With the expected scorching summer in Israel, it's crucial to protect yourself from harmful sun radiation. We consulted experts and compiled tips and new products to help you stay safe under the sun.
Dr. Lehavit Ackerman advises:
- Choose sunscreen from a well-known brand and ensure it meets high-quality standards. Check that the packaging lists both SPF (for UVB protection) and "UVA protection."
- Avoid sunscreens with SPF less than 30; there's no need for more than 50.
- Match the product's texture to your age, skin type, and activity level.
- Reapply every two hours during prolonged outdoor activities and apply half an hour before going outside.Use specialized sunscreen lotions for children.
- Apply a product that combines moisture and sun protection.
- Stick sunscreens are convenient for sensitive areas like the eyes and lips and are useful for soldiers.
- Do not store sunscreen in the car during summer; high temperatures can break down the ingredients.
Rafi Farhi, pharmacist and manager of Super-Pharm's pharmaceutical preparation labs, adds:
- SPF indicates the time it takes for your skin to redden. Choose at least SPF 30, ideally SPF 50.
- Opt for sunscreens that protect against UVA, UVB, and infrared rays, which can accelerate aging and cause severe skin damage, including cancer.
- Water-resistant sunscreens are crucial as they remain effective while swimming or sweating.
Recommended Sunscreens:
The Holy Trinity
Cosmetician Keren Bar-Tov introduces Triple Active Cream SPF 50 - a combination of tranexamic acid for pigmentation, a delicate moisturizer, and antioxidants. Also, it serves as a makeup base.
Price: NIS 420 for 50 ml. Available at Keren Bar-Tov's clinic: 43 Brodetsky St., Tel Aviv, or online.
Veterans of Protection
Dr. Fischer's Ultrasol series offers diverse sunscreens tailored to age, lifestyle, activity, skin type, and sensitivities, including sprays, lotions, sticks, roll-ons, and gels.
Price range: NIS 22-90. Available in retail chains, pharmacies, and online.
Pearls for the Face
Pola Blik's renewed +SUN ACTIVE DEFENSE uses pearl technology for surface-level UV neutralization, preventing chemical filter penetration and UV rays. It helps reduce pigmentation, sunspots, and premature aging.
Price: NIS 180 for 50 ml. Available at the Pola Blik Natural Medicine Center, online, duty-free, and on El Al flights.
Pearl Protection
NEOX Dermacare’s NEOGUARD series features UV PEARL TM TECHNOLOGY for effective, safe protection. Suitable for daily use and post-aesthetic treatments like peels and laser hair removal. Options include SPF 50, tinted SPF, and light-textured SPF 30.
Price range: NIS 197-199. Available from authorized cosmeticians.
Jellyfish Repellent
Sebocalm offers Classic Moisturizing Cream SPF 30 and SPF 50 for hydration and calming all skin types. It absorbs easily without greasiness. Additionally, the Sea and Sun Spray Lotion SPF 50 protects against jellyfish stings.
Price range: NIS 74-96. Available online and at selected pharmacies.
Comprehensive Protection
Hava Zingboim presents SILKY FILTER CLEAR, suitable for all skin types including oily skin, combining primer technology, SPF 50, and powerful anti-aging components. It absorbs quickly, providing a smooth base for makeup or bare skin.
Price: NIS 295. Available from authorized PME cosmeticians.
Doctor's Recommendation
Dr. Or's mineral sunscreen for face and body SPF 50 offers broad-spectrum UVA/UVB protection. Suitable for sensitive skin and children. The formula includes antioxidants and skin-soothing ingredients, preventing dryness and reinforcing the skin barrier.
Recommended price: NIS 130 for 125 ml. Available online, in private pharmacies, and selected chains.
Full Transparency
Mustela's clear sunscreen spray SPF 50 for body and face strengthens the skin's protective layer and preserves natural resources. Ideal for babies and children's sensitive skin, it provides non-greasy, high-coverage UVA/UVB protection.
Recommended price: NIS 170. Available online, in private pharmacies, and selected chains.
Exclusive Protection
Swiss luxury brand La Prairie introduces CELLULAR SWISS UV PROTECTION VEIL SPF 50 with an exclusive cell complex, offering a silky texture, luxurious fragrance, high moisture, and antioxidant-rich formula for skin barrier protection and pollution cleansing.
Price: NIS 1,000 for 50 ml. Available at BEYONDSKIN boutiques in Ramat Aviv Mall and Golden Mall Rishon Lezion, and online.
Protected Hair
MOROCCANOIL’s Color Care series includes shampoo and conditioner to protect and maintain hair color against environmental and sun damage. The spray seals the hair shaft, preventing color fading and enhancing softness and shine.
Price: NIS 95 for 250 ml shampoo/conditioner; NIS 110 for 160 ml spray. Available in salons and authorized stores nationwide. For inquiries: 03-9511086, and online.
Blurring Effect
Dermalogica launches a new mineral sunscreen, Porscreen SPF 40, which acts like a primer, giving the skin a healthy and smooth appearance. Enriched with active ingredients like niacinamide for brightening and acids for skin smoothing, it minimizes the appearance of pores and has a blurring effect.
Consumer price: NIS 272. Available on the brand's official online store and authorized Dermalogica sales points nationwide and on the official website.
Protective Scarf
Luxury skincare brand Shiseido introduces a new facial sunscreen, Shiseido Sports BB Compact. This compact and convenient BB cream offers high facial protection with SPF 50+, ideal for outdoor activities and sports.
The cream provides strong sun protection with SynchroShield technology, which becomes more powerful when in contact with water or sweat. Additionally, Quick Dry technology is used to quickly dry sweat, maintaining a fresh look. The cream comes in five shades.
Consumer price: NIS 200. Available exclusively on the Lilit website.
Environmentally Friendly
French cosmetic brand PAYOT launches a new sun series, PAYOT SOLAIRE, which includes: SPF 50 face lotion, SPF 50 face and body cream, SPF 30 face and body spray, and SPF 50 clear stick suitable for the face, around the eyes, and around the lips.
The products contain OCEA+ complex for protection against all harmful sun rays. The formula is water-resistant and 100% eco-friendly without fragrance ingredients.
Price range: NIS 89-109. Available at PAYOT sales points in pharmacies and on the Lilit Cosmetics website.
Sand Repellent
Dermocosmetic brand La Roche-Posay offers Anthelios series spray and gel lotion SPF 50 designed for children for full sun protection. The lotion has a refreshing, lightweight texture, easy to apply on wet or dry skin. It is non-greasy and non-sticky.
It leaves no white marks when applied on wet skin. The clear gel creates a hydrophobic layer that helps repel water from the skin. It is fragrance-free and paraben-free, containing the thermal spring water from La Roche-Posay. Recommended price: NIS 149 for 250 ml.
The spray is suitable for use from age 3 and up, does not leave white marks, repels sand, and is non-greasy. Recommended price: NIS 119 for 200 ml. Available in pharmacy chains, private pharmacies, Maccabi and Meuhedet health fund pharmacies nationwide, and online on various sales sites.
Pocket-Friendly Protection
Low-cost chain Beautycare offers a body sunscreen spray SPF 50, convenient for easy and uniform coverage, with a lightweight, non-sticky formula that absorbs into the skin and dries within seconds.
The product is enriched with the anti-aging ingredient, vitamin E, which fights skin aging and gives the skin a natural and healthy look. It contains no oxybenzone chemical and no parabens, and meets strict European and Israeli Ministry of Health sunscreen standards. Price: NIS 18. Available in the online store.
Mediterranean Skin
Dr. Marina Landau's MAHUT series offers SUN Barrier, the first personalized sunscreens in Israel, tailored to skin tone and specific radiation sensitivity. Among the products: SUN Barrier+ for medium to dark (Mediterranean) skin tones: SPF 50 sunscreen for sun damage, adapting to skin tone, enriched with a secret ingredient to support the epidermal barrier and strengthen natural protection against sun radiation.
Price: NIS 305-320. Available from selected cosmeticians and on the MAHUT website: MAHUT.ME.