How To Use Sunscreen After Or Before Traveling? Let's Find Out The Order Here

YOGYAKARTA How to use sunscreen after or before moisturizing? Maybe there are still many of you who are confused by the second order of the skincare product. This is because sunscreens and moisturizers (moisturizers) have the same consistency and are used at the beginning of a routine series of skin care.

Originally, the order of use of skincare products started from the lightest or liquidest consistency to products with thicker consistency. The goal is that the absorption of skin care products whose formulation is lighter can be optimally absorbed.

However, the consistency of almost similar sunscreens and moisturizers has confused many people with the order of use.

So, which one is first, sunscreen or moisturizer? Before knowing the sequence of sunscreen usage first or moisturizer, you need to know the types of sunscreen first. Because, the type of sunscreen that you use will determine the order of use of these skin care products.

Quoted from AI-Care, there are at least two types of sunscreen that are commonly used to protect the skin from ultraviolet (UV) exposure. The two types of sunscreen are physical sunscreen and chemical sunscreen.

Physical sunscreen is a sunscreen that uses mineral ingredients as its main active ingredient. The ingredients used are usually zinc oxide and titanium dioxide.

Physical solar tape works by reflecting UV rays from the surface of the skin. when applied to the skin, mineral particles will form a thin layer over the skin that acts as a physical barrier and reflects UV light so that it does not penetrate into the skin.

While chemical sunscreen is sunscreen that uses active chemicals as its main protective agent. Such as oxibenzon, homosalat, octinosate, octocrylena, and avobenzone.

This type of sunscreen works by absorbing UV rays into the skin and converting UV energy into heat energy which is then released from the skin. Unlike physical sunscreen, chemical sunscreen works in the skin before reaching a deeper layer of the skin.

The order of use of these two skin care products can vary from person to person, depending on the type of sunscreen used.

According to Joshua Zeichner, a certified dermatologist at the Monan Sinai Hospital in New York, if the sunscreen used is physical, the product is used at the last in the skincare series. So, make sure you use a moisturizer first and then sunscreen, quoted from Allure.

The reason is that the main physical sunscreen material works as a shield to protect the skin from UV exposure. If it is applied first in a series of skincare, the function of the product will be blocked by thick moisturizers.

It's different if you use chemical type sunscreen. This skin care product should be applied before a moisturizer to maximize skin protection from ultraviolet light exposure. This is because the chemical content in it needs to be absorbed by the skin first so that it can work optimally.

The following is the order of use of skin care products that are recommended if using chemical sunscreens:

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