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Readers Respond: What's Your Best Tip For Applying Sunscreen Every Day?

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Updated August 10, 2009

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From the article: Skin Care 101
Applying sunscreen is such an important step not only to prevent skin cancer, but also to keep your skin looking young and healthy. If you use sunscreen regularly, what's your best tip for applying sunscreen every day?

Sunscreen habit

I apply it every monrning as part of my cleansing routine. I cleanse, tone and then apply Neutrogena Face spf 90+ and then my make-up. I carry a tube in my purse and keep one in my desk. I reapply before going out to lunch and again before I drive home in the afternoon. I apply one the weekends before leaving the house and reapply during the day. Dont forget to also apply to your neck. I keep a hat in my car as well as a small tube of the sunscreen in case I forget to bring it with me. Also remember that even if you are indoors and you have lots of windows you should still apply sunscreen.
—Guest Lisa

best tip for applying sunscreen daily

I keep a tube of ultra sheer dry-touch sunblock in my makeup box. It is the first thing I put on in am before anything else. If you dont wear makeup keep a small tube of sunblock in your bathroom. It should be the "next thing to do" after brushing your teeth.
—Guest Jolanta Garbarz
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