The best anti-ageing sunscreens
When it comes to sun protection, it's no secret that the shelves are flooded with options for different skin types and different levels of protection from a million different brands.
It’s widely known that using sunscreen everyday can help reduce visible signs of ageing, with a groundbreaking study finding that people who use broad-spectrum sunscreen on a daily basis experience 24% less skin ageing than those who use sunscreen only intermittently.
The study, published in the influential Annals of Internal Medicine, found that especially people over the age of 50 saw drastically reduced visible signs of ageing over a four year period of using regular sunscreen.
If you’re feeling overwhelmed by choice when hitting the skincare aisles, the Beauty Directory has rounded up the best sunscreens to keep your skin glowing with eternal youth.
DermaVeen Daily Nourish Body Moisturiser SPF 50+ is a moisturiser formulated for extra dry or sensitive skin.
It helps protect from skin ageing and UVA and UVB rays, while helping to repair skin dryness. The rich formula is easy to apply and absorbs into the skin.
Invisible Zinc Sport 4HR Water Resistant Sunscreen SPF50+ UVA-UVB is a sunscreen with SPF 50 protection.
The sunscreen has been formulated with natural zinc oxide that is ideal for sport and outdoor use, as the higher protection doesn’t sweat off during exercise or sweating.
SunSense Performance SPF 50+ that helps protect your skin. It has a light and non-greasy formula, and is suitable for the face and body. It contains Vitamin B3 to moisturise the skin while it protects
Fragrance-free and water resistant for four hours, it has been dermatologically tested and is Australian made and owned.
John Plunkett’s SuperFade Super Screen SPF 50+ is an everyday facial sunscreen cream with hydrating aloe vera and vitamin E.
It is broad spectrum UVA + UVB and is a high protection sunscreen that helps prevent sun damage and premature ageing.
Bondi Sands Everyday Skincare - Sunny Daze SPF 50 Moistursier is a hydrating moisturiser with SPF that is essential in protecting your face against UVA & UVB sun exposure.
Bondi Sands Sunny Daze SPF 50 Moisturiser is non-ghosting and enriched with Vitamin E, Hibiscus Sabdariffa Fruit Extract and Zinc Oxide to provide up to 72 hours of hydration, whilst helping to protect your skin.
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