Lifestyle | Duh! SPF on Moisturizer does not protect the skin from the sun.

AKURAT.CO, The use of a moisturizer with SPF is not a complete guarantee to protect your skin from sun exposure.

Many people badume that SPF application will provide sufficient protection against sun exposure when temperature rises

Researchers at the University of Liverpool have stated that sunscreen is recommended to protect against sun exposure.

Researchers asked a group of participants to apply sunscreen on their face the first day. Then leave the moisturizer with SPF the next day. The researchers took pictures during the day with a modified camera to see the ultraviolet light.

The team concluded that participants who applied sunscreen covered 89% of the face's exposure to the sun, while the moisturizer only protects 84%. , a member of the research team and a surgeon, explains that the moisturizer with SPF is not suitable as an alternative to sunscreen.

"Although the moisturizer with SFP protects from the sun, it does not completely protect.]

Austin insists that he does not recommend moisturizer and makeup containing protection against ultraviolet light.

"I recommend sunscreen with a high SPF." 19659002] Later, Matthew Gbad of the British Association of Dermatologists explains the importance of the Use

"Worse, the moisturizer with SPF does not work well as sunscreen," he explains. []