How much SPF should I use on my face?

May 16, 2014

Aide N.

How much SPF should I be wearing? Is there such thing as too much.

May 16, 2014

Roz X.

For day-to-day I wear 30. For prolonged sun, 70.

May 16, 2014

Shelley W.

I reach for spf30 or spf50 and I apply about a nickle size amount to cover my face and neck region.

May 16, 2014

Lisa A.

I use 50

May 16, 2014

Traci L.

I use higher 70 if I'm going to be out all day or at the beach or something no higher than 50 daily , after 50 you only get about 2% more protection but a lot more chemicals are used spf 30 is fine for daily use.and it's a shot glass size for your whole body 

May 16, 2014

Aide N.

Thanks ladies..always so helpful. I have a moisturizer that's SPF 30 and my foundation is 15.

May 16, 2014

Rabiya A.

What brand has the best oil free sun protection?

May 16, 2014

Shelley W.

@Rabiya...Peter Thomas Roth, Colorescience, Mario Badsecu, Renee Rouleau, SkinCeutricals are brands I personally use for my face and all have oil-free formulas for oily/combo skin. I rotate depending on my activity for the day but for body I go for Hawaiian Tropics and Neutrogena.

May 16, 2014

Rabiya A.

Thanks @Shelley I will check them out :-) xx

May 17, 2014

Brandi A.

No morethan 25. recommend bb cream 25 spf.

May 17, 2014

Brandi A.

I love ole henriksen bb cream

May 17, 2014

Diana T.

There is such thing as too much if you are sensitive to SPF but if not then you can apply whatever amount you feel is necessary to keep your skin from burning - SPF 30 is usually my minimum for my face and then for the body I can get away with SPF 15 (that is the minimum to ensure you protect yourself from the UV rays) so as long as it's at least 15 you should be ok - but it's important to reapply your SPF every hour that you are out in direct sunlight or exposed to water.