As a redhead, I have really fair skin I have to be diligent in protecting. But it's not just redheads who should be covering up — even people with dark skin are at risk for skin cancer and, gasp, wrinkles. I've tried a ton of different subscreens, and my favorite one is the affordable Neutrogena Suncare with Helioplex line (I use the 55 for my face and the Fresh Cooling body mist for everything else). The helioplex has a bunch of brouhaha that protects skin against some UV something or other. Oh, I don't know — you can read the product description yourself, but it all sounds good, and ever since I started using it, I've stopped looking like this:
[prices vary, Neutrogena]
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