14:38 THIS THIS THIS!!! People are so obsessed with finding the best anti-aging creams and serums but refuse to listen to an actual dermatologist saying sunscreen is the best thing you can do to prevent aging. Keep spreading the sunscreen love, Dr. Dray! Happy Wednesday!
I've met people who would go to tanning beds because their dermatologist had advised them to in order to cure their acne... I don't know who gave them their degrees.
Why can some parents not understand this, they even think sun is good for acne. Our generation is so lucky, because we understand how important sunscreen is.
I think it’s because a lot of us don’t like the way sunscreens feel on the skin. I hate most of them because they bother my eyes but I force myself to put it on at least once a day
@@margaretfreeman6219 Yes! Elta MD tinted mineral sunscreens or Pipette SPF 50 is affordable and amazing too but if you are dark skinned it leaves a white cast. I am light-skinned bi-racial so I dont don't have a problem with them
Ask a person with melasma if you should wear sunscreen indoors. I have melasma and I can tell you that wearing sunscreen indoors is ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY to keeping my melasma (hyperpigmentation) less dark or faded.
@@AlwaysSummer22 If only indoors, I reapply Colorscience Sunforgettable Brush-On Shield SPF 50 once, maybe twice (if I remember) or I pat on another light layer of my liquid sunscreen. But, most of the time I use the Brush-On because it’s so easy and convenient. Also, it’s been my experience that sunscreens with at least 10% - 20% zinc oxide keep my melasma faded. If I use anything with a lower zinc percentage, my melasma darkens.
Just an afterthought...In fairness to those people who've complained about the burthen of daily sunscreen use, I do think it's worth noting that, while not all sunscreens are expensive, the comfortable and cosmetically acceptable formulas have a tendency to be pricy. This initial cost is compounded by the extravagant amounts (as compared with other skincare products) required to achieve efficacy. So while it's true that no one would complain about a serum recommendation, it's also true that serums aren't generally aesthetically offensive or uncomfortable (until an acceptable product is found, which is a more complicated search for some than others) or applied multiple times a day a spoonful at a time. None of this negates the science and importance of SPF. (And I want to acknowledge past videos that take a number of sunscreen concerns into consideration in an effort to make these problems more navigable. They are much appreciated.) I just think the complaints in question deserve compassion and context. How does the expression go - "the struggle is real"? :-)
This! Some of us have a darker complexion, oily/acne prone skin and can't afford the typical ones that are recommended for the aforementioned issues i.e. LRP, supergoop etc. Your point about the cost is super spot on. Even drugstore sunscreens are expensive when you have to use so much of it and "every day" as well. Never mind finding one that doesn't make me look purpley grey or one that doesn't break me out.
Exactly! I have oily skin and reapplying sunscreen a couple of times a day is a huge struggle! All sunscreens that don't make me shine are very pricey. + it does not feel comfortable to put additional layers of sunscreen in the middle of a day. I don't think that Dr Dray's comparison was right - if I had to apply sunscreen once a day, I would be just fine. It is the reapplication that's an issue for me, as well as the costs which it entails.
Haha, me too! It feels so good to know you’re doing something good for your health. And then a beautiful massage with an oil cleanse at night is SO relaxing 😌
@@chaqillenikita748 Read about octocrylene :D "The team from Sorbonne University found that octocrylene degrades into the carcinogenic chemical benzophenone when left on the shelf for more than a year. Study authors say the manufacture of products containing the chemical octocrylene should be banned until the industry can prove 'beyond doubt' that it is safe"
I wish I can relate 😂. I have sensory issues and a lot of the generic drugstore sunscreens cause sensory issues. I do not like the smells and textures of most sunscreens.
Respectfully, there is a big difference between applying a vitamin c serum once a day and REapplying SPF up to 4 times a day. Especially with American sunscreens which are cheaper, yes, but greasier and more uncomfortable to wear. You couldn’t pay me to wear 4 layers of that Walgreens sunscreen every day! I apply a comfortable Japanese sunscreen once in the morning and maybe once again when the UV index is at its highest. Anything beyond that is crossing into obsessive territory for me.
Definitely, there's no way I'm going to wear a horrible US sunscreen, they're thick and greasy and get in my hair, and why do US sunscreens always smell so strong?? I use a Japanese sunscreen too, I apply it when I go out and re-apply if I'm out for longer and I usually have an SPF umbrella with me if I'm going to be out all day. This video is harmful. This is obsessive. Light bulbs will not give you cancer.
At this point of my life sunscreen and tretinoin are the only two things I care to use in my skincare routine and my skin has never been so good. Sunscreen is a must in my life, two 50 ml every month at least.
@@claire4217 sure, to each their own absolutely. Can't imagine this is necessary though, that'd mean only the rich can have healthy skin. It's a bit excessive imo. But you do you.
My biggest accomplishment in quarantine is establishing a sunscreen habit. Thank you for continuously talking about this! I work from home, but every morning it's SPF 45. No exceptions.
@@thedailyclaire but then you surely must reapply? I’m triying to figure it out cause I’m Ireland we almost don’t gent any sun at all and I’m rarely outside or by a window without SPF but would like to make it a daily habit as well
@@leholie93 I don't personally re-apply, but most of my window sun exposure is in the morning. It isn't perfect, but I figure it is a lot better than skipping SPF, even if I am indoors.
@@childassaulterxd905 exactly, she needs to understand that it's not enough to just tell us we need to wear sunscreen, tell us what BRANDS we need to wear, we cannot just put anything on our skin.
The reason everyone complains about sunscreen but not other skincare products is sunscreen feels awful!!! Dr, can you please share products/methods to make them feel less awful? Thanks!
I'm a fan of the Cerave lightweight SPF 30 moisturizer. It's a lot less thick than other sunscreens I've tried. The price is mid range, I wish it was SPF 50, and I'd prefer a mineral sunscreen but it does feel good on my skin and would certainly be better than using nothing.
That's ridiculous, do you think that healthy 100 year old down the road applied sun cream every day every 2 - 3 hours. At that point your probably more likely to pick up unknown harmful effects from suncream than sun damage lol
I live in Florida. My Dermatologist told me to wear SPF 30 indoors, and at least SPF 50 outdoors. I've been wearing elta MD Broad-Spectrum SPF 46 tinted sunscreen indoors and outdoors. I like the fact that it's not so greasy. I can't stand greasy suncreen!
Hi. im a Greek Australian. Skin cancer is common in australia unfortunately in young poeple too. Sadly people in their twenties die from melanoma. I had a melonama at 38 luckily we caught it early. Sunscreen is vital!
Affordable usually means sticky, oily, shiny, pasty... Sooo many affordable sunscreens are sitting in my drawer because they are impossible to tollerate on my face, some even on the body.
I live in Europe, most Neutrogena products are not available here, but thanks for the tip :) I found Garnier one, that works, but 40ml for 16$ goes really quickly.
I’m from Italy and most people I know can’t believe that they need to wear sunscreen in winter....I can’t imagine their reactions if I told them that they should wear it even indoors 😅🤦🏻♀️
From Italy too: it was a sunny December day and I asked at the big supermarket if they have ANY sunscreen. “No, we only bring sunscreens in summer time” 😅😂
I can confirm: I'm also italian and my parents think I'm crazy when they see me applying sunscreen just to stay indoors but I'm trying to educate them on the matter (hint: it's not going that well but at least I had some victories)
@@ashleyhernandez8122 I keep telling my mom she needs sunscreen for anti aging and she doesn’t believe me she wears a tiny bit of concealer with spf 15 and she says that’s enough😂
All sunscreen should be also labelled as antiwrinkle day cream, anti dark spots day cream, etc... which in fact they are! Nobody would complain about reapplying, or about how many cream they have to put on...
Used to work at a tanning salon, and my coworkers were weirded out by my lack of wanting to tan, and me wearing sunscreen in the building. Amazing how uninformed people are about the biggest organ of their body.
@@Es3iya I intentionally would explain to people why it's so bad and expressed fake tan as a good alternative lol. That was sooooo against company policy but I stopped caring really quick
I also used to work in a tanning salon and would wear sunscreen indoors. I was questioned about it so often that I made up an excuse that my skin was photosensitive from medication, which isn’t true. My boss once asked how my skin looked so nice after previously struggling with acne, and asked for advice. I informed her of the damaging effects UV exposure causes. I wish that she would have listened to my advice to stop tanning and start using sunscreen regularly. Surprisingly for me though, I noticed that about half of the clients that would tan knew the consequences of tanning, but they continued to tan regardless. I even had a client who HAD melanoma before and STILL insisted on tanning. I tried so hard to convince her to spray tan for her own health and safety but she never listened sadly.
@@VictorXray Seriously, I relate to that so much. The amount of customers who were persistent about still tanning after a skin cancer scare were surprisingly not that rare. The photosensitivity from medication idea is honestly so smart, I should have done that too. It would have gotten them off my ass. My regional manager made a comment about me being pale and how being tan better represents the company, and I immediately snapped back that she is also pale so if she ever recommends her own company she isn't a very good representative either. People in the tanning industry are grossly misguided.
I have to admit that I often skip sunscreen when I'm indoors all day but maybe after Dr. Dray scolds me I'm going to start using it even when I'm indoors 😂
Me too! I have suspected even my closed blinds were causing the dark spots I would normally only get on the beach or skiing with prolonged sun exposure.
Unless you're literally sitting by a window with the sun shining directly on you there is no necessity to apply indoors, you'll only get a minuscule fraction of UVA rays...
My mom has had several skin cancers removed this year, and has more to go, and yet, she still won't wear sunscreen. It's like talking to a brick wall..... Loved the part about VIT C. So true!
Ever since I've been following Dr Dray I've been taking the health of my skin much more seriously. I now buy unperfumed products whenever possible, apply spf50 every day, wear a sun hat, check my moles once a month & taken photos of them in case of any changes. I've also got hubbie to wear sunscreen every day & have reminded my family to check their moles too! Thank you Dr Dray for your highly educational videos :-)
Dr Dray. The lawyer pleading her case with some solid points. Love to see this! My mom always pokes fun at me for my diligence with sunscreen but it’s something that should be praised
My " non sunscreen" mother now asks me what procedures I have done to have this skin... I explained her a million time it is quite basic : sunscreen, moisturizer , retinoid acid... I wear a hat in the summer ( not all the time) . But no! For her, there has to be "something", it has to be more complicated.Cannot convince her. I guess marketing really works.
There are two reasons you get those comments. One, a serum goes on on the morning and doesn’t need to be reapplied, not to mention application is easier. Second, sunscreen is gross and people don’t like wearing it. Even the more cosmetically elegant sunscreens make you feel like you have a layer of something on your skin. Not to mention how difficult reapplication of sunscreen is to deal with if you wear makeup. I’m not saying these things can’t be overcome but obviously there’s a big difference between a serum and sunscreen in terms of day to day manageability.
Visiting my husband in South Korea right now, and it is SUNSCREEN PARADISE here. Definitely getting myself a collection of sunscreens and other skincare products, while I am here :-)
Significant exposure, indeed. I took my cat to a veterinary surgeon a few years back. In the course of our conversation he mentioned that vets often see cats with cancers on their noses. It's because cats like to sleep in sunny windows for hours. The only remedy is surgical removal of the cancer and often the complete nose. I want to thank you for the valuable information you are making available. The products you recommended helped me get rid of what I believe was red, itchy eczema on my face and neck. What a relief!
That is because spf is so icky. I know because I have tried dozens. They irritate, they sting, break you out, they are greasy, they don't work with your makeup and so many are way overpriced. I WANT SPF, but I struggle to find ones that work for me. Just to do my neck, decolletage, face and eyes, I generally use three different spfs because there isn't one that works for everything. Having to wait for the spf to set before applying makeup makes it much more time consuming than any serum. I wear spf everyday and I use vitamin c or up to 2 other serums everyday. THERE IS NO COMPARISON!! SPF IS A PAIN!! I can't afford to try ALL the expensive ones, but I have tried enough to know they really aren't much different from the reasonably priced ones. Perhaps if Dr. Dray wore make-up, she would understand better what it is like.
Here in NZ the sun is so harsh. You can just see that we need sunscreen inside when you see how much the insides of homes fade from the sun coming in through the windows. Carpets, rugs, curtains etc all fade from the sun coming through the windows. Sunscreen every day
I didn't pick up sunscreen until about two years ago and now it's my first thing to do every day after getting out of my bed no matter if I'm indoor or outdoor. My younger self, please forgive me! But thanks to Dr. Dray, I know my future self will thankfully kiss my present self haha
People’s issue with sunblock is often because the best mineral/fragrance-free products seem to feel gross and heavy. The ones that dont, are probably the pricier face lotions. An affordable mineral lightweight product would probably change a lot of minds.
Yes and yes! Even pricier sunscreens feel heavy and clog-pouring. I get the importance but I simply don't like the heavy feeling and can't wait to wash it off.
I moved into a house over a year ago with lots of natural light coming from the windows , months later I was noticing dark spots on my face and then later mask acne, I stumbled across your channel and took a lot of your advice on skin care but number one was wearing sunscreen!! I wear the Walgreens brand SPF 50, a few months later my dark spots were gone and because of the thick barrier the Walgreens sunscreen has the mask acne was gone too! Thank you! I can’t believe at 38 and living in the dessert I wasn’t wearing sunscreen everyday to begin with.
if skin cancer is going up while more people spend time indoors, doesnt that indicate that there are other reasons that contribute to skin cancer rather than sun?
Comparing the use of serum to sunscreen seems unfair, honestly. A 30ml serum lasts for about 2-3 months (4-5 drops per use), a 30ml sunscreen lasts for half a month (1.25-2.5ml per use). If they have the same price, a sunscreen is indeed more difficult to sustain since you have to buy 2 30ml per month, while you only need 1 30ml serum every 2-3 months. I know a lot of dermatologists have higher net worth, and can sometimes have out-of-touch advices for those who don't have the same monthly and annual income. But I hope more people would start to consider not everyone belongs to the same class as you, and yet they still deserve the same beauty as yours, don't you agree? After all, beauty should not be a class privilege.
When I tell people I wear SPF every single day they look at me as if I was crazy! And they're the same people who spend 100 euros for an anti-age moisturizer with ha! 🤦♀️ I just bought a new sunscreen from Eucerin that's supposed to protect even from blue light, can't wait to try it!
From me,my mom started applying sunscreen in adequate amounts and she's applying twice a day everyday instead of once or none. It is all because of Dr Dray Thank you Dr Dray 🙏❤
Sunscreen is affordable! I use the Walgreens sunscreen she talks about. Dirt cheap. I put it on in the morning, and then before I go to lunch. I work at home and spend my lunch in my yard with dogs. Doesn’t take up a lot of time. I don’t want to look like a saddle or an old purse!! I’ll put it on again when I drive my teens to work later.
I would love to see a video about adapting a skincare routine for people who work night shifts. I just started a night shift nursing job and I am unsure how to do it. Should I wear sunscreen to sleep during the day? Should I use my retinoid at work?
The truth is that the cosmetically elegant suncreens are either quite expensive or less accessible internationally. I'm Australian and many sunscreens have failed to be sold over here. I just read through a Hong Kong sunscreen testing study suggesting that many popular sunscreens on the market (they tested 30) were well below their marketed SPF and/or PA rating. Unfortunately it was the greasy, smelly sunscreens (e.g. Cancer Council) that passed both tests with flying colours. And don't get me wrong, I use those on my body but I cannot stand them on my face. While I am willing to pay a higher price for a more cosmetically elegant sunscreen, many average people who don't keep track of derm or skincare youtube just don't care enough to either splash the cash or commit to applying and reapplying a greasy film to the face multiple times a day. I only spend the money on the more expensive ones because I can't stand my clothes getting stained or sunscreen transferring onto my phone or sunscreen making me a shiny mess either alone or under makeup that is part of my uniform requirement at work. Even expensive cosmetically elegant ones I have tried have broken me out or needed a double cleanse to remove. Also Krave Beauty Beet The Sun can be added to the list of sunscreens that have a much lower SPF than advertised that a lot of people trusted as a cosmetically elegant sunscreen option. So people feel like they are gambling when they buy a cosmetically elegant SPF. Does it has the SPF it advertises? or the PA++++ it advertises? Have people paid more money for a less effective sunscreen without knowing?
Love the way you consistently hammer 🔨 home specific points repetitively over time it’s a method that really solidifies learning. Great job teacher and nice dress! 👗
Wouldn't it be a solution to simply cover every window in your home with one of those UV blocking window films and switch all lamps to LED? Would be much less expensive in the long run.
@@GisakuIkiru Only using sunscreen because of your electronical devices would be pointless as normal UV filters do not protect you from blue light as far as I know. Iron oxides mostly used in make up pigments have been found to protect you to some extent but then again not everyone wants to wear foundation everyday. Using a blue light filter should help as redder light is much gentler on the skin and eyes.
As an arts teacher and painter: thank you so much for this video and the analogy to paint on dead surfaces like wall! Pergament and leather shoes show this effect of variations in absorption and layering on dead skin even more. So many artists are so diligent with layering and spreading colors etc. but so often not with our own living canvas! Thanks so much!
Thanks for bringing this to light, I didn’t know I had to be this dedicated to sunscreen inside but now I do and am on a fairly good routine. The hard part is on the days I wear makeup because good reapplication is tough but something is better than nothing ❤️
Because of YOU, Dr. Dray, my sunscreen now sits on my counter with my face cleaners, moisturizer, etc. AND I have a basket full of sunscreens (around 10 or more) that I have bought to see which ones are my favorites - all ones selected based on your review of them. For those who say it's not sustainable, I went to a dermatologist for something unrelated to sun damage, and estimate that between driving there and back, and the time I spent waiting, my visits, checking out, loss of time from work, etc., that I spent in excess of (just) 30 hours. Assuming it takes 5 minutes a day (allowing for only 2 applications of sunscreen per day), that would give me time for sunscreen application for 360 days before I starting losing time. I only had 6 doctor's visits and they weren't even related to sun damage! Overall, time saved is not worth the doctor's visits and costs associated therewith. I am in my 50's and do have sun damage, for which I likely need treatment (and will get). For now I am busy preventing further damage and trying to heal the damage I have already done. When I was growing up, we worshipped the sun and no one ever, ever talked about skin cancer. Please, everyone, learn from Dr. Dray's videos, and her freely given advice. If I have to skip something now because I don't have "time", it's another step of my sunscreen routine, but never my sunscreen!
I also had this issue and noticed it was because of alcohol in it. Try out the isehan kiss me mommy aqua milk or p20 kids those are super nice and didn’t break me out
Unfortunately with my acne I can't use any type of barrier that covers my skin like sunscreen, moisturizer, wearing a mask without it clogging my pores and causing breakouts. I've tried the CeraVe moisturizer, the Neutrogena , the vanicream and they all break me significantly especially CeraVe. As of right now I just use a salicylic acid wash every other night to skin
Yes Dr!! People just don’t like it because they’re hung up on how they look when wearing sunscreen - from what a I’ve seen on Reddit and other blogs, being shady - but it’s a matter of not caring what people think. And there are loads of cheap sunscreens available. Aldis and Lidl have sunscreens that are amazing.
I'm sending a link of this video to my elderly dad. He's dealing with thinning skin on his hands tearing and doesn't feel that much bad rays come into the house. His desk seat faces a window too. Thank you, Dr. Dray.
The Walgreens sensitive skin sunscreen is great! No white cast and dries fairly matte. It has been my holy grail sunscreen for the past two years. You can’t beat the price.
@@maylin4964 I apply a very liberal amount! My skin tone is slightly darker than Dr. Dray’s skin and I don’t notice any white cast. This sunscreen is getting hard to find because it’s become so popular :(
Good question. The ones made for room darkening claim to. I close mine in the evening if I need to get the day off my face before dark. But I also only use LEDs...
If you purchase room darkening shades you will only in theory be getting a small % of light that can penetrate through depending on how thick the woven/weaved fabric is. The thicker and tighter the weave of fabric you will be better off. Always ask for a higher up to get those types of answers (manufacturer).
Have bad case on Rosacea,on Soolantra,having very sensitive eyes and very sensitive skin impossible to wear ANY sunscreen.Taking it off after whole day is another story,it makes everything even worst
Thank you Dr. Dray!!! People will spend there money on other things but say they can't on Sunscreen. I don't get it. Let's walk into the light humanity.....
I know I speak for a lot of oily skinned people- only a handful of products in the sunscreen market are comfortable, and unfortunately they are expensive. I wish I could tolerate wearing affordable drug stores brands but they just feel SO heavy. So instead I have to pay $10/50ml of sunscreen and it is expensive.
I use sun bum tinted sunscreen everyday and it serves me well as not only my sunscreen protection but a slight blending/blurring coverage to use instead of makeup! Love the 2 in 1 application and its reasonably priced!!
@@chellycordoba6946 For sure!! Its a slight mattifying/blurring coverage. Spreads super easy. I am on my third bottle. It gives me enough coverage that I dont feel I need to wear foundation for an everyday thing. It has a pretty soft/light to medium tint id say. I have fair skin but I think it would work for med to fair skintones. I really enjoy it. I've tried many sunscreens and it by far my favorite. Heard about it from Hyrams channel.
The rise in skin cancer isn't related to exposure to sunlight through windows and light bulbs. It's laughable when compared to outdoor labor as you mentioned yourself. It's probably the chemicals in the sunblock, and over sensitizing yourself to UV through constant avoidance.
This hysteria around light and sunscreens from American dermatologists ( not so much from Australian (sic!) ones, btw), reminds me the very similar hysteria about HRT from American OB/GYN in the early- mid 2000 when I was doing my residency and had a rotation in OB/GYN during my internship. Then every woman, no matter what HAD TO be on HRT, otherwise she will die either from MI or repeated bone fractures and other problems. Everyone has to be on it until they die !!! That is what studies show!!! Not even 20 years passed when the rates of gynecological cancers raised significantly and were linked to HRT in many cases. I can easily envision serious studies on raising skin problems in ~10 years if everyone would be forced to smother sunscreen on themselves 24/7. If this hysteria about skin cancers and light ( any light and any exposure, might you) as it was with hysteria about HRT and cardiac disease would be even remotely close to reality, human race would be extinct long time ago, when we all were on the fields. Now, this does not mean that there is no UV light damage to the skin and to some skins more than the others. But rising skin cancer rates despite the population not being in the fields and when in the fields, often being protected ( at least more than 50 years ago) actually points to the other direction of reasons, as it just shows that if with all that protection, albeit not in a rate that modern dermatologists would like to impose you, the rate of skin cancer is rising, maybe it is not the light, which is the offender and the reason of rising malignancies of any nature s multifactorial and increased medication exposure, including the sunscreens ( which are medications) might be a contributing factor as well. Life and medicine is not linear and 2+2 is not always 4.
Well said! I guess everyone has to choose in life what to believe, what to follow, WHO to follow and then make their best judgements at the end of the day. There is always a counter to any piece of advice given.
I use a tinted 30 spf mineral sunscreen on my face first and let it dry for a few minutes, and then I put on a second 50 spf mineral sunscreen that tends to leave a white cast so that they cancel each other out so my face looks normal, so my skin looks normal AND I have two layers lol.
I love the Walgreens Sensitive Skin sunscreen. I've been using it for years now and while I love trying different more expensive sunscreens I always come back to that one.
I don’t know the demographics of the statistics that show that skin cancer rates are on the rise. It would be interesting to know if it was more distributed around older generations that didn’t have the same spf education that social media has allowed for younger generations. I started wearing sunscreen regularly when I was in my twenties, something my mom didn’t do until she was in her 60s unless she was spending an extended time outside. I would hope that newer skincare education will start to shift the skin cancer rates. Thanks Dr Dray for speaking great spf message
I’ve read dermatologists explaining that childhood sun-damage is a huge factor. Patients developing non-melanoma skin cancers have had repeated sun damage, overexposure to sun in their childhood. Also I don’t think younger people are much more educated about sun protection. Maybe now with Hyram and the new generation of skincare influencers but I do think we live in a bubble sometimes.
This is the exact video I needed. Dr. Dray you have saved me so much money like don’t need an eye cream, only clean your face once a day and all the great tips you have.
To the person who was going to Walgreens this week and asked for quick sunscreen recommendation and db suggested to search Walgreens and sunscreen. I hope you see this. She puts up the sunscreen. I went back to see if I could find your comment in this weeks videos to let you know but I can’t find. Hope you see today’s video so you can get it.
So true, I've noticed most of my friends & family routines have like 5-10 steps & products (serums, toners, facial oils, etc) and when I ask "so when do you put on sunscreen?" Nothing 😳 or a hesitant "oh yeah I do..." But seems to always forget the name 🤔
You go Dr. Dray!!!!! Thumbs up!! Since I have been following you and the importance of sunscreen, my SLE Lupus symptoms are almost gone. Iam no longer on the Chemo drugs and in remission, sunscreen, hats, spf clothing has saved me. Thankyou is not a strong enough word. Xo
I sometimes have a hard time when people tell me I'm overreacting when they find out I wear sunscreen everyday, even inside the house. Wish people were more aware that it's one of the best ways to protect your skin from aging. If they only knew, I wouldn't feel so bad while explaining myself like some kind of lunatic. 😂
Is it spf 60 all over your body even in the winter or every 2 hours when you uv index is low? Or what's the situation? I find it so odd that people think you're overreacting.
I live in SWFL and work from home. I wear sunscreen everyday because of the reasons you have stated. Even if I do not walk out the door. I started when I noticed that my glasses with transitions technology would change when next to a window...that was enough to convince me. I don’t wear the super occlusive but I do wear 50++++ ones
I have been getting better with sunscreen, even working from home (basement), but I need to start this with my kids 😫😫 I am so bad, specially because I can’t stop thinking how long will it take me to remove it from their face at night 😬but definitely I won’t argue with you on how important this is!
I’m a dentist and I started turning off the overhead fluorescent lights and just keeping the side lights on in the room that are over the counters on each side of the chair. I’ve found that patients like it better, and my treatment light seems more focused and concentrated when I’m working. Seems to have also cut back on the amount of migraines I get. Now I have another reason as well. 🦷😊
Help! Do you still need to reapply SPF indoors or is 1 layer enough? How do you reapply sunscreen outdoors? So let's say I wake up at 8 a.m., therefore I need to reapply SPF every 2 hours till what time of the day? Do you just put additional layers of SPF on top of your skin and that's it? How about when you wear makeup? Can you get clogged pores from that many layers of SPF? I am 19 and I am trying to get into the habit of wearing SPF daily, but I want to do it in a proper way and I have so many questions. I thought that nobody can answer them better than Dr.Dray's subscribers who are wearing SPF properly each and every day. Thank you in advance!
She normally recommends apply 3x a day while indoors. Morning, afternoon and early evening. If you wear makeup she has a video on here, I don’t wear makeup but IMO it’s prob not easy
Yes, and the way to apply it for outdoors is before you go Outdoors like for instance in an office setting just go to the ladies room or use a little purse mirror and apply it to your face neck ears arms to all Exposed Skin. Now if you happen to be at the beach or somewhere where you've been walking around Outdoors then certainly you can apply it while Outdoors. I've just done it from my car before getting out or sitting on a park bench, particularly if I am perspiring and it's coming off but remember, as instructed on the sunscreen bottle, when you are perspiring you need to reapply more frequently.
Plus, spending all that money on skincare is counterproductive if you don't wear sunscreen! I am using the Walgreens green tube, then I layer the drmtlogy tint on top. I don't need foundation and it makes the tinted more expensive last longer. It will depend on your skin tone though.
Putting sunscreen on and reapplying is not a big deal. I keep a bottle in my bathroom, at my work desk, and my bedroom side table. Easy peasy. I want to do everything I can to prevent/reduce wrinkles and cancer so it's 100% worth it. It's cheaper than the alternative. It takes a few minutes. Love your response to people who say it is not sustainable. 👏👏👏👏
Those studies do not tell anything about the level of UV indoors in different conditions and regions. The only open information that I could find is studies of UV index levels in Vienna during the year. And it was clear that any type of UV rays are very low during winter, and still quite low from late fall to late spring (under 3). And both UVA and UVB levels also decrease (despite of what sunscreen manufactures say). And there is an also a video on UA-cam by Lab Muffin Beauty Science "Do You Need to Wear Sunscreen Indoors? She actually calculates how much UV you get indoors depending how far you are from the window, are there any trees, other buildings, shadow, curtains etc. There are also scientific references for this video. Sunscreen is not a walk in the park. It's not great for skin. Use it reasonably.
I'm diligent with sunscreen when my skin can tolerate it. I mean if it was other ingredient that wasn't aggravating my eczema then yes, "but I can't" does actually apply. I can't apply sunscreen on broken areas of skin.
I have having my light darkening curtains closed as protection during recovering from a migraine. I skipped it today until I open then! I hope that’s safe! 🤔
I wear sunscreen every day now, even though I live in a basement and sit far away from the windows, because as you say, its all about those habits. Sunscreen is not cheap everywhere though; I live in Norway and sunscreen is definitely not cheap. I wear glasses and if I wear a very sticky sunscreen, it will eventually end up on my glasses and I need to wash them often. So I pay around 19usd for La Roche Posay fluid spf 50+, on sale.
14:38 THIS THIS THIS!!! People are so obsessed with finding the best anti-aging creams and serums but refuse to listen to an actual dermatologist saying sunscreen is the best thing you can do to prevent aging. Keep spreading the sunscreen love, Dr. Dray! Happy Wednesday!
trying to preach this to my mom and aunt 😑
Maybe they should get my dermatologist. She said no need for sunscreen if I am not outside or when it is raining. 🤷♀️
Yes. #1 Anti-Aging Product? SUNSCREEN. I notice people are very disappointed to hear this correct answer to that question.
Wow i had dermarologists that told me the same 😱 idk whats wrong with them
I've met people who would go to tanning beds because their dermatologist had advised them to in order to cure their acne... I don't know who gave them their degrees.
Why can some parents not understand this, they even think sun is good for acne. Our generation is so lucky, because we understand how important sunscreen is.
our generation is gonna look 30 in their 70s thanks to dr dray👀
I wish I had known when I was younger!
@@Roll587 well I'm not that old but if wish I knew it too, because I have some acne scars 😥
@@AnaFernandez-uz6ec yesss 😁
My mom used to tell me that sitting in the sun will help my (back) acne. I know better now
People always find reasons to layer a lot of skincare on their face, but stop at sunscreen and I will never understand that
I think it’s because a lot of us don’t like the way sunscreens feel on the skin. I hate most of them because they bother my eyes but I force myself to put it on at least once a day
@@mrsklet they’ve come a long way
@@mrsklet right and having darker skin doesn’t help. I hate the white cast
@@idreamofpeony yes they have. Like I said I use them under protest😂
@@mrsklet you need the perfect sunscreen, i use a sunscreen that feels like a moisturizer
Who’s wearing their sunscreen right now 🙋♂️
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Its cloudy and raining out but still got my sunscreen on indoors 🤣
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Meeee!!!
Everyday since I was 26: coffee, shower, sunscreen....everywhere on face, neck and body
Honestly i just wish they can make cosmetically elegant sunscreens and non irritating at a cheap price
Try Korean sunscreen brands
They do make amazing sunscreens but they aren’t allowed to be sold in the US because of powerful lobbyists.
@@lubnan08 do you have a favorite?
@@margaretfreeman6219 Yes! Elta MD tinted mineral sunscreens or Pipette SPF 50 is affordable and amazing too but if you are dark skinned it leaves a white cast. I am light-skinned bi-racial so I dont don't have a problem with them
@@margaretfreeman6219 look at Hyrams videos on Korean sunscreens
Ask a person with melasma if you should wear sunscreen indoors. I have melasma and I can tell you that wearing sunscreen indoors is ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY to keeping my melasma (hyperpigmentation) less dark or faded.
Is sunscreen the only thing you do?
@@AlwaysSummer22 I also use Retin A, Phloretin CF, and hat ALWAYS when outdoors, rain or shine.
@@rosanap.7680 Thank you. How many times do you reapply sunscreen when you're indoors?
@@AlwaysSummer22 If only indoors, I reapply Colorscience Sunforgettable Brush-On Shield SPF 50 once, maybe twice (if I remember) or I pat on another light layer of my liquid sunscreen. But, most of the time I use the Brush-On because it’s so easy and convenient. Also, it’s been my experience that sunscreens with at least 10% - 20% zinc oxide keep my melasma faded. If I use anything with a lower zinc percentage, my melasma darkens.
@@rosanap.7680 Thank you so much for this information!
Just an afterthought...In fairness to those people who've complained about the burthen of daily sunscreen use, I do think it's worth noting that, while not all sunscreens are expensive, the comfortable and cosmetically acceptable formulas have a tendency to be pricy. This initial cost is compounded by the extravagant amounts (as compared with other skincare products) required to achieve efficacy. So while it's true that no one would complain about a serum recommendation, it's also true that serums aren't generally aesthetically offensive or uncomfortable (until an acceptable product is found, which is a more complicated search for some than others) or applied multiple times a day a spoonful at a time. None of this negates the science and importance of SPF. (And I want to acknowledge past videos that take a number of sunscreen concerns into consideration in an effort to make these problems more navigable. They are much appreciated.) I just think the complaints in question deserve compassion and context. How does the expression go - "the struggle is real"? :-)
👏🏿👏🏾👏🏽👏🏼👏🏻👏 Exactly!!!
Fantastic comment! So true!
This! Some of us have a darker complexion, oily/acne prone skin and can't afford the typical ones that are recommended for the aforementioned issues i.e. LRP, supergoop etc. Your point about the cost is super spot on. Even drugstore sunscreens are expensive when you have to use so much of it and "every day" as well. Never mind finding one that doesn't make me look purpley grey or one that doesn't break me out.
Thank you. No one can realistically apply sunscreen every 2 hours and look normal.
Exactly! I have oily skin and reapplying sunscreen a couple of times a day is a huge struggle! All sunscreens that don't make me shine are very pricey. + it does not feel comfortable to put additional layers of sunscreen in the middle of a day. I don't think that Dr Dray's comparison was right - if I had to apply sunscreen once a day, I would be just fine. It is the reapplication that's an issue for me, as well as the costs which it entails.
Putting sunscreen and cleaning it with my oil cleanser is my favorite part of the day
Haha, me too! It feels so good to know you’re doing something good for your health. And then a beautiful massage with an oil cleanse at night is SO relaxing 😌
@@chaqillenikita748 Read about octocrylene :D "The team from Sorbonne University found that octocrylene degrades into the carcinogenic chemical benzophenone when left on the shelf for more than a year. Study authors say the manufacture of products containing the chemical octocrylene should be banned until the industry can prove 'beyond doubt' that it is safe"
I wish I can relate 😂. I have sensory issues and a lot of the generic drugstore sunscreens cause sensory issues. I do not like the smells and textures of most sunscreens.
Saddest shit I’ve read on youtube
Which oil cleanser do you use?
Dr. Dray : wear sunscreen indoors.
Gwyneth Paltrow: Wears sunscreen like a highlighter when going out into the sun.
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Hahahaaaa so true
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LOL I just looked it up and wow why even bother putting sunscreen on 😂😂😂
It was hilarious 🤣
Yes hahahaha and you can look at the results on their respective complexions 🧐😌
Respectfully, there is a big difference between applying a vitamin c serum once a day and REapplying SPF up to 4 times a day. Especially with American sunscreens which are cheaper, yes, but greasier and more uncomfortable to wear. You couldn’t pay me to wear 4 layers of that Walgreens sunscreen every day!
I apply a comfortable Japanese sunscreen once in the morning and maybe once again when the UV index is at its highest. Anything beyond that is crossing into obsessive territory for me.
I love your avatar.
i agree with you completely! not really a fair comparison although i respect the medical advice
Well said 👍
Definitely, there's no way I'm going to wear a horrible US sunscreen, they're thick and greasy and get in my hair, and why do US sunscreens always smell so strong?? I use a Japanese sunscreen too, I apply it when I go out and re-apply if I'm out for longer and I usually have an SPF umbrella with me if I'm going to be out all day. This video is harmful. This is obsessive. Light bulbs will not give you cancer.
@@jenniferlynnkarr Omg I forgot about her talking about the lightbulbs. This is truly pathologic
At this point of my life sunscreen and tretinoin are the only two things I care to use in my skincare routine and my skin has never been so good. Sunscreen is a must in my life, two 50 ml every month at least.
I’m with you there!!!
Dang! I would love to get to that point - only two items! Wow! What do you use as a cleanser (if you don't mind my asking)?
That's like £80 a month - yikes
@@claire4217 sure, to each their own absolutely. Can't imagine this is necessary though, that'd mean only the rich can have healthy skin. It's a bit excessive imo. But you do you.
@@thefleshfailures6 not at all, my sunscreen costs 25 BRL each 50 ml bottle. In Brazil we have good sunscreen for afordable prices.
My biggest accomplishment in quarantine is establishing a sunscreen habit. Thank you for continuously talking about this! I work from home, but every morning it's SPF 45. No exceptions.
At what time?
@@leholie93 around 9am
@@thedailyclaire but then you surely must reapply? I’m triying to figure it out cause I’m Ireland we almost don’t gent any sun at all and I’m rarely outside or by a window without SPF but would like to make it a daily habit as well
@@leholie93 I don't personally re-apply, but most of my window sun exposure is in the morning. It isn't perfect, but I figure it is a lot better than skipping SPF, even if I am indoors.
Sitting here indoors with a face full of SPF feeling so validated😁 your recommendations that are available in the UK are saving me❤️
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It’s nice to hear it straight! No sugarcoating.
Woke up with a little irritated face. 3 layers of sunscreen (indoors) here 🙋♀️
@@DrDrayzday recommend something for south Asians its very hard to find good skin care products
@@childassaulterxd905 exactly, she needs to understand that it's not enough to just tell us we need to wear sunscreen, tell us what BRANDS we need to wear, we cannot just put anything on our skin.
The reason everyone complains about sunscreen but not other skincare products is sunscreen feels awful!!! Dr, can you please share products/methods to make them feel less awful? Thanks!
She has so many videos on best sunscreen for oil and dry skin. However,I would check her Korean sunscreen recs
She has a bunch of videos on different sunscreens with different textures. Try looking up her video on Korean sunscreens.
I'm a fan of the Cerave lightweight SPF 30 moisturizer. It's a lot less thick than other sunscreens I've tried. The price is mid range, I wish it was SPF 50, and I'd prefer a mineral sunscreen but it does feel good on my skin and would certainly be better than using nothing.
@@renee3461 I’m loving the CeraVe hydrating tinted mineral sunscreen for my face. Give it a try.
@@Parker1970D yes!! Me too! It feels so nice! I threw away 2 liquid foundations yesterday & will use this instead.
Sunscreen is my least fave step in my skincare but there’s not one day where I skipped my sunscreen in the past year.
Me too
What about reapplying it?
@@mcht9565 I reapply every 2-3 hours
I applaud you !
That's ridiculous, do you think that healthy 100 year old down the road applied sun cream every day every 2 - 3 hours. At that point your probably more likely to pick up unknown harmful effects from suncream than sun damage lol
I live in Florida. My Dermatologist told me to wear SPF 30 indoors, and at least SPF 50 outdoors. I've been wearing elta MD Broad-Spectrum SPF 46 tinted sunscreen indoors and outdoors. I like the fact that it's not so greasy. I can't stand greasy suncreen!
Hi. im a Greek Australian. Skin cancer is common in australia unfortunately in young poeple too. Sadly people in their twenties die from melanoma. I had a melonama at 38 luckily we caught it early.
Sunscreen is vital!
Affordable usually means sticky, oily, shiny, pasty... Sooo many affordable sunscreens are sitting in my drawer because they are impossible to tollerate on my face, some even on the body.
Try neutrogenas liquid SPF. It’s like $10 and it’s a watery consistency. Very easy to apply
I live in Europe, most Neutrogena products are not available here, but thanks for the tip :) I found Garnier one, that works, but 40ml for 16$ goes really quickly.
I’m from Italy and most people I know can’t believe that they need to wear sunscreen in winter....I can’t imagine their reactions if I told them that they should wear it even indoors 😅🤦🏻♀️
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From Italy too: it was a sunny December day and I asked at the big supermarket if they have ANY sunscreen. “No, we only bring sunscreens in summer time” 😅😂
Unfortunately, it's the same thing here in Portugal.
@@adinavoicu255 Same here in Greece. The only options are physical and online pharmacies 🤷
I can confirm: I'm also italian and my parents think I'm crazy when they see me applying sunscreen just to stay indoors but I'm trying to educate them on the matter (hint: it's not going that well but at least I had some victories)
I need to show this to my mom she always makes fun of me and tells me I don’t need moisturizer or sunscreen indoors🙄 I show her your videos LOL
Same with my partner 😂
same lol
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Lol I've been trying to convince my mom for awhile now!
@@ashleyhernandez8122 I keep telling my mom she needs sunscreen for anti aging and she doesn’t believe me she wears a tiny bit of concealer with spf 15 and she says that’s enough😂
All sunscreen should be also labelled as antiwrinkle day cream, anti dark spots day cream, etc... which in fact they are! Nobody would complain about reapplying, or about how many cream they have to put on...
Used to work at a tanning salon, and my coworkers were weirded out by my lack of wanting to tan, and me wearing sunscreen in the building. Amazing how uninformed people are about the biggest organ of their body.
working at a tanning salon for me would be the same like working in a slaughterhouse
@@Es3iya I intentionally would explain to people why it's so bad and expressed fake tan as a good alternative lol. That was sooooo against company policy but I stopped caring really quick
@Silver & Cold Thankfully I'm only 22, so I've caught it early lol
I also used to work in a tanning salon and would wear sunscreen indoors. I was questioned about it so often that I made up an excuse that my skin was photosensitive from medication, which isn’t true. My boss once asked how my skin looked so nice after previously struggling with acne, and asked for advice. I informed her of the damaging effects UV exposure causes. I wish that she would have listened to my advice to stop tanning and start using sunscreen regularly. Surprisingly for me though, I noticed that about half of the clients that would tan knew the consequences of tanning, but they continued to tan regardless. I even had a client who HAD melanoma before and STILL insisted on tanning. I tried so hard to convince her to spray tan for her own health and safety but she never listened sadly.
@@VictorXray Seriously, I relate to that so much. The amount of customers who were persistent about still tanning after a skin cancer scare were surprisingly not that rare. The photosensitivity from medication idea is honestly so smart, I should have done that too. It would have gotten them off my ass. My regional manager made a comment about me being pale and how being tan better represents the company, and I immediately snapped back that she is also pale so if she ever recommends her own company she isn't a very good representative either. People in the tanning industry are grossly misguided.
I have to admit that I often skip sunscreen when I'm indoors all day but maybe after Dr. Dray scolds me I'm going to start using it even when I'm indoors 😂
Me too! I have suspected even my closed blinds were causing the dark spots I would normally only get on the beach or skiing with prolonged sun exposure.
I personally like eucerin 30 spf body lotion and then throw on an extra layer before heading to work or going on a walk.
Omg same here (as I press pause and scurry into bathroom to apply sunscreen!)
@@katydid5088 I love la roche posay anthelios 50+ because it’s very liquid and absorbs easily. Ran and put on two layers after watching this video.
It's a great habit to develop 😃
Unless you're literally sitting by a window with the sun shining directly on you there is no necessity to apply indoors, you'll only get a minuscule fraction of UVA rays...
My mom has had several skin cancers removed this year, and has more to go, and yet, she still won't wear sunscreen.
It's like talking to a brick wall.....
Loved the part about VIT C. So true!
Are you serious??? That is..incredibly frustrating. Wow.
Ever since I've been following Dr Dray I've been taking the health of my skin much more seriously. I now buy unperfumed products whenever possible, apply spf50 every day, wear a sun hat, check my moles once a month & taken photos of them in case of any changes. I've also got hubbie to wear sunscreen every day & have reminded my family to check their moles too! Thank you Dr Dray for your highly educational videos :-)
May I know what’s with the moles?
Using Sunscreen everyday🌞 prevents skin damage- like brushing teeth prevents cavities! 🪥🦷
My fiancé laughs at me when I put on sunscreen being in the house. I tell him, “this is why I look young and no wrinkles” lol
Same!
Yes. Same. 🤦♀️
I tell my husband’s that’s why I will stay looking 20 when we’re in our 40s 🤣
@F C 🤣🤣 thank you!
Some people just wake up and choose negativity 🤷🏻♀️
I'm 32 and wear sunscreen everyday plus avoid prolonged sun exposure while my bf is 21 and couldn't care less, everyone thinks he's older than me.
Dr Dray. The lawyer pleading her case with some solid points. Love to see this! My mom always pokes fun at me for my diligence with sunscreen but it’s something that should be praised
My " non sunscreen" mother now asks me what procedures I have done to have this skin... I explained her a million time it is quite basic : sunscreen, moisturizer , retinoid acid... I wear a hat in the summer ( not all the time) . But no! For her, there has to be "something", it has to be more complicated.Cannot convince her. I guess marketing really works.
There are two reasons you get those comments. One, a serum goes on on the morning and doesn’t need to be reapplied, not to mention application is easier. Second, sunscreen is gross and people don’t like wearing it. Even the more cosmetically elegant sunscreens make you feel like you have a layer of something on your skin. Not to mention how difficult reapplication of sunscreen is to deal with if you wear makeup. I’m not saying these things can’t be overcome but obviously there’s a big difference between a serum and sunscreen in terms of day to day manageability.
We love when Dr. Dray weighs in such important topics
Visiting my husband in South Korea right now, and it is SUNSCREEN PARADISE here. Definitely getting myself a collection of sunscreens and other skincare products, while I am here :-)
Significant exposure, indeed. I took my cat to a veterinary surgeon a few years back. In the course of our conversation he mentioned that vets often see cats with cancers on their noses. It's because cats like to sleep in sunny windows for hours. The only remedy is surgical removal of the cancer and often the complete nose.
I want to thank you for the valuable information you are making available. The products you recommended helped me get rid of what I believe was red, itchy eczema on my face and neck. What a relief!
That is because spf is so icky. I know because I have tried dozens. They irritate, they sting, break you out, they are greasy, they don't work with your makeup and so many are way overpriced. I WANT SPF, but I struggle to find ones that work for me. Just to do my neck, decolletage, face and eyes, I generally use three different spfs because there isn't one that works for everything. Having to wait for the spf to set before applying makeup makes it much more time consuming than any serum. I wear spf everyday and I use vitamin c or up to 2 other serums everyday. THERE IS NO COMPARISON!! SPF IS A PAIN!! I can't afford to try ALL the expensive ones, but I have tried enough to know they really aren't much different from the reasonably priced ones. Perhaps if Dr. Dray wore make-up, she would understand better what it is like.
Have you tried the DRMTLGY one? It is the first one I've found that I genuinely like.
So glad you mentioned that Walgreens sunscreen! I use it religiously and am glad you approve
Here in NZ the sun is so harsh. You can just see that we need
sunscreen inside when you see how much the insides of homes fade from the sun coming in through the windows. Carpets, rugs, curtains etc all fade from the sun coming through the windows.
Sunscreen every day
Wow this information for me who lives in cloudy and grey Manchester, UK is insane haha
I didn't pick up sunscreen until about two years ago and now it's my first thing to do every day after getting out of my bed no matter if I'm indoor or outdoor. My younger self, please forgive me! But thanks to Dr. Dray, I know my future self will thankfully kiss my present self haha
People’s issue with sunblock is often because the best mineral/fragrance-free products seem to feel gross and heavy. The ones that dont, are probably the pricier face lotions. An affordable mineral lightweight product would probably change a lot of minds.
True. I spent so much money trying to find a good sunscreen, that suits me.
Yes and yes! Even pricier sunscreens feel heavy and clog-pouring. I get the importance but I simply don't like the heavy feeling and can't wait to wash it off.
true I finally started wearing sunscreen when I found this local lightweight physical sunscreen, it literally feels like a good moisturizer almost
I moved into a house over a year ago with lots of natural light coming from the windows , months later I was noticing dark spots on my face and then later mask acne, I stumbled across your channel and took a lot of your advice on skin care but number one was wearing sunscreen!! I wear the Walgreens brand SPF 50, a few months later my dark spots were gone and because of the thick barrier the Walgreens sunscreen has the mask acne was gone too! Thank you! I can’t believe at 38 and living in the dessert I wasn’t wearing sunscreen everyday to begin with.
if skin cancer is going up while more people spend time indoors, doesnt that indicate that there are other reasons that contribute to skin cancer rather than sun?
Don't so that. Don't you dare use common sense.
Comparing the use of serum to sunscreen seems unfair, honestly. A 30ml serum lasts for about 2-3 months (4-5 drops per use), a 30ml sunscreen lasts for half a month (1.25-2.5ml per use).
If they have the same price, a sunscreen is indeed more difficult to sustain since you have to buy 2 30ml per month, while you only need 1 30ml serum every 2-3 months.
I know a lot of dermatologists have higher net worth, and can sometimes have out-of-touch advices for those who don't have the same monthly and annual income. But I hope more people would start to consider not everyone belongs to the same class as you, and yet they still deserve the same beauty as yours, don't you agree? After all, beauty should not be a class privilege.
When I tell people I wear SPF every single day they look at me as if I was crazy! And they're the same people who spend 100 euros for an anti-age moisturizer with ha! 🤦♀️ I just bought a new sunscreen from Eucerin that's supposed to protect even from blue light, can't wait to try it!
From me,my mom started applying sunscreen in adequate amounts and she's applying twice a day everyday instead of once or none. It is all because of Dr Dray
Thank you Dr Dray 🙏❤
Sunscreen is affordable! I use the Walgreens sunscreen she talks about. Dirt cheap. I put it on in the morning, and then before I go to lunch. I work at home and spend my lunch in my yard with dogs. Doesn’t take up a lot of time. I don’t want to look like a saddle or an old purse!! I’ll put it on again when I drive my teens to work later.
Do you know if it leaves a white cast?
I would love to see a video about adapting a skincare routine for people who work night shifts. I just started a night shift nursing job and I am unsure how to do it. Should I wear sunscreen to sleep during the day? Should I use my retinoid at work?
The truth is that the cosmetically elegant suncreens are either quite expensive or less accessible internationally. I'm Australian and many sunscreens have failed to be sold over here. I just read through a Hong Kong sunscreen testing study suggesting that many popular sunscreens on the market (they tested 30) were well below their marketed SPF and/or PA rating. Unfortunately it was the greasy, smelly sunscreens (e.g. Cancer Council) that passed both tests with flying colours. And don't get me wrong, I use those on my body but I cannot stand them on my face. While I am willing to pay a higher price for a more cosmetically elegant sunscreen, many average people who don't keep track of derm or skincare youtube just don't care enough to either splash the cash or commit to applying and reapplying a greasy film to the face multiple times a day. I only spend the money on the more expensive ones because I can't stand my clothes getting stained or sunscreen transferring onto my phone or sunscreen making me a shiny mess either alone or under makeup that is part of my uniform requirement at work. Even expensive cosmetically elegant ones I have tried have broken me out or needed a double cleanse to remove. Also Krave Beauty Beet The Sun can be added to the list of sunscreens that have a much lower SPF than advertised that a lot of people trusted as a cosmetically elegant sunscreen option. So people feel like they are gambling when they buy a cosmetically elegant SPF. Does it has the SPF it advertises? or the PA++++ it advertises? Have people paid more money for a less effective sunscreen without knowing?
I feel naked without it, thanks to you, Dr. Dray! Keep delivering the message. It does get through, one person at a time.
Love the way you consistently hammer 🔨 home specific points repetitively over time it’s a method that really solidifies learning. Great job teacher and nice dress! 👗
Greetings U. Charlie hope u r well n Happy Wednesday😀👍💜....
Hi Uncle Charlie! Happy Wednesday. Hope you had a nice day!! 😃
@@whitneybrown4067 Happy Day! Thanks 😊
@@marylawman8603 same too you! Masters starting tomorrow I’m all about that! 🏌️
@@UncleCharlie111x2 Enjoy!! ⛳
Wouldn't it be a solution to simply cover every window in your home with one of those UV blocking window films and switch all lamps to LED? Would be much less expensive in the long run.
What about your computer and other devices you use? Unless you can live without them, it's still complicated.
@@GisakuIkiru
Only using sunscreen because of your electronical devices would be pointless as normal UV filters do not protect you from blue light as far as I know. Iron oxides mostly used in make up pigments have been found to protect you to some extent but then again not everyone wants to wear foundation everyday. Using a blue light filter should help as redder light is much gentler on the skin and eyes.
As an arts teacher and painter: thank you so much for this video and the analogy to paint on dead surfaces like wall! Pergament and leather shoes show this effect of variations in absorption and layering on dead skin even more. So many artists are so diligent with layering and spreading colors etc. but so often not with our own living canvas! Thanks so much!
Thanks for bringing this to light, I didn’t know I had to be this dedicated to sunscreen inside but now I do and am on a fairly good routine. The hard part is on the days I wear makeup because good reapplication is tough but something is better than nothing ❤️
Apply window tint to your windows!!! The ones like for your car that blocks out UV...
It was cloudy. It even started snowing. My mascara started running in the wet early spring snow. And I was wearing my waterproof sunscreen.
“skin cancer rates are increasing” i’m curious whether is actually due to increased detection and diagnosis of skin cancer
I have never heard anyone speak on indoor lighting uva damage before, thank you. This is really fascinating and good to know.
Dr Kramer dermatologist also talks about this
Because of YOU, Dr. Dray, my sunscreen now sits on my counter with my face cleaners, moisturizer, etc. AND I have a basket full of sunscreens (around 10 or more) that I have bought to see which ones are my favorites - all ones selected based on your review of them. For those who say it's not sustainable, I went to a dermatologist for something unrelated to sun damage, and estimate that between driving there and back, and the time I spent waiting, my visits, checking out, loss of time from work, etc., that I spent in excess of (just) 30 hours. Assuming it takes 5 minutes a day (allowing for only 2 applications of sunscreen per day), that would give me time for sunscreen application for 360 days before I starting losing time. I only had 6 doctor's visits and they weren't even related to sun damage! Overall, time saved is not worth the doctor's visits and costs associated therewith. I am in my 50's and do have sun damage, for which I likely need treatment (and will get). For now I am busy preventing further damage and trying to heal the damage I have already done. When I was growing up, we worshipped the sun and no one ever, ever talked about skin cancer. Please, everyone, learn from Dr. Dray's videos, and her freely given advice. If I have to skip something now because I don't have "time", it's another step of my sunscreen routine, but never my sunscreen!
I feel so sad, every sunscreen I ever use breaks me out. From cheap to expense, chemical to mineral they all break me out 😭
Same sadly
Go on accutane
I also had this issue and noticed it was because of alcohol in it. Try out the isehan kiss me mommy aqua milk or p20 kids those are super nice and didn’t break me out
Same! Even mineral nonalcohol sunscreens
@@valeriabustos9635 not everyone can just go on accutane
Adorable shirt/ dress! Girlfriend you need to wear bright colors like this more often- gorgeous!
Agree. She looks adorable.
Unfortunately with my acne I can't use any type of barrier that covers my skin like sunscreen, moisturizer, wearing a mask without it clogging my pores and causing breakouts. I've tried the CeraVe moisturizer, the Neutrogena , the vanicream and they all break me significantly especially CeraVe. As of right now I just use a salicylic acid wash every other night to skin
Yes Dr!! People just don’t like it because they’re hung up on how they look when wearing sunscreen - from what a I’ve seen on Reddit and other blogs, being shady - but it’s a matter of not caring what people think. And there are loads of cheap sunscreens available. Aldis and Lidl have sunscreens that are amazing.
I'm sending a link of this video to my elderly dad. He's dealing with thinning skin on his hands tearing and doesn't feel that much bad rays come into the house. His desk seat faces a window too. Thank you, Dr. Dray.
The Walgreens sensitive skin sunscreen is great! No white cast and dries fairly matte. It has been my holy grail sunscreen for the past two years. You can’t beat the price.
Thanks for that info. I will pick up some next time I am there. I like matte finishes, which is hard to find in a sunscreen for a reasonable price.
Yes, it's amazing! Hard to find though , more and more people are discovering it's fantastic!
Hi! How much do you apply of this sunscreen? :-) I’m just curious because some people said this sunscreen has a slight white cast
@@maylin4964 I apply a very liberal amount! My skin tone is slightly darker than Dr. Dray’s skin and I don’t notice any white cast. This sunscreen is getting hard to find because it’s become so popular :(
@@ca008286 thanks! And oh no :( I was at Walgreens the other day and saw quite a bit of stock for it! Hopefully they stock up soon.
Hi, Dr. Dray! Does UVA penetrate dark, thick curtains?
Good question. The ones made for room darkening claim to. I close mine in the evening if I need to get the day off my face before dark. But I also only use LEDs...
it doesn't, are those blackout curtains or semi blackout? there isn't even any UVA 1 meter away from the window anyway.
If you purchase room darkening shades you will only in theory be getting a small % of light that can penetrate through depending on how thick the woven/weaved fabric is. The thicker and tighter the weave of fabric you will be better off. Always ask for a higher up to get those types of answers (manufacturer).
Have bad case on Rosacea,on Soolantra,having very sensitive eyes and very sensitive skin impossible to wear ANY sunscreen.Taking it off after whole day is another story,it makes everything even worst
Thank you Dr. Dray!!! People will spend there money on other things but say they can't on Sunscreen. I don't get it. Let's walk into the light humanity.....
video for oily people, matte sunscreens, best serums, how to not look oily and dewy
She has videos on oily skin covering these topics.
That shirt is so cute on you !!! 😍
I know I speak for a lot of oily skinned people- only a handful of products in the sunscreen market are comfortable, and unfortunately they are expensive. I wish I could tolerate wearing affordable drug stores brands but they just feel SO heavy. So instead I have to pay $10/50ml of sunscreen and it is expensive.
Wearing sunscreen while watching 🥰
Yep
People often hear only what they want. Sunscreen is important.
I use sun bum tinted sunscreen everyday and it serves me well as not only my sunscreen protection but a slight blending/blurring coverage to use instead of makeup! Love the 2 in 1 application and its reasonably priced!!
If you don’t mind me asking, how’s the finish on that one and does it leave a cast?
@@chellycordoba6946 For sure!! Its a slight mattifying/blurring coverage. Spreads super easy. I am on my third bottle. It gives me enough coverage that I dont feel I need to wear foundation for an everyday thing. It has a pretty soft/light to medium tint id say. I have fair skin but I think it would work for med to fair skintones. I really enjoy it. I've tried many sunscreens and it by far my favorite. Heard about it from Hyrams channel.
The rise in skin cancer isn't related to exposure to sunlight through windows and light bulbs. It's laughable when compared to outdoor labor as you mentioned yourself. It's probably the chemicals in the sunblock, and over sensitizing yourself to UV through constant avoidance.
This hysteria around light and sunscreens from American dermatologists ( not so much from Australian (sic!) ones, btw), reminds me the very similar hysteria about HRT from American OB/GYN in the early- mid 2000 when I was doing my residency and had a rotation in OB/GYN during my internship. Then every woman, no matter what HAD TO be on HRT, otherwise she will die either from MI or repeated bone fractures and other problems. Everyone has to be on it until they die !!! That is what studies show!!! Not even 20 years passed when the rates of gynecological cancers raised significantly and were linked to HRT in many cases. I can easily envision serious studies on raising skin problems in ~10 years if everyone would be forced to smother sunscreen on themselves 24/7. If this hysteria about skin cancers and light ( any light and any exposure, might you) as it was with hysteria about HRT and cardiac disease would be even remotely close to reality, human race would be extinct long time ago, when we all were on the fields. Now, this does not mean that there is no UV light damage to the skin and to some skins more than the others. But rising skin cancer rates despite the population not being in the fields and when in the fields, often being protected ( at least more than 50 years ago) actually points to the other direction of reasons, as it just shows that if with all that protection, albeit not in a rate that modern dermatologists would like to impose you, the rate of skin cancer is rising, maybe it is not the light, which is the offender and the reason of rising malignancies of any nature s multifactorial and increased medication exposure, including the sunscreens ( which are medications) might be a contributing factor as well. Life and medicine is not linear and 2+2 is not always 4.
Well said! I guess everyone has to choose in life what to believe, what to follow, WHO to follow and then make their best judgements at the end of the day. There is always a counter to any piece of advice given.
I'm obsessed with the "but I can't" section especially-- the vitamin c comparison lol
I use a tinted 30 spf mineral sunscreen on my face first and let it dry for a few minutes, and then I put on a second 50 spf mineral sunscreen that tends to leave a white cast so that they cancel each other out so my face looks normal, so my skin looks normal AND I have two layers lol.
I love the Walgreens Sensitive Skin sunscreen. I've been using it for years now and while I love trying different more expensive sunscreens I always come back to that one.
I don’t know the demographics of the statistics that show that skin cancer rates are on the rise. It would be interesting to know if it was more distributed around older generations that didn’t have the same spf education that social media has allowed for younger generations. I started wearing sunscreen regularly when I was in my twenties, something my mom didn’t do until she was in her 60s unless she was spending an extended time outside. I would hope that newer skincare education will start to shift the skin cancer rates. Thanks Dr Dray for speaking great spf message
The spf thing is a scam. With the rise in skin cancer, it's not that obtuse to realize.
@@johnlovesbridge I would respectfully disagree. You are entitled to your opinion. :)
I’ve read dermatologists explaining that childhood sun-damage is a huge factor. Patients developing non-melanoma skin cancers have had repeated sun damage, overexposure to sun in their childhood. Also I don’t think younger people are much more educated about sun protection. Maybe now with Hyram and the new generation of skincare influencers but I do think we live in a bubble sometimes.
Love the message in the last section
If indoor lighting can negatively affect our skin....we should be wearing sunscreen at night as well?
This is the exact video I needed. Dr. Dray you have saved me so much money like don’t need an eye cream, only clean your face once a day and all the great tips you have.
You go Dr. Dray! The importance of sunscreen has been drilled into my brain AND even more since watching you! love it!
To the person who was going to Walgreens this week and asked for quick sunscreen recommendation and db suggested to search Walgreens and sunscreen. I hope you see this. She puts up the sunscreen. I went back to see if I could find your comment in this weeks videos to let you know but I can’t find. Hope you see today’s video so you can get it.
So true, I've noticed most of my friends & family routines have like 5-10 steps & products (serums, toners, facial oils, etc) and when I ask "so when do you put on sunscreen?" Nothing 😳 or a hesitant "oh yeah I do..." But seems to always forget the name 🤔
You go Dr. Dray!!!!! Thumbs up!! Since I have been following you and the importance of sunscreen, my SLE Lupus symptoms are almost gone. Iam no longer on the Chemo drugs and in remission, sunscreen, hats, spf clothing has saved me. Thankyou is not a strong enough word. Xo
I sometimes have a hard time when people tell me I'm overreacting when they find out I wear sunscreen everyday, even inside the house. Wish people were more aware that it's one of the best ways to protect your skin from aging. If they only knew, I wouldn't feel so bad while explaining myself like some kind of lunatic. 😂
Is it spf 60 all over your body even in the winter or every 2 hours when you uv index is low? Or what's the situation? I find it so odd that people think you're overreacting.
are you sure that dr drey really gives the accurate information?
I live in SWFL and work from home. I wear sunscreen everyday because of the reasons you have stated. Even if I do not walk out the door. I started when I noticed that my glasses with transitions technology would change when next to a window...that was enough to convince me. I don’t wear the super occlusive but I do wear 50++++ ones
I have been getting better with sunscreen, even working from home (basement), but I need to start this with my kids 😫😫 I am so bad, specially because I can’t stop thinking how long will it take me to remove it from their face at night 😬but definitely I won’t argue with you on how important this is!
I’m a dentist and I started turning off the overhead fluorescent lights and just keeping the side lights on in the room that are over the counters on each side of the chair. I’ve found that patients like it better, and my treatment light seems more focused and concentrated when I’m working. Seems to have also cut back on the amount of migraines I get. Now I have another reason as well. 🦷😊
Help! Do you still need to reapply SPF indoors or is 1 layer enough? How do you reapply sunscreen outdoors? So let's say I wake up at 8 a.m., therefore I need to reapply SPF every 2 hours till what time of the day? Do you just put additional layers of SPF on top of your skin and that's it? How about when you wear makeup? Can you get clogged pores from that many layers of SPF? I am 19 and I am trying to get into the habit of wearing SPF daily, but I want to do it in a proper way and I have so many questions. I thought that nobody can answer them better than Dr.Dray's subscribers who are wearing SPF properly each and every day. Thank you in advance!
She normally recommends apply 3x a day while indoors. Morning, afternoon and early evening. If you wear makeup she has a video on here, I don’t wear makeup but IMO it’s prob not easy
Yes, and the way to apply it for outdoors is before you go Outdoors like for instance in an office setting just go to the ladies room or use a little purse mirror and apply it to your face neck ears arms to all Exposed Skin. Now if you happen to be at the beach or somewhere where you've been walking around Outdoors then certainly you can apply it while Outdoors. I've just done it from my car before getting out or sitting on a park bench, particularly if I am perspiring and it's coming off but remember, as instructed on the sunscreen bottle, when you are perspiring you need to reapply more frequently.
Plus, spending all that money on skincare is counterproductive if you don't wear sunscreen! I am using the Walgreens green tube, then I layer the drmtlogy tint on top. I don't need foundation and it makes the tinted more expensive last longer. It will depend on your skin tone though.
I can’t be the only one who got off my couch and ran to put spf on my face within the first minute of this video
Putting sunscreen on and reapplying is not a big deal. I keep a bottle in my bathroom, at my work desk, and my bedroom side table. Easy peasy. I want to do everything I can to prevent/reduce wrinkles and cancer so it's 100% worth it. It's cheaper than the alternative. It takes a few minutes. Love your response to people who say it is not sustainable. 👏👏👏👏
what about computer screens? do they generate free radicals?
Yes please answer this? 🙏
It might fall under the video she did on blue light.
Those studies do not tell anything about the level of UV indoors in different conditions and regions.
The only open information that I could find is studies of UV index levels in Vienna during the year. And it was clear that any type of UV rays are very low during winter, and still quite low from late fall to late spring (under 3). And both UVA and UVB levels also decrease (despite of what sunscreen manufactures say).
And there is an also a video on UA-cam by Lab Muffin Beauty Science "Do You Need to Wear Sunscreen Indoors? She actually calculates how much UV you get indoors depending how far you are from the window, are there any trees, other buildings, shadow, curtains etc. There are also scientific references for this video.
Sunscreen is not a walk in the park. It's not great for skin. Use it reasonably.
Would you be able to do a video on your sun protective clothing recommendations? Thanks for all the information!
She's got a few videos on UPF clothing. I know I've seen her mention Coolibar in others.
I'm diligent with sunscreen when my skin can tolerate it. I mean if it was other ingredient that wasn't aggravating my eczema then yes, "but I can't" does actually apply. I can't apply sunscreen on broken areas of skin.
Happy Wednesday, Dr!
Happy Wednesday
I do enjoy Walgreen's sunscreen.
I have having my light darkening curtains closed as protection during recovering from a migraine. I skipped it today until I open then! I hope that’s safe! 🤔
I wear sunscreen every day now, even though I live in a basement and sit far away from the windows, because as you say, its all about those habits. Sunscreen is not cheap everywhere though; I live in Norway and sunscreen is definitely not cheap. I wear glasses and if I wear a very sticky sunscreen, it will eventually end up on my glasses and I need to wash them often. So I pay around 19usd for La Roche Posay fluid spf 50+, on sale.