The 10 Powder Sunscreens You Need in Your Bag

We’ve all been there­­⁠—you’ve dutifully applied the right organic, mineral, non-toxic sunscreen in the morning as your last skincare step, then, fast forward a couple of hours, and it’s time to reapply. Only problem is, you’re not in the mood to mess with your carefully-applied makeup or rub a thick lotion on your face in the midday heat. Enter powder sunscreen, an easy-to-apply broad-spectrum formula that immediately protects your skin from those harmful UV rays (because skin cancer, sun spots, and general skin degradation are real) without all the greasy aftermath of a lotion-based SPF. 

Most powder sunscreens come in super easy-to-use, self-dispensing brushes that are small enough to stash in your purse and tote around pretty much everywhere (we like to keep extras in our car, desk, and beach bag, too). Their convenient packaging makes it so you’ll never have an excuse for not reapplying every two hours whether you’re swimming at the beach, touching up your T-zone at a summer wedding, or just commuting to and from work. When it comes to application, simply dust a translucent formula straight onto bare skin or use a tinted version as a setting powder over makeup. (Just remember to swipe on enough product to cover the skin and reapply every two to three hours like you would any other sunscreen.) Below, we’ve rounded up our top 10 favorites. Keep scrolling so you can find your favorite and stock up.