It is important to use sun screen to protect the skin, and when the skin is prone to acne it is even more important to protect the skin. It is important also to choose the right sunscreen that will not cause further breakouts and will not clog the pores.
The way to choose a sunscreen is to choose one that is specially formulated for acne prone skin, this is one that will not clog the pores and is an oil free sunscreen. This will help to not have further breakouts when using sunscreen to protect the face, neck, shoulders, chest and back.
Sunscreen should be applied approximately 30 minutes prior to being exposed to the sun and should be immediately washed off when returning from being out in the sun. This is of course to wash the sunscreen off, but it is also to wash off the excess oils and sweat from the skin.
One of the reasons it is important no matter how severe the acne is to wear sunscreen is because some treatments and medications make the treated skin more vulnerable to sunburn and skin cancer. For this reason it needs to have the protection that sunscreen can provide. |
