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Lucy Abbersteen

Does sunscreen block vitamin D? The experts we asked had this surprising answer

A woman applying sunscreen to her cheeks and nose while smiling on a pink watercolour backdrop.

In an age where misinformation around sun protection is rife, it can be difficult to know how much of what you read or listen to on social media is accurate. That is to say, you may have questioned: does sunscreen block vitamin D production?

Most of us know that the best facial sunscreen is considered one of the most essential steps of a skincare routine by dermatologists, aestheticians and skincare experts alike. But you may also have concerns that daily sunscreen application has a knock-on effect for your skin’s vitamin D production (fortunately that’s unlikely to be the case, but we’ll get to that later.)

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