SUNSATIONAL
Sunny days mean outdoor fun but before you step out, equip yourself to beat the UV
rays.
Sun is shining bright and harsh. You are happy sipping chilled fresh juices, sporting fun
dresses, slipping into comfy flip-flops, and yes, biting into juicy fruits. Now all this fun in
the sun is good as long as the realization of the havoc the sun causing to your skin
doesn’t strike you. And once it does what do you do? Lock yourself indoors till the
grinning sun mellows down? Nope, venture out carefree and say goodbye to sun
worries. Summer skin care for most of us means applying a lot of sunscreen or sun
block. Difference between the two ? Sun block provides protection against both alpha
and beta rays and sunscreen only against alpha rays. And how to pick the right
sunscreen ? It depends on many factors – whether you are indoors or outdoors, your
skin type, number of sun exposure hours etc. So those who stay indoors should go in
for a sunscreen with SPF between15-20 and the ones who stay outdoors can pick one
with SPF between30-50.
Does higher SPF means higher protection. Not really, SPF is according to the skin type.
For oily skin it is 15-20, normal 20-30, dry 25 onwards, and 40 for extreme exposure.
How to apply it? Just use it as a screen without letting it merge into the skin. And all
those who can’t resist the temptation to swim, remember to wear a waterproof
sunscreen.
For those who don’t wish to apply a moisturizer first and then a sunscreen, the market is
flooded with products that combine the two. Those with oily skin should, however, avoid
sunscreens with moisturizer. Even if your job involves sitting glued to the computer
screen in an AC room, you still need a sunscreen. The rays from the screen too do a lot
of damage. And moms ensure your kids wear a sunscreen when he steps out. This
word of caution comes in the wake of an increase in the number of skin cancer patients
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