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I used foundation as sunscreen for years and it did, as far as I can tell, a pretty good job of it. I was allergic to the chemical ones available here. The mineral ones were like clown paint. Eventually the mineral sunscreens got better, that's what I use now. But no I don't think "makeup" generally ages your skin. Anything that puts a layer between your skin and the sun and car exhaust, probably more helpful than harmful.
That definitely isn't true. Acid puts a layer between you and the sun and isn't good for your skin. There are creams that dry your skin leading to cracks and death of certain healthy bacteria on your skin. The cracks can expose your body to fungi and dangerous bacteria. Things like mixing suncream and anti-mosquito spray can lead to serious rashes and skin irritation. Creams can also have a low SPF and damaging effects to the skin, giving you a false sense of security while destroying your skin even more.
Well yes, of course putting motor oil or something completely unrelated to cosmetics is not going to be safe. I don't use mosquito repellent on skin.
But makeup, foundation, does put a physical block between skin and sun, like a mineral sunscreen does. I was responding to the claim that it ages your skin. Most of them are emollient and protective, not drying and damaging.
I've been a lot more interventive than my husband with skincare, he's mostly just kept his clean and sunscreen for outside. I do night cream of some sort since I was 25, now it's , tretinoin at night, estrogen cream in the morning, mineral sunscreen every day. Yes a little foundation for work. Body lotion after shower. My skin looks so much healthier than his, and no way is it genetic, my mom had bad skin, delicate and quick to age. I truly don't think "natural aging" is the best way to handle skincare. I do agree that you can't put something on your skin and think it does not affect the rest of you, though.