Why you need to make SPF part of your daily skincare routine

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SPF products can be an afterthought when it comes to skincare, but experts say that it is a daily essential. It can reduce sun damage and can help stave off skin cancers, it may also help prevent premature skin ageing.

For many, the greasy finish that you get with SPF creams may be off-putting but industry pros say that there are now many lighter options that you can work into your daily skincare.

Abi Cleeve, MD for Ultrasun UK, wants us to make SPF part of our daily life. "UVA rays are a year-round skin damager, penetrating clouds and glass, and impacting cumulatively beneath the skin's surface," she suggests. "Think UV 'A' for ageing."SPF can benefit everyone, no matter your skin tone.

Here's what to think about if you want to make sunscreen a daily habit.Cleeve says good UV protection products now multitask, delivering a lightweight formula that can replace BB and CC creams by also giving enhanced anti-ageing, anti-pollution, skin radiance and smoothing benefits - "Alongside the crucial high SPF and UVA filter as standard."She adds: "Choosing a multitasking SPF can perform more than one step in your skincare routine, actually streamlining it."The good news is, formulas have evolved so much and the choices are far greater.