Using the liquid cover up Using the liquid cover up (June 09, 2004)

If the sun always shines on you, the best shield is a tube of sunscreen. Here are some tips on applying the liquid cover up.

*Apply sunscreen 30 minutes before exposure, giving it enough time to bind to skin and be effective.

*Apply the amount of two ketchup packets every two hours.

*Use a sunscreen with both UVA as well as UVB protection that contain microfine zinc oxide and Parsol or avobenzone. Sunscreens lacking these two ingredients will only protect you against a very small part of the UVA spectrum. Since the SPF number only rates UVB light, you can buy a sunscreen with an SPF of 50 and still have almost no UVA protection.

*Do not use sunscreens made specifically for children. Most of these do not have adequate UVA protection and other than the packaging, are not much different from regular sunscreens.

Source: Palo Alto Medical Foundation

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