The video provides high-value, counter-intuitive educational content that directly addresses a common pain point (tanning despite using sunscreen), establishing trust before naturally introducing a specific product as a solution.
Summary
The creator explains why tanning while wearing sunscreen is a sign of inadequate protection, specifically highlighting the lack of UVA protection in many US-based products. She recommends looking for sunscreens with both SPF 50+ and PA++++ ratings and showcases a specific Korean product available on Amazon as a practical solution.
Structure
1Explaining why tanning with sunscreen is bad
2Differentiating between UVA and UVB rays
3Explaining the PA rating system
4Recommending specific sunscreen criteria
5Showcasing a specific product from Amazon
Product placement
The creator holds up and points to the label of a bottle of Derma:B Everyday Sun Block to demonstrate the required SPF and PA ratings.
Original caption
you shouldn’t be tanning wearing sunscreen!! Look for PA++++ ON TOP OF SPF50+ on a sunscreen. #sunscreen #skinprotection #sunscreenrecommendation
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if you wear sunscreen and you're still tanning
this is why contrary to popular belief in America
you're actually NOT supposed to tan when you wear sunscreen
countries like South Korea
Japan and France
Tinosorb S/M
Tinosorb A2B
TriAsorB
Mexoryl XL
Uvinal A+
their sunscreens have newer chemical filters
they basically provide way more protection against UV rays
than the sunscreens in the US do
but to give you a little lesson on UV rays
(actually 3 but UVC is blocked by Earth's ozone layer)
there's two types there's UVA and UVB
UVB is what you see on American sunscreen bottles that are SPF Protection
that only denotes the sunscreen's ability to protect against UVB rays
but not UVA!! but it's actually UVA rays that contribute to 90% of skin aging
wrinkles skin cancer etc
UVA and UVB explained
we don't burn we just tan really hard because we have a lot of melanin
yes this is me
and UVA rays causes tanning because it penetrates the middle layer of your skin
so it's much more relevant for everyone really
I grew up in America my whole life and I used to think oh
it's okay if I wear sunscreen and I tan
cause it'll still be protecting me against UV rays
that's not true at all because I wasn't even being protect against UVA rays
like you're not supposed to tan with sunscreen on
large majority of U.S. sunscreens don't protect against UVA at all
this all goes back to what I just said about the newer chemical filters
which the US won't approve anytime soon
because sunscreens are classified as drugs here
and not cosmetics like they are in the rest of the world
so sunscreen knowledge 101
there's another rating system apart from SPF
that denotes the sunscreen's ability to protect against UVA rays
it's called the PA system
the maximum official PA rating is PA++++
which means that it'll take 16 times longer to tan
than it will if you don't wear sunscreen
(each plus is + 4x)
at all but also this means at least 16
so it could be much better
or exactly 16 so some sunscreens will actually specify PA56
which means it'll take 56 times as long to tan
you wanna look for sunscreen that has SPF 50+ and PA++++
two absolutely bulletproof sunscreens for tanning are LA Roche Posay
UV Mune and Shiseido Anessa
but obviously if you live in the US
like it's not really practical
it's really expensive and it takes a long time to ship
so I got this one from Amazon
you literally just need anyone that says SPF 50+ and PA++++
and you're good to go
there are much more rare in the US
like you can see is literally in Korean because probably from Korea
but there's still options out there that you can get right away in the US
guys please take this advice
because I literally went to the depths of the internet to do this research
for myself and for you
and your skin will just be so much better
if you start using these good sunscreens
Transcript
if you wear sunscreen and you're still tanning, this is why contrary to popular belief in America, you're actually NOT supposed to tan when you wear sunscreen. Countries like South Korea, Japan and France, their sunscreens have newer chemical filters that basically provide way more protection against UV rays than the sunscreens in the US do. But to give you a little lesson on UV rays, there's two types, there's UVA and UVB. UVB is what you see on American sunscreen bottles that are SPF protection, that only denotes the sunscreen's ability to protect against UVB rays but not UVA!! But it's actually UVA rays that contribute to 90% of skin aging, wrinkles, skin cancer etc. UVB rays penetrate the top layer of your skin, which is more for sunburns, but for people like me and a lot of people around the world actually, we don't burn, we just tan really hard because we have a lot of melanin, and UVA rays causes tanning because it penetrates the middle layer of your skin, so it's much more relevant for everyone really. I grew up in America my whole life and I used to think, oh it's okay if I wear sunscreen and I tan because it'll still be protecting me against UV rays. That's not true at all because I wasn't even being protected against UVA rays. Like you're not supposed to tan with sunscreen on. A large majority of U.S. sunscreens don't protect against UVA at all. This all goes back to what I just said about the newer chemical filters, which the US won't approve anytime soon because sunscreens are classified as drugs here and not cosmetics like they are in the rest of the world. So sunscreen knowledge 101, there's another rating system apart from SPF that denotes the sunscreen's ability to protect against UVA rays, it's called the PA system. The maximum official PA rating is PA++++, which means that it'll take 16 times longer to tan than it will if you don't wear sunscreen at all. But also this means at least 16, so it could be much better or exactly 16, so some sunscreens will actually specify PA56, which means it'll take 56 times as long to tan. You wanna look for sunscreen that has SPF 50+ and PA++++. Two absolutely bulletproof sunscreens for tanning are La Roche-Posay UV Mune and Shiseido Anessa. But obviously if you live in the US, like it's not really practical, it's really expensive and it takes a long time to ship, so I got this one from Amazon. You literally just need anyone that says SPF 50+ and PA++++ and you're good to go. They are much more rare in the US, like you can see it's literally in Korean because probably from Korea, but there's still options out there that you can get right away in the US. Guys please take this advice because I literally went to the depths of the internet to do this research for myself and for you, and your skin will just be so much better if you start using these good sunscreens.
