ครีมกันแดด

Explanation

The word is formed from ครีม “cream,” กัน “to prevent or protect against,” and แดด “sunlight,” so its components literally suggest “cream that protects against the sun.” It is the ordinary term used in everyday conversation, skin-care discussions, pharmacies, and cosmetics stores. Although ครีม literally means “cream,” the full expression is sometimes used broadly for sunscreen in other forms, such as lotions or gels. The standard collocation is ทาครีมกันแดด, meaning “apply sunscreen.” Common product descriptions include SPF สูง “high-SPF,” กันน้ำ “water-resistant,” ไม่เหนียว “not sticky,” and สำหรับผิวแพ้ง่าย “for sensitive skin.”

Usage

It is commonly used when discussing daily skin care or sun protection before going outdoors, traveling, visiting the beach, or exercising outside. It is also used when asking about SPF, water resistance, skin type, or texture at a cosmetics store or pharmacy.

Caution

ครีมกันแดด names a product; it does not mean the act of avoiding sunlight. To say “apply sunscreen,” use ทา in ทาครีมกันแดด rather than ใส่. If the product form matters, use a more specific term such as สเปรย์กันแดด for “sunscreen spray.”

1 sunscreen synonyms

• ผลิตภัณฑ์กันแดด

  ผลิตภัณฑ์กันแดด is the broader term “sun-protection product” and can explicitly cover creams, gels, and sprays. ครีมกันแดด is the more common everyday term and may also be used loosely for sunscreen that is not actually a cream.