The sun is out and the UV index is high. You definitely need to wear your sunscreen. But, wait. Are you using the right sunscreen and is your skin well protected? Is a sunscreen containing SPF50 all you need? And do you know what’s the difference between a physical sunscreen and a chemical sunscreen?

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I’ve been struggling with myself if I should post this but I really find it hard to contain my excitement!  I’m dying to tell everyone about it but I’m afraid that it will end up like the UV Natural Sunscreen which had my hopes so high initially.  So instead of telling you the brand, I’ll create a little suspense until I’m sure that this will not break me out.

But here are some highlights:

Pei Fang’s guest post reviewing the La Roche-Posay Uvidea XL opened up some questions regarding SPF and PPD. I thought I’ll do a quick post to clarify.

SPF rating pertains to protection from UVB rays only
SPF as you most probably already know, stands for Sun Protection Factor and measures the amount of protection from UVB rays or how long you are protected from burning.  The SPF rating is calculated by comparing the amount of time needed to produce a sunburn on protected skin to the amount of time needed to cause a sunburn on unprotected skin.  A higher SPF does not translate to better protection.  I’ve written about this before and all I would say here is you’re good with a sunscreen offering SPF30 protection level.