The Question is, does the sunscreen in your foundation give you and your skin the protection you need from the Suns rays? Well the answer is No it does not get the job done. Within only two hours you’re cream or liquid makeup is sliding around your face, it is gathering in your pores and wrinkles (excuse me laugh lines), in just one or two hours of normal humidity the SFP is rendered ineffective, as your foundation wears off.
 
Do not rely on a single layer of makeup to protect you from the suns rays. Here is a multi-faceted sun protection strategy that will assist you in not having skin that looks like burnt toast. First cleanse the skin, then gently smooth in a moisturizer with SPF 15 or broad-spectrum sunscreen. Broad spectrum would be Parsol 1789 and mexorgl. These products are light and silky on the skin and they feel almost invisible. Sunscreen moisturizers are now very sophisticated, Olay and Neutrgena make excellent lines in Sunscreen moisturizers that absorb smoothly into the skin.
 
Next apply foundation with SPF 15 after moisturizer has absorbed into the skin, then lightly powder. Powder contains zinc oxide or titanium oxide these sit on the surface of the skin. They create a barrier by reflecting sun damage away from the skin, due to their opacity. These are also great for those, sensitive to chemical sunscreens, Bare minerals have one of the best out there.