The same steps you take to prevent skin cancer can help your skin look younger longer. What more can you ask? Well … you can ask for ways to make sun protection easy, effective, and comfortable. These five tips should help.
1. Get what you’ve paid for
“If you buy a sunscreen or sunblock but apply less than is recommended, you may be dramatically lowering the amount of protection you’re getting,” says doctor, MD, medical director, Consumer Health Care Group, Pfizer, Inc. And one thing’s for sure: Most people apply a lot less than is recommended. People go for a thin application – one that absorbs quickly.