Sunscreens used to be the darling of dermatologists everywhere. Now, though, the love affair is over.
People don’t use them as often as necessary, don’t reapply them as frequently as they should. But I don’t blame consumers. The problem is with the sunscreens themselves.
According to one leading consumer protection agency, 80% of sunscreens offer inadequate protection, make claims that are false and misleading, or cause accelerated aging. Some of the biggest brands (you’d be surprised!) are developing and selling sunscreens that, according to the Environmental Working Group, not only fail, but fail miserably.
So are you safe from a sunburn? Maybe. Sometimes you won’t know for years that the sunscreen that you trusted was inadequate. Don’t get burned!
| Here’s what to look out for: Moisturizers that contain SPF The problem isn’t the sunscreen, it’s the moisturizer. Moisturizers can make skin cells lazy, causing cellular function to slow, and inducing premature lines, wrinkles and age spots.
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Here’s what to look for: Nature’s best photo-protective agent My Oclipse SPF 30 Sunscreen contains all-natural melanin—nature’s best photo-protective agent, as well as two of the best sunblocks– zinc oxide and titanium dioxide.
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The biggest problem with sunscreens is that people don’t wear them every day. May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month. Now is a great time to start a new and healthy habit that lasts all year long.
Zein Obagi, MD
Oclipse is the best sunscreen I’ve ever used. It’s not greasy, doesn’t “slip off” of your face in humid weather, and, like all of Dr. Obagi’s products, it does what it says it does! I have learned (through experience and lots of poor choices)to trust all of Obagi products because they do exactly what they say they do. Sunscreen, along with my daily skin care, is a part of my regime–rain or shine.
Hi, nice posts there
thank’s for the interesting information
Thanks, good article.
I absolutely love this sunscreen and I have using Obagi Healthy Skin Protection for years prior to using Oclipse Sunscreen + Primer. I am currently on NuDerm Maintenance after being on Obagi NuDerm for the second time in 7 years. After the first 16 weeks of NuDerm, it revealed a small area of what I learned to be Actinic Keratosis which is a pre-cancerous dermatological condition. If left untreated it can develop into skin cancer but I credit Dr. Obagi and NuDerm for revealing the fact that it existed. It would have shown up eventually but the NuDerm system brought it to my skin’s surface much sooner.
Because of this I do not start my day without two things: Obagi NuDerm, whether on the 16 week program or maintenance program AND Obagi Sunscreen which now is preferably Oclipse.
If you are familiar at all with NuDerm you know that the peeling and flaking, which is normal is just further enhanced by the WHITE!!!
Highly recommend Oclipse!
Thank you again Dr. Obagi,
Anne