10 Useful Tips About Sunscreens
14 April, 2016
- Sunlight has UVA and UVB rays ,both of which affect skin in different ways.
- UVA rays basically cause skin tanning and UVB rays cause skin burns and redness.
- Most of us keep SPF as a guideline for choosing a sunscreen,assuming that, higher the SPF better the sun protection, which is absolutely incorrect.
- When we choose sunscreen we need to know what type of skin one has so that a ideal sunscreen can be chosen.
- Depending on reaction to sunlight , universally skin is categorized into six types.
- Most of the INDIAN skin is category 3-5 which is more prone for tanning than skin burns and higher SPF sunscreen cannot prevent tanning. Most of INDIAN skin don't need a SPF more than 20.
- In simple terms SPF is not a measure of tan protection, its in fact a measure of skin burn protection.
- There is one more factor called PA value on sunscreen, which is a measure of Tan protection.
- Sunscreens don't last for more than 3-4 hours, so one needs to reapply to get complete benefit .
- If you want to choose ideal sunscreen for your skin, you should consult a dermatologist once who can prescribe one which suites your skin and will not cause commonly seen side effect with wrong sunscreens like acne, dull skin, oily look,etc
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