With summer holidays and vacations coming up to cure the winter blues, it’s time to think about sunscreen to protect your precious skin whilst you’re sight-seeing or splashing about in the water. With 1 in 3 getting skin cancer at some point in their life, it’s really important to top up on your sunscreen every hour to ensure your skin is constantly protected.
Personally I try to use products that are as gentle as possible on my sensitive skin, and so I thought I’d do a round-up of my top sunscreen brands for sensitive skin. Obviously the best way to protect your skin without piling chemicals onto it, is to wear loose light clothing that completely covers you, along with a broad-brimmed hat. But that isn’t always possible, especially when you’re swimming and jumping off boats into the Mediterranean Sea. So let’s take a look at which suncream brands for sensitive skin come recommended…
MooGoo – $20 / £15
I use MooGoo products a lot, and their suncream is another amazing product from them. With an SPF 40 it has a high level of protection, a non-greasy forumala, and is suitable for both adults and kids.
Green people – $31 / £25
Green People’s SPF 15 and SPF 30 sunscreen has a 78% certified organic formula that protects against both UVA and UVB rays. It’s free from artificial fragrances, silicones, and emulsifiers, and contains Vitamins A, C and E, Green tea, olive, and avocado.
Ultrasun – $31 / £25
I’ve been using Ultrasun products for years and LOVE them. They’re gentle on my sensitive skin, and offer a really high level of protection from the sun.
Jurlique – $35 / £27
The Jurlique sunscreen is a high protective sunscreen for the face and body. Jurlique products are super gentle on the skin, and they always smell totally delicious too!
Antipodes – $38 / £29
Antipodes is one of Australia’s most popular organic skincare brands, and their fantastic face sunscreen has SPF 15 and is a moisturiser too, so you get two in one! This one is more suited to fairer skin tones, as it apparently leaves a white film on darker skin.
Most of the above brands use Zinc Oxide in their sunscreen products to reflect the suns UV rays away from the skin, rather than loading their products up with chemicals that protect the skin as the UV rays hit the skin. Zinc Oxide is suitable for sensitive skin and – from what I understand – is classed as an organic ingredient.
Remember to reapply every hour if you’re in the water, and every 2 hours if you stay dry. It’s really important to do this to prevent burning! Also remember to add sunscreen to your hair parting line if you don’t like wearing a hat!
