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f your foundation or BB cream offers some sun protection factor, that’s good news, but you shouldn’t rely on it as your only buffer from the sun. In the eyes of dermatologists and the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), moisturisers and make-up that include SPF are ‘secondary’ products, which means protecting your skin from ultra-violet rays, isn’t their MO. “A primary product means the key purpose of it is to be a sunscreen. A secondary product means it’s doing other things. So it’s not a core reason,” says Liz King, skin cancer prevention manager at the Cancer Council, adding