What’s the difference between sunblock and sunscreen?
December 1, 2009 by Jo
Sunblocks and sunscreens both give protection from the sun, but work in different ways.
Sunblock provides an actual physical block to the sun’s rays and usually contain titanium or zinc.
Sunscreens contain chemical ingredients that are powerful absorbers of ultra violet (UV) radiation.
They need to be applied more frequently than sunblocks do.
Most people have good tolerance to sunblocks as they have larger size particles and are not readily absorbed into the skin. They last for longer than a sunscreen and are better for swimming and playing sport.
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