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[music] Hello, I’m Dr. Neal Schultz
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and welcome to DermTV.
We’ve had more questions to date concerning, in what order to apply
sunscreen with other products than any other subject and as a matter of
facts it’s generated some stimulating discussions in the comment section on
DermTV. As a general rule, sunscreen always goes on first and the reason
for this is, for the sunscreen to work it has to bind with the skin in a
chemical reaction to make it able to absorb or block the sun rays. That’s
the fast answer. The questions have largely concerned sunscreens, when used
with antioxidants, exfoliants, moisturizers, make-up and acne medications
and let me take them one at a time. When we’re dealing with antioxidants-
trick question! Because antioxidants are always used at bedtime and you
don’t use sunscreen at bedtime. Exfoliants? Sunscreen first, exfoliants
second. Moisturizer? Sunscreen first, moisturizer second. Make up?
Sunscreen first, make-up second, even if the make-up has an SPF in it. The
one exception may be acne products which are put just as spot treatments on
individual blemishes. Acne treatments tend to be a very thing liquid so
they don’t show. As a very thin liquid as a spot treatment, the liquid
evaporates and it’s okay to put that thin, spot treatment on first and then
the sunscreen on the rest of your face. But to be perfectly clear, almost
universally, sunscreen is applied first.