when the weather gets warmer, i like to up my SPF and protect my skin as much as possible, but i often find that i just don't have the time in the morning to wait until my moisturizer dries before applying sunblock, and so sometimes run out the door without any SPF on my face, or use my moisturizer that contains a low SPF.
are there any adverse effects to mixing your SPF into your lotion yourself, in terms of efficacy in protecting your skin from the sun? i've heard that mixing SPF's is a bad idea, so i'd be mixing my sunscreen into a lotion without any SPF, but i was just wondering if perhaps the ingredients in moisturizer react with sunscreens to lessen or do away with the beneficial aspects of sunscreen.
one thought i had was even if it does work, perhaps in mixing the two you're not applying enough sunscreen to your face to afford yourself adequate protection.
i'd love to hear any thoughts anybody has on this! TIA!!
are there any adverse effects to mixing your SPF into your lotion yourself, in terms of efficacy in protecting your skin from the sun? i've heard that mixing SPF's is a bad idea, so i'd be mixing my sunscreen into a lotion without any SPF, but i was just wondering if perhaps the ingredients in moisturizer react with sunscreens to lessen or do away with the beneficial aspects of sunscreen.
one thought i had was even if it does work, perhaps in mixing the two you're not applying enough sunscreen to your face to afford yourself adequate protection.
i'd love to hear any thoughts anybody has on this! TIA!!