Suntan lotion question?

[PassingStranger]

Anyone else confused about the different factors of sun cream available?
Going on holiday soon. What do you buy for an adult? Factor 50 or 30?

There are also special suncreams for the face?
What would you buy, bearing in mind skin has not had much exposure to the sun this year so far?

I buy factor 50 as I'm fair skinned (understatement think almost translucent!) but that's doesn't mean you shouldn't cover up with clothing and avoid the strongest part of the day. There's a reason why typical Arab clothing is how it is and it's not religion. Sun is dangerous

There is so much ignorance about sun damage. I was reading reviews about one of the products mentioned here. People were raving about the product because it’s allowed them to get a deep golden tan that lasted for weeks without burning. A ‘deep tan’ is sun damage and should be avoided at all costs.

Yes i use once a day cream and they work really well for me, usually we use calypso factor 30 but i tried a malibu factor 50 spray on a recent trip and it was perfect, not greasy or stingy.