What is SPF, why we need it, and which SPF moisturiser to buy?
So, quite a lot of guys have been asking me recently which SPF moisturiser to buy.
Now, SPF stands for Sun Protection Factor.
You’ll see on various ones that I’m going to show you today that you'll get numbers
from anything like 10 all the way up to 50.
Now, that number is how many times longer you can spend in the sun before your skin
burns, or really starts to tan.
Depending on your skin type and the tone then you might be able to last longer.
Quite often you’ll see UVA and UVB on packaging, but really the simplest way to think about
this is: UVA, aging; UVB, burning.
So, the UVA is the stuff that's going to give us deep wrinkles and saggy skin.
UVB is the stuff that's going to burn.
So, really guys, we need an SPF, and these are the products that I'd recommend.
The first one is at the lowest end of the scale in terms of price point and is by Bulldog.
Now, I've been talking a lot about Bulldog recently because I think they are a really
solid brand who are creating some great products.
This one, the Protective Moisturiser is an SPF 15.
Out of all of these here, I actually it's probably the creamiest.
So, if you've got slightly oilier skin, then I'd say to avoid this one, but if you've got
dry to normal skin, then this could be the one for you.
Now, next up ... and actually, in terms of consistency too, it was slightly lighter,
and that's one by House 99.
Now, this is the brand by David Beckham.
It's also part of the Kiehl's and L'Oreal group.
This one is an SPF 20 so it's going to be 20 times the factor.
My third one is by a brand again that I absolutely love, and that is by Kiehl's.
Now, this, the blue packaging is part of the Facial Fuel.
You might know their face washes but this one again is amazing.
It's an SPF 15 and out of all these ones here, it's the most premium in price point and it's
also the lightest.
This is actually one that I would more likely use on my skin.
I actually use a separate SPF, but I know that for a lot of guys on the go, it's just
not an option in terms of time and also for what we want.
So, any of these are actually perfect for that.
Now, if you do want a little bit of color because you're probably most likely going
to be wearing these into summer, then I've got two tinted options for you.
Now, don't be thinking, oh God, I'm going to look orange.
I'm going to look overly done.
You're not.
These are totally undetectable.
I've got two here.
My first one is by Menaji.
You know I go on about this brand.
I just think it's so, underhyped?
Under-rated, there we go.
I really, really like this one.
This is an SPF 30, so actually the highest of the ones we've seen already.
And you can see that it's got a slight tint to it; really easily absorbed into the skin
and it's not oily.
And as I said guys, undetectable.
Just get it all over the face, down to the neck, and onto the ears.
Now, my final one here is by a brand that I again love - all these brands, I love; I
wouldn't be showing you anything crap - and that is by Lab Series.
Now, they do have one of these which is no-tinted.
It's also SPF 35, but this is their BB Tinted Moisturiser.
Out of a lot of the men's tinted moisturiser out there, I think this one really is at the
top of the game.
And again, this one is really light on the skin.
It's easily absorbed.
It's not going to be greasy.
If you are going to use a powder then you can put it straight on top of it.
Now, I would say if you want to know more about SPF, UVA, UVB, then there’s a full
blog article which you can check out in an info button up there.
Also, if you're new to my channel and you've not yet pressed subscribe, then please do
press subscribe right now.
The button is just there.
There are also more video suggestions down there.
Stay with me or read the blog there and there.
And then also my podcast and my Instagram are also up there.
But check the blog article or check out another video.
I'll see you in the next new one.
Buh-bye.