Particular sunscreens I like are the truly broadspectrum ones - they block the UVA and UVB light.
The first one I like and that I wear everyday is Anthelios by La Roche-Posay. It's really nice because it has the moisturizer with the sunscreen. So for many people, this sunscreen kills two birds with one stone.
Now Anthelios is not waterproof, so that’s not my beach-day sunscreen or the sunscreen I use when I am working out and perspiring heavily or doing water activities. Before those activities, I use Neutrogena with Helioplex. Helioplex is also broad-spectrum, which is their terminology for their ingredients that provide UVA and UVB coverage.
There are some sunscreens for more sensitive skin individuals. I like zinc oxide or titanium dioxide: they have the ability to be a physical blocker that sit on top of the skin and prevent sunlight from coming through.
I find that people who are very sensitive to chemicals can still use Anthelios and Neutrogena with Helioplex, but for people who are super sensitive, and I’d recommend a zinc oxide or titanium dioxide cream.
MD Forte has a line that’s more office-dispensed, and Blue Lizard would be one that is over-the-counter.
For so long, we were hitting the UVB pretty well, and that's what the SPF talks about. Well, we now know that UVA is just as bad as UVB, and maybe even worse. It can increase signs of aging and also can lead to skin cancer over the long haul. So, you really need protection from both, and that's where we have that misnomer that "Oh, I have a high SPF, and I'm covered with UVA." Well, no, that covers UVB, not UVA, so these newer sunscreens, the Anthelios and the Neutrogena with Helioplex, are really good broad-spectrum sunscreens.
