Skin Care tips for sunscreen
It's hot summer now! If you expose your skin to the harsh
sun rays with proper care, it can turn out to be quite a disaster. Here are 5
easy tips to protect your skin when going out in the sun.
# Avoid going out in
the sun between 10 am and 4 pm, since it is the peak time when the sun rays are
strong.
# 30 minutes before
you go outdoors, apply sunscreen lotion on your face. This will protect the
skin from harmful ultraviolet rays.
# Carry an umbrella
or wear a hat to protect yourself when walking in the sun.
# Drink plenty of
water and eat fruits to keep your skin well-hydrated and clear.
# Avoid wearing dark clothes, since they absorb ultraviolet
rays more easily then lighter ones.
# Don’t be afraid of wasting sunscreen; apply it to allover
your exposed skin.
# Choose a sunscreen with an SPF of at least 15 and broad-
spectrum. Reapply every two hours during daytime, even on cloudy days, and
after swimming or perspiring.
# Better wear protective clothing e.g. a long-sleeved shirt,
pants, a wide-brimmed hat and sunglasses to cover as much skin as possible for
those have a higher risk of developing skin cancer.
# Seek shade between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., cause the sun’s
rays are strongest during that period of the day.
# Use higher SPF protections when on activities on water,
snow, and sand since these situations reflect the damaging rays of the sun to
your skin.
# Applying sunscreen
on children is particularly important.
# Instead of the sun, intake vitamin D safely from a healthy
diet that includes vitamin supplements.
Vitamin D is found in the following
foods:
o Dairy products
o Fish
o Oysters
o Fortified cereals
# Get tan by using a self-tanning product instead of tanning
beds. UV light of tanning beds causes skin cancer and wrinkling as much as that
from the sun. Don’t forget using sunscreen everyday.
# Go to a dermatologist whenever there is situation on your
skin. Skin cancer is very treatable when caught early.