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"PinterestFacebookGot your cute duffel bag all packed for the long weekend? Be sure you remembered to toss in a new bottle of your favorite sunscreen&amp;#8212;and take a minute to review these common sunscreen mistakes before you go (because the last thing you want to return home with is a whole bunch of fresh UV damage).\nMistake #1: Not applying enough of our sunscreen moisturizer in the morning.\nStarting each day with an SPF 30 moisturizer is a smart way to fight everyday UV exposure, but you don&amp;#39;t get the full sunscreen coverage unless you apply lots&amp;#8212;at least a teaspoon&amp;#39;s worth. P.S. Lots of brands now make body lotion that contains sunscreen too, so you can make sure you&amp;#39;re covered from head to toe without adding an extra morning step. I use Kiss My Face Everyday 15 Moisturizer.\nMistake #2: Not applying sunscreen again for the rest of the day.\nIf you&amp;#39;ll be outdoors, you&amp;#39;ll need to reapply your morning sunscreen moisturizer within a couple of hours, or if you prefer, use a separate lightweight facial sunscreen, a sunscreen stick, and/or sunscreen powder (which you can apply right over makeup).\nMistake #3: Leaving our ears totally unprotected.\nThe tops of your ears are a prime zone for UV damage&amp;#8212;the sun hits them directly&amp;#8212;but it&amp;#39;s easy to forget to put sunscreen there. Make it a habit to cover your ears when you apply your facial sunscreen, and don&amp;#39;t forget to reapply there later.\nMistake #4: Thinking a higher SPF means we can go a little longer before reapplying.\nAn SPF of 15 blocks about 93 percent of UVB rays. If you upgrade to SPF 30, you&amp;#39;ll block about 97 percent. And even if you apply SPF 100+, you&amp;#39;d only gain another 1 or 2 percent protection. So basically, it&amp;#39;s not about what number you apply&amp;#8212;SPF 30 gives you all the coverage you need, as long as you apply liberally and often. That matters much more than the number on the bottle. Also, be sure your sunscreen says &amp;quot;broad spectrum,&amp;quot; which means it also blocks UVA rays (SPF relates only to UVB, and you need protection from both).\nMistake #5: Not reapplying post-swim.\nIt can be annoying to reapply every time you jump in the water, especially when your sunscreen bottle says it&amp;#39;s water resistant to 40 or 80 minutes (no sunscreen is waterproof, but some are designed to resist water more than others). The problem is, even if your sunscreen resists water, lots rubs off when you towel dry, so it&amp;#39;s smart to just take a minute and slap on a fresh layer.\nWhat are some sunscreen mistakes you&amp;#39;ve made in the past? And what&amp;#39;s your sunscreen strategy for this Memorial Day weekend?\nAlso: Once you&amp;#39;re out having fun tomorrow, send us your bare-faced selfies and beach beauty sunscreen essentials with the hashtag #nothingbutspf at @get_lipstick!"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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