8 Beauty Products That Will Shield You From Blue Light Aging Effects
By Emily Alexander
As COVID-19 has forced many of us to work from home or attend school online, we spend more time in front of electronics than ever before. When we sit in front of a laptop or scroll through Instagram, we are exposed to blue light that causes our skin to age prematurely. While blue light can be also emitted from the sun and lightbulbs, it is often associated with electronic devices. Luckily, there are a wide variety of products on the market that help to protect your skin. We’ve compiled our favorites, from moisturizer to finishing powder, which help protect your skin and fight the damage produced by blue light.
Best Moisturizer
Murad’s City Skin Overnight Detox Moisturizer ($74) is the perfect moisturizer for sensitive, dry, combination or balanced skin. It helps reverse the effects of blue light and pollution by using Vitamin C to restore skin overnight. This moisturizer also contains jojoba, sunflower, cucumber, ginger and barley.
Best Eye Cream
Supergoop Bright-Eyed Sunscreen, $36
Created by one of the sunscreen industries top brands, Supergoop’s Bright Eyed Mineral Eye Cream ($36) helps protect the eye area from UV light while simultaneously brightening the skin. The skin around the eye area is particularly delicate and more vulnerable to the damage of blue light. Worn during the day, this product is created from 100% zinc oxide and helps protect against fine lines and wrinkles.
Best Primer
Moonlight Primer ($55) not only moisturizes and mattifies skin, but also protects skin from blue light. This product is specifically formulated to protect skin from Infrared and High Energy Visible light emitted from electronics.
Best setting spray
Blue Light Protect + Set Mist ($38) is the perfect multipurpose product! It not only gives your skin a hydrating boost, it also sets makeup, smoothes skin and shields from blue light. Additionally, it contains hydrolyzed algae and sea water, which can also keep your skin safe from the effects of pollution. This product is also vegan and cruelty free, which protects the planet along with your appearance.
Best Foundation
At $13, Milani’s Screen Queen Foundation is an affordable product that deserves to be in your makeup bag. Providing light to medium coverage, this foundation uses Bluelight Filter Technology, which as the name suggests, helps decrease the result of blue light. Additionally, you can prevent hyperpigmentation and discoloration by using it.
Best Concealer
The Undercover Creme Concealer ($29) not only offers high coverage and waterproof, it also contains pigments which protect skin by reflecting light. This product contains vitamin E, panthenol, and chamomile which help to moisturize skin and improve appearance at the same time.
Best BB Cream
If you’re looking for a product that has the coverage of a BB cream and a strong SPF, then CC Screen SPF 50 is for you! Supergoop’s CC Cream ($39) is a mineral correcting cream that combines SPF and medium coverage. This oil free product leaves a natural finish and helps to shield skin from UVA and UVB rays.
Best finishing powder
Whether your skin type is oily, combination or dry, Tatcha’s Silk Powder Protective Powder ($48) is a setting powder that will create a silky finish. With ingredients that specifically target pollution and blue light, it prevents premature aging while also blurring pores and helping makeup last longer.