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ummerofficiallystartsthisweekon

theJunesolstice– butareyouready

tofacethesun?Accordingtoa

survey,nearlyhalfofBritishadults

saytheyhavebeensunburntinthe

UKinthelast 12 months,with68%

sayingthey’remorelikelytousesunprotection

abroadthantheyareinthebackgarden.

Andwhilewemaynothaveenjoyedrecord

temperaturesthismonth,it’sstillimportanttobe

prepared.“ThesunintheUKcanbestrongenough

toburnfromApriltoSeptember,evenif it doesn’t

feelwarm,orit’scloudy,”saysEmmaShield,health

informationmanagerat CancerResearchUK.

Morethan90%ofUVrayscanpassthrough

lightcloud– bothUVArays,whichareassociated

withskinageing,andUVB,whichcausesunburn.

Andsuncreamdoesn’tnecessarilyoffer

complete protection.

“Acommonmisconceptionis thatbyapplying

SPFyouwon’ttanorsuffersundamage,”saysskin

andlaserspecialistDebbieThomas.“Butit’sjusta

filterandpeopledefinitelydon’tuseenough.For

yourface,youshouldbeapplyinga levelteaspoon

• mostpeopleonlyusea pea-sizedamount.”
  Anddon’tthinkonlylighterskintonesareat
  risk.ThisyearseesthelaunchoftheUK’sfirstsun-
  safetycampaignfora blackaudience.Aesthetician
  DijaAyodele– founderofBlackSkinDirectory,an
  onlineplatformforwomenofcolourintheUK–
  hasteamedupwithsuncarebrandUltrasunto
  raiseawarenessofsunprotectionfortheblack
  population,aninitiativethathasreceivedsupport
  fromthelikesofmodelJourdanDunn.
  “Clinicalevidenceshowsthedarkerskin
  demographichasa highermortalityratefrom
  melanoma[atypeofskincancer]than
  Caucasians,”saysDija.
  “Suncarebrandshavebeenslowtoadequately
  markettodarkerskintones,”shesays.
  Whateveryourskintype,youcannowmeasure
  yourpersonalexposureonLaRoche-Posay’s
  My SkinTrackUV(£60,fromapple.com),a
  battery-free,smartphone-poweredsensorthatyou
  cliptoclothingorsunglassesandwhichoffers
  personalisedtipsandskincarerecommendations
  tohelpimproveyourhealthyskinroutine.
  Andif you’renotsurewhichSPFformulassuit
  yourskintype,here’sourguidetosomeofthe
  hardest-workingnewsunscreensonthemarket.

UNDERTHESEA

Didyouknow14,000tonnesofsun

creamarethoughttoseepintothe

oceaneachyear,bleachingcoraland

destroyingpreciousreefs?Caudalie

formulasarefreefromthesunfilters

knowntobetoxictothemarineeco-

systemandcontainbiodegradable

ingredientsthatdon’tcompromise

theirbroad-spectrum– UVAand

UVB– protection.

XCaudalieBeautifyingSuncareOil

SPF30, £21;visitcaudalie.com

ONTHEFACEOFIT

It’sa dilemma:howdoyoutopupyourSPF

when you’reallmadeup?Cuethisgeniusaerosol

spray;applyeverytwohoursforsee-through

broad-spectrumprotectionthatsetsyourmake-up

andhelpsreduceshine.

XKateSomervilleUncompliKatedSPF50,

£32,fromspacenk.com

FAMILYVALUE

Co-foundedbyconsultantdermatologist

DrAndrewBirnie,not-for-profitsuncarebrand

Altruisthasgrownthroughwordofmouth.

“My specialistareais skincancer,”saysDrBirnie.

“We wantedtocreatesomethingsuperhigh

quality,toa dermatologist’sspecifications,sold

at thelowestpossiblepricesopeoplewouldn’t

havetothinktwiceaboutapplyingit.SPF

shouldn’tbeexpensive.We’retryingtochange

behavioursandreduceratesofskincancer.”

XAltruistDermatologistSunscreenSPF50 £3 75

X

XAltruistDermatologistSunscreenSPF50,£3.75,

fromamazon.co.uk

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SHINE

Whether you’re catching

some rays at home or away,

it’s vital to wear a sunscreen

that protects you from UV

damage. We’ve found the best

SPFs to suit everyone

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