tap ur suncreen on, or rub in?
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free skin care · Thu May 28, 2009 9:38 am

my aunt told me that if u rub in ur sunscreen on ur face, it will block the pores. the best way to apply sunscreen is tab it on....

free skin care · Thu May 28, 2009 1:51 pm

Interesting.....I don't think mine would absorb if I tapped it in. I use spf30 and I feel like I have to warm it in my hands and then apply to my face. I rub it....but not with too much pressure

free skin care · Thu May 28, 2009 4:43 pm

I could be totally wrong here, but if sunscreen is supposed to absorb the UVA + UVB rays, it makes sense that you would want a thin film of it laying at the skins surface..

Rubbing it in to fully absorb seems counter productive to me, not to mention all those chemicals being absorbed on a daily basis unecessarily.

free skin care · Thu May 28, 2009 5:54 pm

Agree. I pat mine over my face evenly. When I use Avene or Bioderma that's really all I can do - they don't "rub" easily.

This is from skincarecentral.biz:

Quote:

Here are a few tips for sunscreen application:
*Experiment with which actives will work well underneath your sunscreen. Some actives with a lot of hyaluronic acid in them may cause the sunscreen to "ball up." I find the 25% Vitamin C serum is great underneath my sunscreen and causes no problems. If your skincare serums cause balling, just use them at night instead.
*Try mixing a bit of a tinted sunscreen with your regular sunscreen if you find it tends to leave a white cast
*Apply to one area of your face at a time and blend in well.
*Give the sunscreen a few minutes to dry if necessary.
*Use the palms of your hands to pat down your face after applying sunscreen. Do NOT use oil blotting paper as you will remove the active sunscreen ingredients!
*Do NOT apply makeup that contains physical sunscreen (TIO2 or ZIO2) as an active ingredient as these will inactive the Avobenzone in your European sunscreen.
*Most powders will mattify your sunscreen quite nicely. You may find a loose powder works better.

Avene does not contain avo, so it is ok to use with TiDo or ZnO.

free skin care · Thu May 28, 2009 6:37 pm

I pat mine in. I dont exactly like the texture of sunscreen so I wouldn't want that stuff going into my face.

free skin care · Thu May 28, 2009 7:01 pm

fawnie wrote:

Agree. I pat mine over my face evenly. When I use Avene or Bioderma that's really all I can do - they don't "rub" easily.

This is from skincarecentral.biz:

Quote:

Here are a few tips for sunscreen application:
*Experiment with which actives will work well underneath your sunscreen. Some actives with a lot of hyaluronic acid in them may cause the sunscreen to "ball up." I find the 25% Vitamin C serum is great underneath my sunscreen and causes no problems. If your skincare serums cause balling, just use them at night instead.
*Try mixing a bit of a tinted sunscreen with your regular sunscreen if you find it tends to leave a white cast
*Apply to one area of your face at a time and blend in well.
*Give the sunscreen a few minutes to dry if necessary.
*Use the palms of your hands to pat down your face after applying sunscreen. Do NOT use oil blotting paper as you will remove the active sunscreen ingredients!
*Do NOT apply makeup that contains physical sunscreen (TIO2 or ZIO2) as an active ingredient as these will inactive the Avobenzone in your European sunscreen.
*Most powders will mattify your sunscreen quite nicely. You may find a loose powder works better.

Avene does not contain avo, so it is ok to use with TiDo or ZnO.

As always Fawnie you've provided GREAT info.
Thanx.

Fri May 29, 2009 4:11 am

Hi there,

I would actually advise the opposite because if you rub it in completely you will achieve better absorption.

You can tap gently against the skin's surface afterwards because this is invigorating and will increase circulation.

Use a mineral sunscreen that deflects the range of harmful rays while still allowing skin to breathe

Best wishes,

pinkrose

free skin care · Fri May 29, 2009 5:22 am

I have heard you should rub in the chemical sunscreens completely, but only spread on the physical sunscreens as they work different ways.

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