Mostly indoors in Malaysia: is SPF30 enough, and why does sunscreen sting?

On Lowyat, Malaysia's big tech-and-everything forum, someone who spends most of the day indoors wanted to switch from an SPF50 to an SPF30 with a budget of around RM60. The reason: by afternoon their eyes started to hurt, and they suspected the high SPF.

What the replies said:

• If the current sunscreen works, several said, there's no need to drop to SPF30 just because you're indoors.

• One knowledgeable reply argued the sting usually comes from certain UV filters rather than the SPF number, and that newer filters common in Asian and European sunscreens tend to irritate eyes less.

• Korean picks came up: Beauty of Joseon, Innisfree, a COSRX aloe sunscreen and SKIN1004. One person found Beauty of Joseon comfortable on the eyes but a bit heavy for oily skin in local weather; the poster later tried SKIN1004 and liked how easily it spread.

• On how much to use, the answer was the two-finger rule for the face.

• A strong warning about counterfeits: be very careful which Shopee shop sells Korean or Japanese skincare, and check sales count, shop age and reviews.

• Plenty of jokes about men wearing sunscreen appeared too; the poster shrugged them off and kept asking practical questions.

The thread's verdict: keep an SPF you like and will actually wear, and pick filters and textures that don't bother your eyes.

Desk note: the Skin Cancer Foundation says UVB, the main burning ray, is largely blocked by glass, but more than 50 percent of UVA, the main cause of premature skin aging, can get through. If your desk is near a window, "indoors" isn't the same as "no UV".

Do you wear sunscreen on days you barely go outside? What finally stopped the eye sting for you?

Original thread: Lowyat — sunscreen recommendations for mostly-indoor days · Reference: Skin Cancer Foundation — sneaky UV exposure

#Sunscreen #Malaysia #KBeauty