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8 New Beauty Products to Order This AugustThe dog days of summer call for a fresh crop of beauty products to keep you cool, refreshed and glowing until Labor Day |
Complete Sun -- and Light -- Protection It's probably not surprising that I'm wildly passionate about sunscreen. It's my desert island product to the extent that I don't even think it should count as a desert island product -- everyone should automatically get buckets of SPF in a hypothetical "Survivor" scenario.
However, the latest in sunscreen research concludes that SPF may not be enough, because it's not just UVA and UVB rays we should be worried about. The light spectrum is also made up of visible light in our homes and offices and infrared (heat energy), which contribute to as much as 50 percent of skin aging. And -- get this -- most of our favorite sunscreens don't protect us from visible light and infrared.
Philosophy Ultimate Miracle Worker SPF 30, $75, is one of the only formulas on the market that can protect skin from the full light spectrum. It has SPF 30 for UVA and UVB defense and ruby powder and titanium dioxide-covered mica to reflect visible light and infrared. Plus, it contains an antioxidant complex that helps mitigate free radicals and ingredients to boost collagen and elastin production.
Basically, it's my desert island product. If only it came in a bucket.
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However, the latest in sunscreen research concludes that SPF may not be enough, because it's not just UVA and UVB rays we should be worried about. The light spectrum is also made up of visible light in our homes and offices and infrared (heat energy), which contribute to as much as 50 percent of skin aging. And -- get this -- most of our favorite sunscreens don't protect us from visible light and infrared.
Philosophy Ultimate Miracle Worker SPF 30, $75, is one of the only formulas on the market that can protect skin from the full light spectrum. It has SPF 30 for UVA and UVB defense and ruby powder and titanium dioxide-covered mica to reflect visible light and infrared. Plus, it contains an antioxidant complex that helps mitigate free radicals and ingredients to boost collagen and elastin production.
Basically, it's my desert island product. If only it came in a bucket.
SEE NEXT PAGE: The I-Woke-Up-Like-This Manicure