It’s no secret that applying SPF every day is the single best thing we can do to help prevent skin ageing. But the truth is hardly any of us actually bother to. Whereas other powerhouse anti-ageing ingredients, such as retinol, offer almost overnight results, SPF offers no instant change. On top of that, the formulas tend to be tacky, greasy and generally woefully unpleasant to use. And trust me, as a beauty editor, I get it. For years, I have had dermatologists, skin experts and other beauty editors preaching to me that if I’m not applying SPF every single day (yes, even when it’s dark and grey out), I’m not worth my weight in gold as a beauty editor.
Despite trying countless SPF products, I just couldn’t find one that my skin liked. If you ask me, a product that makes your skin greasy, flaky, irritated or susceptible to breakouts just isn’t worth the upset. But then, a couple of years ago, the early signs of ageing started creeping up on me. My nose became riddled with pigmentation, and the skin on my forehead started looking crêpey and wrinkled. As a result, I made it my mission to find an everyday SPF that actually worked for me. I put every SPF that came my way to the test. Most of them failed to pass, but there was one major exception: La Roche-Posay Anthelios Ultra-Light Invisible Fluid SPF50+.
