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The best suncreens 2024

🏆 The best sun cream for combination skin

Beauty of Joseon's Relief Sun Rice and Probiotics sun cream is formulated to suit all skin types, offering effective sun protection thanks to a combination of UV filters, probiotics and fermented ingredients. With SPF 50, it protects against short and long UVA as well as UVB rays, using filters such as Uvinul A Plus, Uvinul T150, Tinosorb M, and UVASORB.

Fragrance-free, this cream is enriched with fermented rice and cereal extracts, and probiotics, which nourish the skin's microbiota while providing vitamins B, C and E to repair dry skin. It also contains niacinamide, but one of its major assets is its creamy texture, which doesn't stick and leaves skin feeling clean.

🏆 The best sun cream for normal skin

Bioderma's Photoderm Aquafluide SPF 50 is a sun cream offering highly reliable protection against UVA/UVB rays. The sunscreen contains UVASORB HEB, uvinul A plus, tinosorb S and avobenzone at the very end of the formula. And what I really like is its good UVA protection. It's an ideal sun cream for normal skin, and I like its elegant finish.

"After testing this cream many times, I find it ideal for normal skin."

🏆 The best natural sunscreen

If you want a vegan product, you can opt for Typology's hyaluronic acid sun cream. The sunscreen contains 4 recent organic filters: UVINUL A PLUS, UVINUL T150, TINOSORB S, ENSULIZOLE and a mineral filter, titanium dioxide, which makes this sunscreen whitening. I should point out that a potentially comedogenic ingredient is quite high up in the formula, in 4th position. The texture is okay and it has a shiny finish, but I can recommend it if you have dry, sensitive skin.

"I find this cream ideal for people who like the glowy effect after the application of a moisturizer."

🏆 The best sun cream for oily skin

La Roche-Posay Anthelios UVMUNE Fluide Oil Control AP SPF50+ sun cream is an ultra-light, non-greasy formula specially designed for combination to oily skin. It offers triple protection against UVB, UVA and ultra-long UVA thanks to the Mexoryl SX filter. Netlock technology reinforces the product's resistance to water and perspiration, while guaranteeing high tolerance. Non-comedogenic and hypoallergenic, this sun cream matifies the skin, preventing excess sebum build-up.

🏆 The best sun cream for oily skin and sensitive skin

In SVR's sebiaclear cream, silica is the second ingredient in the formula, so it's a fairly high proportion. It contains 4 recent sun filters: Uvinul A plus, Uvinul T150, Tinosorb S and UVAsorb. The active ingredients include niacinamide and salicylic acid. So it's a good option for people with combination skin and imperfections. But if I put this cream too close to my eye contour, I get a tingling sensation.

🏆 Kbeauty's best sunscreen for oily skin

Tocobo's Bio Watery Sun Cream PF50+ is distinguished by its lightness. Produced by TOBOCO, it incorporates six modern sun filters, hyaluronic acid, niacinamide and various plant extracts. Although it contains fragrance, I don't find it unpleasant, which is rare for me. This cream is an excellent alternative to suncare products formulated mainly with alcohol.

🏆 The best VEGAN sun cream

Another cream I like is skin 1004's Hyalu Cica water, which contains 4 organic filters (Uvinul A plus, Uvinul T150, Tinosorb M which is a hybrid filter so it has a slight whitening effect and UVAsorb HEB. It also contains niacinamide, numerous plant extracts and is fragrance-free. The texture is top-notch, pleasant to apply and has a slightly shiny finish.

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How do I choose the best sun creams?

As a sunscreen expert, I am committed to a rigorous selection process that combines personal experience with in-depth analysis of product compositions. Firstly, I personally test each sun cream to assess its efficacy, texture, water resistance and ease of application on the skin. This enables me to assess the product's performance and determine whether it offers adequate protection against UVA and UVB rays. Secondly, I carefully analyze the composition of sunscreens, examining the active ingredients, their concentration and their compatibility with different skin types. I also ensure that formulations meet quality standards and do not contain harmful or allergenic ingredients. By combining my expertise and in-depth knowledge, I'm able to provide sound advice to help consumers choose the best sunscreen for their needs and skin type.

When summer arrives, it's essential to choose the right products to protect your skin from the sun's rays. But in my opinion, sunscreen isn't just for summer! Suncream is the essential cosmetic product for protecting your skin from UV rays. However, it's important to understand that such protection must be applied in all seasons and all days. To find the right UV protection cream for your skin, discover the best products on the market on Beauty Decoded.

Why use UV protection cream?

Nowadays, some day creams available on the cosmetics market are equipped with one or two sun filters, but this is not enough. For maximum effectiveness, you should choose sun creams with SPF 50 plus and PA ++++. Sun filters help protect the skin from the sun's many harmful effects, both indoors and outdoors. Contrary to what many people think, sunscreens are essential for protecting the skin from UVB and UVA rays, which damage cells and lead to photoaging and pigmentation spots on the skin's surface.

To choose a product that's right for your skin type, it's important to refer to the SPF for UVB protection and the PA for UVA protection. They indicate your cream's level of protection against UVB and UVA rays, but no cream can give you total protection. In fact, the term "total screen" is forbidden, as it can lead to confusion about the real protection a sun cream can give you. Creams protect epidermal and dermal cells from the sun's aggressive rays. The sun's rays can be truly dangerous, burning the skin in the form of sunburn and causing skin cancer. UVB rays reach the cells of the epidermis, causing pigmentation spots to appear. UVA rays reach the dermis and destroy collagen, leading to the appearance of wrinkles.

Sunscreen: what type of cream to choose?

UVA rays are not to be overlooked, and can in turn be very harmful to the dermis. They destroy the skin's collagen and elastin fibers, leading to loss of elasticity. Today, according to European standards, sun creams must offer consumers UVA protection equal to 20% of UVB protection.

So, to choose the right SPF for your skin type, you need to take into account sunlight conditions and the amount of time you spend in the sun. Obviously, the lighter your skin tone, the higher the SPF you should choose. To guide you in your choice, here are the different types of factor available on the market:

  • SPF index from 6 to 10: offers low protection;
  • SPF 15, 20 to 25: offers medium protection;
  • SPF index from 30 to 50: offers very high protection;
  • SPF over 50: offers very high protection, generally for very sensitive skin.

I advise you to choose only SPF 50 Plus sunscreens.

To protect your skin effectively against the sun's rays, don't hesitate to apply an anti-UV cream regularly and generously to your body and face. This will give you ideal protection when you're out and about.

How do I apply sunscreen?

Once you've made your choice from among the many anti-UV creams available, it's essential to know when and how to apply it for optimum effectiveness. For the body or as a day cream, all you need to do is add an sun cream at the end of your beauty routine and you're done. Sun creams are best applied at the end of your skincare routine, as they are generally quite rich, but before make-up.

After cleansing your face, applying a moisturizing lotion, a vitamin C or other anti-oxidant serum and, if necessary, a day cream, all you need to do is apply a generous dose of sun cream. However, I advise you to wait until your lotions, serums and other cosmetic products have been fully absorbed before applying your sun cream, to ensure full integration of the anti-UV cream and avoid linting.

For anti-UV body creams, simply apply in the morning to clean, dry skin.

How do you reapply sunscreen after make-up?

If you're planning to wear make-up afterwards, it's advisable to reapply sunscreen if you're going to be out in the sun. The ideal way to reapply sunscreen after make-up is to use powder sunscreens.