Do I really need sunscreen every day?
Answered by the AskDoc Medical Team · Medically reviewed under our Medical Director, MBBS
If your day includes daylight, yes. UVA passes through clouds and window glass year-round, quietly driving most of what we call facial aging and adding up toward skin cancers.
Daily SPF users age visibly slower than intermittent users in controlled studies; no cream sold at any price outperforms this effect.
Make it effortless: SPF 50 as the last morning step, two finger-lengths for face and neck, reapplied when outdoors for long. Darker skin tones burn less but still tan, scar and develop pigment problems that sunscreen prevents.
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Broad-spectrum SPF 50, worn daily, does more against skin aging and skin cancer risk than any cream sold above it. The best sunscreen is the one you will actually wear every morning.
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