How much sunscreen should you apply on face

If the dermatologists of TikTok and Instagram have taught us anything, it’s that sunscreen is one of the easiest and most effective ways to minimize UV damage.

How much sunscreen to use on face daily

That includes wrinkles and dark spots, yes, but shielding your skin from the sun’s rays is also a must for preventing basal and squamous cell carcinoma (the most common forms of skin cancer) and melanoma (the deadliest).

Simply put, everyone’s daily skin care routine should include SPF. To get the most protection, though, you need to wear enough—especially on the most exposed parts of your body, like your face.

So how much sunscreen should you use on this extra vulnerable area, exactly?

“Quantifying the exact amount can be really tough because everybody measures things differently,” Susan Massick, MD, a board-certified dermatologist at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, tells SELF. In other words, most of us aren’t digging into our wallets to measure a “nickel-size” dollop of sunscreen every morning (the amount the Skin Cancer Foundation recommends for your face alone).

The problem with winging it: “A lot

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