ANTHELIOS SUNSCREEN

With summer heating up in Australia and the whirl of Christmas barbeques, beachside weddings and outdoor events in full swing, we women are faced with quite the beauty dilemma – how to reapply sunscreen over makeup?

Though we all know how vital it is to wear sunscreen in Australia, understanding how much to use and how often it should be applied can be harder to stay across.

With our UV exposure and skin cancer rates among the world’s highest, it’s an uncomfortable reality Australia really is a sunburnt country. There’s no benefit in burying our heads in the sand, however. Education is vital to help mitigate the sun’s damaging effects –starting with a crash course in understanding and using the UV Index.