Alright... so it's winter now, yeah, but summer will roll around again pretty soon really and I just came across this mention that it's necessary to remove sunscreen at night (OK a friend said it...). Course I remove makeup and wash my face at night yeah, so that bit is taken care of, but what about the rest of the body? Me, I'm in the habit of showering every morning and every morning only, you know? It makes me feel clean and awake in the morning. Water conservation and all that, I don't really wanna take two showers a day. So my question is, yeah, is it really necessary to remove sunscreen at night? And WHY? And even more relevant, HOW, if you're not gonna be taking a shower?
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Interesting question!
Though the active ingredients in any sunscreen stop working after a while when they are exposed to sunlight (which is why you are told to apply it every few hours if you go out in the sun), the cream itself just stays on your skin. It needs to be removed, like any lotion or moisturizer you put on your body. That's because dirt particles will cling to it, making your skin more prone to impurities, and it can also affect the absorption of any product you apply to your skin for night time care.
I do think, when you're talking about the whole body, having a shower is the best option here. Having said that, I personally do not apply sunscreen to my whole body unless I expose it all, so at the beach or at an outdoor pool. Olive oil or an oil based cleanser really do a good job at removing sunscreen. For your face, a cleanser with almond oil will do the trick. They need to be washed off with water, after which you can apply any other care product you are using.
I hope that makes sense. This is not something we usually think about, so it is great that you are mentioning it.
Rosie
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I now have another question, because someone mentioned oil to remove sunscreen. Does just using normal shower gel not get rid of sunscreen residue then? Surely it does??? Or is it the body equivalent of stubborn waterproof makeup?
Interesting. Just another thing I didn't know before. I'd appreciate it if someone could answer my question.
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People, what happened to a good old fashioned WASH with some soapy water and a washcloth? Works perfect for me most of the time. I only have a shower every two to three days, when I wash my hair, because water conservation is a very important thing. Anyway, that is a whole other topic. But you can easily and effectively remove most things from your skin by just using soapy water and a cloth! I am sure sunscreen falls into that category too. And about that, yes, of course it needs to be removed. Letting cosmetics accumulate on your skin is just dirty.
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It isn't as much of a problem of you use normal suncreen, but if you use mineral sunscreen AKA sunblock, that stuff works really well but also sticks to your skin like crazy. In this case, you really need oil to remove it properly. Clinique's Take The Day Off cleanser is one oil based cleanser that does a really good job. You can use any oil of course, but then you will need to cleanse with soap afterwards to get the residue of oil off. Skincare can be complicated...
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Who knew that sunscreen could be so awfully complicated, LOL? What I do is go to Boots and buy whatever I fancy... usually make sure not to buy the very cheapest thing around 'cause I do assume stuff that's a little more pricey works better, could be wrong there too but that's what I do. I got no idea, not a clue, what kind of sunscreen I use though. I do try to go for higher sun protection factors. So that makes me wanna ask... what's the best sunscreen then? Don't be too general please 'cause I won't understand the difference. Just recommend a specific product if you could, pretty please?
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