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Eryn McIntyre, PA-C
Lindsey Detwiler, PA-C Mike Rains, MD
I tend to see a lot of teenage
I always pack my running hat
acne patients, so summer is
when hitting the pavement in the
Recently, I’ve been recommending a
a
constantly
summer sun because sunscreen
lot of physical sunscreens, especially
protection.
alone cannot stand up to my
EltaMD UV Daily SPF 40. Physical
Many acne medications (Retin-A,
summer sweating. I also love
sunscreens have ingredients (like zinc
doxycycline,
the Colorscience Sunforgettable
oxide) that sit on the surface of the skin
sunscreen
time
when
encouraging
I’m sun
Accutane,
etc.)
refresh
and reflect the sun’s rays. These physical
means they make skin much
my look and make sure I'm
sunscreens have really come a long way
more vulnerable to the sun’s
protected throughout the day.
in recent years. They used to be very
rays. Protection becomes more
The powdered sunscreens are
white and chalky – think of the bright
important for these patients, and
easy to keep in my purse, since
white stripe on a lifeguard’s nose. But
many worry that sunscreen will
they are lightweight and I don’t
newer micronized versions are much
cause them the breakout. I often
need
more cosmetically appealing. And since
are
photosensitizing,
which
suggest sunscreens developed
to
powder
worry
to
about
and spills.
leaks
the ingredients are not absorbed into
specifically for acne-prone skin,
the skin, they’re much less likely to set
like EltaMD UV Clear.
off skin allergies. IN FLUENTIAL 19