There are so many sunblock and sunscreen products on the market it is often difficult to make a choice as to what product will work best.

SUNBLOCK

If you have senstitive skin, sunblocks containing Titanium Dioxide or Zinc Oxide, act as a wall between your skin and the sun.  While sunblocks do not protect against UVA Rays, they contain ingredients that reflect and scatter the UVB light.  Titanium Dioxide and Zinc Oxide are also less irrigating that the Parsol 1789 found in sunscreen.  Note: Some brands combine sunblock and sunscreen.

SUNSCREEN

Sunscreen contains chemicals that protect your skin by absorbing and reflecting UV rays, allowing a certain range of UV light to be absorbed into the skin.  Look for Parsol 1789 in brands.  Sunscreen protects against some UVA rays (which can cause wrinkles and the deadliest for of skin cancer) and UVB.  You get a bit more protection, so this may be the better choice.

MEXORYL SUNSCREEN

If you want more protection against those deadly UVA rays, there's a new product on the market recently approved by the FDA, Mexoryl sunscreen.  While sunblocks ans sunscreens protect against UVB rays, and sunscreen some UVA rays, Mexoryl is the only product on the market that can protect against MOST UVA rays.

L'Oreal (La Roche-Posay) holds the US patent and this product can be found in most pharmacies and grocery stores.