{"id":36356,"date":"2023-05-29T10:55:51","date_gmt":"2023-05-29T06:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/?post_type=articles&p=36356"},"modified":"2023-05-29T21:05:02","modified_gmt":"2023-05-29T17:05:02","slug":"best-spf-sprays","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/best-spf-sprays\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the SPF Sprays You Can Wear Over Makeup"},"content":{"rendered":"
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If you’ve heard of SPF<\/a> sprays, you’ve probably encountered their contentious reputation. Adored by some and avoided by others, it’s hard to know who, and what, to believe. To get to the bottom of this, we spoke to the experts and put a bunch of popular formulas to the test.<\/p>\n

You know you need to wear SPF every day, but did you know you’re supposed to top it up every two hours? So, yes, the fancy sunscreen that you use at the end of your skincare<\/a> routine is great, but it’s rendered pretty useless soon after. This is where SPF sprays come in \u2013 they’re easy to apply on-the-go throughout the day, over makeup<\/a> and otherwise.<\/p>\n

The expert opinion<\/h3>\n

When chatting exclusively with skin expert Ashley Wady, Managing Director at BOSSFACE Cosmeceuticals<\/a> and SQT Bio Microneedling, she told us, “When makeup is applied, it\u2019s much easier to use a spray top-up rather than removing makeup and applying again with a cream, or attempting to put a thick cream over your makeup”. She added, “Sprays are much easier to apply on your body<\/a> too, especially when holidaying alone \u2013 you need to get those hard-to-reach areas!”<\/p>\n

But “reapplying is vital” she explained, and sprays alone are not sufficient. “To get the correct amount of coverage from an SPF we need to ensure we are using at least two full finger-lengths of product spread across the face. Most people barely use this amount of topical sunscreen as it is, therefore sunscreen sprays, tints and powders should only be used as top-ups throughout the day and not as your main source of UV protection<\/a>. The effectiveness is usually a lot less potent in spray form, which means you are more susceptible to damage from harmful UV rays without that initial cream application.”<\/p>\n

So whilst SPF sprays alone aren’t enough alone, if added to a routine that already has SPF in it, you’re golden<\/a>. Applying a spray is always better than not reapplying at all, and having a spray to hand might even encourage you to remember to reapply throughout the day \u2013 just keep one on your desk and one in your bag, ready to spritz whenever you need. Plus, sprays and mists<\/a> are so easy to apply \u2013 they don’t call for any sticky fingers or rubbing in.<\/p>\n

To help you on your way to sun protection perfection, we’ve rounded up a few of our fave formulas below…<\/p>\n

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