Well+Good beauty writer Kara Jillian Brown dropped by the 'Wake Up With Cheddar' studio to give us her expert tips on everything you need to know about proper skincare practices and how important it is to use sunscreen daily. Watch!

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#Need2Know Sunscreen Tips This Summer

of course we're seeing record heat all across the country this summer. So now is as good a time as any to get some expert tips on protecting our skin all year round. So joining us to do just that is beauty writer over at our friends. Well and good Kara, Gillian brown kara. Such a pleasure to have you here this morning and you had to get up super early this morning to make sure that we look super bronze today. We see that you brought in all of this sunscreen. So tell us a little bit about how often we should be applying sunscreen. Let's just start there. Yes. Okay, so reapplying your sunscreen is so important and that's because it is the best anti aging tool out there and protects us from sun damage, which can lead to skin cancer. So you want to make sure you're applying your sunscreen like every 90 to 90 minutes to two hours when you have sun exposure, even if like let's just say you go into the water and then you come back out, still put it on every two hours or more, especially when you're in the water check the label because if it's water resistant, it'll tell you how long it's water resistant. Okay, good. Okay, so are there different kinds of sunscreen people should be aware of? Nowadays there's mineral sunscreen. Organic sunscreen. There's so many different ones out there. What should we be aware of here? Yeah, so the two big ones you want to pay attention to our mineral and chemical and both mineral and chemical sunscreens work by absorbing UV rays and then converting them into heat. So that way they can't damage your skin cells. But what makes mineral sunscreen a bit different is that it also reflects up to 50% of visible light and that's the light that contributes to hyperpigmentation to issues like mill asthma, sunspots, dark spots after acne. So mineral sunscreen will give you that protection. Which one you choose is up to you? What is your favorite of the two? Oh I'm a big mineral girl because I, any time I get a pimple, at least I have one of my forehead right now. Like any time I get a pimple it leaves behind a dark spot. So like I need that hyperpigmentation protection. So let's go through some of these ones that we have right here in particular. These are basically the ones that you've sort of given the seal of approval. Yeah, so this is a really great mineral sunscreen and mineral sunscreens get a bad rep because they can have a white cast, but none of the ones I brought today do. But this one I really love, it's the relevant your skin seen. It's SPF 40 and it just has a beautiful sheer coverage. It was created by a black woman. So you know, it's going to be completely sheer for everyone. And it also is full of antioxidants. So it's a great product to use as your one and done part and is there a level of SPF you recommend? Most people try like, do start at 30 and go higher or or go even higher, wondering this is so 30 is your minimum and the higher you go, you'll get a little bit more protection, but 30 is the bare minimum that you should use. Okay. What? Some of the other products we got here? So this is a great chemical. It is from a vino. It's the protect and hydrate. And I love this one because it has a vinos triple O complex and that's just so great and soothing and strengthening for your skin. Okay, over here, this one here is from its for people with oily skin. Ethnic skin. Yeah, so this one is great because it's really mad if I ng and it'll go on, it won't leave you feeling greasy and it's non cardiogenic. So it won't clog your pores. That's good because I break out all the time when I basically put on sunscreen. Okay, this is a great one. Okay, what's the next one over here? So this one is laroche, Jose and helios. It's a great option for sensitive skin and that's because it has the brand's iconic thermal spring water, which is a great treat for sensitive skin. Okay, so interesting. And this one looks like this is a spray over here. And is there a difference between that you recommend between a spray or maybe a lotion. So I think it really depends on what you prefer and what application method you prefer if you're gonna put on a spray more often use a spray not use a cream. And is there one that you recommend to wear under makeup? And that's a good question. So I love this one from o to see tae because a lot of time sunscreen can pill under makeup. This one does not do that and plus it's super moisturizing and this one is the most popular one all over. Like a super fan of this one. Yes, you're even wearing it. I am super goop glow screen and it comes in two shades sunrise and the new Golden Hour, which is the one I have on. And I love it because I don't know you tell me, but I think it gives me a nice, it looks fantastic and just like a little like blurring effect. It's like you're wearing a legit filter in real life, which is great because again, you would never even notice you're wearing sunscreen right now, which you're being protected all over the place. Well, thank you so much for joining us. Car Gillian brown from well and good for these very important tips to keep our skin safe this summer