Sunscreen

• What is it?
• Sunscreen is a special cream that is formulated to protect the skin from UV rays for the sun.
• Common active ingredients in sunscreen include: titanium dioxide, oxybenzone, and zinc oxide
• Benefits of Sunscreen
• Helps protects against sun damage
• Helps protects against skin cancer
• Helps protects against dark spots/age spots
• Helps protect against aging/wrinkling of the skin
• Which Ones to Use
• Regardless of skin color, all people need protection from the sun, even African-American women.
• Although the melanin in your skin provides additional protection from the sun, you still require sunscreen to maintain healthy skin.
• Most moisturizers include an SPF protection of a minimum of 15 which is sufficient protection for African-American skin.
• If your moisturizer does not include SPF protection, be sure to add it as a final step of your skin care system before applying make-up.