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Summary: To choose sunscreen, consider whether skin is oily or dry, and decide whether to use a physical sunblock that reflects sun rays or a chemical sunblock that neutralizes the sun. Pick a sunblock that works alone or one within a foundation or moisturizer with help from a makeup artist in this free video on sunscreen.
Kelli LaBar is a practicing aesthetician and makeup artist in Wilmington, N.C. She graduated from Miller-Motte Technical College as a certified aesthetician, and she currently works as...read more
"Hi I'm Kelli, I'm an aesthetician and a makeup artist at Ulta Salon and Cosmetics and I'm going to give you some tips on how you can choose a sunscreen. First thing you want to determine is what type of skin you have, whether you have drier skin or you have oilier skin and that's going to determine what type of texture that you're looking for. Typically people with drier skin don't mind a richer texture, people with oilier skin like a really, really light texture. Another thing you want to determine is whether you want a physical or a chemical sunblock. A physical sunblock typically has titanium or zinc oxide in it and those are, physical sunblocks basically they reflect sun rays of off the face. Chemical sunblocks are your ababenzo and your parasol 1789 and those basically absorb the rays and neutralize them. So those are two factors that you want to determine. You also want to determine whether or not you want a sunscreen within itself or you want to use a sunscreen within a moisturizer or a foundation. So those three things can help you determine what type of sunscreen that you're looking for and hopefully lead you in the right direction."
eHow Article: How to Choose Sunscreen