Much to my dismay, I was born into a family with very fair skin. I have distinct memories of being a kid at the beach in the summer, dressed and ready to swim, but my mom insisting we all be rubbed down before we were allowed out into the sun. She would line up all 6 kids and slather us head-to-toe in bullfrog {the highest SPF on the market at the time}. It was oily and slimy and smelled like rubbing alcohol and we all hated it. But – as you can imagine – mother knows best, and with fair skin of her own, and a few too many close calls with skin cancer, she wasn’t letting us take any chances.
Fast forward to high school, and my mom suggested I start using a daily SPF. My beauty routine was nonexistent at the time, so I walked to our local Walgreens, picked out the cheapest option and started using it. Simple as that. At this point, my mom’s own experience had scared me enough to want to avoid the effects of long term sun damage, so I stayed on this simple, yet effective routine for 10+ years. Seriously – besides a moisturizer, I didn’t wear any products on my face until I was in my mid-20s!
It was only in the last few years that I started realizing not all sunscreens are created equal. Some are thicker, some are more moisturizing, some are full of chemicals, and others too drying, too lightweight, too overpriced and so on. And every single one of them was either white or a shade of brown trying to match my skin tone. Eugh.
Enter in Supergoop!’s Unseen Sunscreen. This is the first daily sunscreen I have ever seen that is clear. It goes on invisible, allowing it to work on all skin types and tones.The texture of the product is velvety smooth and absorbs right into the skin, making it a great primer for under makeup. It’s lightweight, non-greasy, and feels buttery soft which always feels good on my dryer-than-normal skin. Supergoop! is dedicated to creating the best sun-prevention products on the market, using the cleanest ingredients to help you live a safer life. Also, if you’re wondering if the Unseen Sunscreen is safe for pregnancy, I used the EWG to help me feel truly feel confident when making my decision. I also know that Supergoop avoids controversial ingredients like oxybenzone and parabens to make formulas as healthy as possible for any mama-to-be! That being said, I advise that you contact your doctor to discuss what’s right for you and your baby!
So, long story short, if you aren’t using a daily sunscreen, you need to be. Men, women, and children should be wearing atleast spf 30 every single day – even when it rains, and even during the winter because the sun is a powerful force, and will affect and age your skin more than you even realize. I’m all about prevention, so stock up on Supergoop!’s Unseen Sunscreen before we really start spending all our time outdoors and I promise, you’ll thank me later!
Photos: The Retro Penguin
thank you to Supergoop! for sponsoring this post!
