Daily SPF - London
I feel like this is a slightly strange choice of
blog as the weather is so rubbish at the moment but an important one never the
less and depressingly "We ain't getting any younger"! In order to
prevent the ageing process ravishing our beauty there millions of products,
treatments and procedures around to try, but I think we need to take a step
back, go to the source and think again about our UV protection. The suns rays
are a primary culprit, just a few minutes of exposure each day can cause
noticeable changes to your skin, and not just whilst you're on your summer
holidays, on an every day basis.
The majority of face creams now have SPF 15 in
them but once you reach a certain age lets be honest this isn't really enough.
I have looked into two products that are stronger and that I hope will help
prevent skin cancer as well as keep me young!
Clinique
Super City Block Daily Face Protector SPF40
In a handy little handbag sized tube this cream
looks on application like it might have a hint of tinted moisturiser in, and
Clinique do recommend use alone or as an invisible makeup primer. I had very
high hopes for this cream as having sensitive skin Clinique normally comes up
trumps for no fragrance and no irritation, however the prime area I'm wanting
to target is around my eyes where those little fine lines are beginning to
show, sadly when I applied it there my eyes began to stream and it was bye bye
eyemake up! I reread the blurb on the packaging and saw "apply to cheeks,
forehead, nose and chin" no mention of around the eyes which I think
is integral for sun protection on your face.
Heliocare
SPF50 Gel
Heliocare do produce a cream version SPF50 but in
light of my Clinque disappointment I thought it might be better to try a gel in
the hopes that this is less likely to aggravate my eye area. The lack of oil in
it means that it sinks into your skin straight away leaving you able to use
whatever face cream or makeup you like on top. No watering of eyes and I don't
feel like I have layers and layers of stuff on my face.So far so good
lets hope it is protecting me from all those harmful rays too!
As a foot note there have recently been some new
laws brought out on branding of sun creams so be wary of anything you buy that
does not adhere to these rules.
