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01/05/2015
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Vacation, beach, pool, blue sky, no clouds and sun ... Too much sun. A perfect combination. Or not. It can be extremely uncomfortable if we do not take proper skin care. Burn too, keep skin all burnt, red, sore, unable to find a position to sleep, can end the summer a lot of people. See how to avoid it all and spend a summer with quietly healthy skin.
What is the best sunscreen? What does FPS? And UVA and UVB rays?
UVA and UVB are two types of ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun. The UVA is issued along every day and in all seasons. This is what produces more spots, wrinkles and skin aging. Have UVB has its greatest intensity in the middle of the day, between 10 and 16h, especially in the summer months. It's what makes the red and burned skin. Both can cause skin cancer.
So, make a sunscreen that offers protection against both types of rays: UVA and UVB. The next step is to define what is the SPF, or Sun Protection Factor. FPS refers to the degree of protection against UVB. The higher, the greater the degree of protection. So: SPF 15 filters out 93% of UVB. But the SPF 30 filters 96% and the SPF 60 filters 98%. As you can see, there is not much difference between SPF 30 and 60. Therefore, the next question: what use?
Children, adolescents and adults with very fair skin should be more protection. A shield with higher SPF or equal to 30 is the most suitable. Adults with darker skin can opt for an SPF of 15 or 20.
Pass the guard in the body ALL. Do not forget some regions such as neck, feet and face. In the face can even use a shield with higher SPF.
I NEVER take sun without protection?
This is an important issue. Studies show that adults and children are with vitamin D levels, which is essential for healthy bones, low. We produce vitamin D when the sun shines directly on the skin. Therefore, the current recommendation is that ALL, children included, should take 15-20 minutes of sun without protection, BEFORE 10 am, AT LEAST three times a week.
When applying the protector? And when reapply?
Ideally, the shield should be applied 30 minutes before sun exposure, so it can be absorbed through the skin. We must reapply it every two hours or sooner if you go in the water or sweating excessively, practice a sport, for example.
Tents are safe? And the clothes?
Cotton filters 90% of UV radiation. Therefore, the clothes and cotton tents are a good option to protect. But do not forget that the sand when very white, can reflect sunlight and "burn" who is without protection under the tent.
Some special clothes that provide protection against UVA and UVB rays are specially manufactured with products able to filter up to 98% of solar radiation. In many situations are an excellent choice.
IMPORTANT: Do not forget to protect your eyes. They are also highly sensitive to sunlight. Make sure your sunglasses ensure adequate protection against UVA and UVB.
It's the little care that make a big difference. Health!
Source: G1
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