travel-size on hand!)

Not an SPF, but sometimes it can be hard to completely wash off your sunscreen: BEST FACEWASH FOR SUNSCREEN: Colorescience’s Barrier Pro facewash will gently wash away all the sunscreen, mascara, lipstick, sweat and grime without irritating your skin. (Recommended for even the most sensitive skin!)

Are there any categories of sun protection you’d like recommendations for? Let us know by calling us at 215-923-5001, we’d be thrilled to help you.