The vitamin D in is very helpful for us to stay healthy and fit. It is not possible to stay away from sunlight whether we are at indoors or outdoors. But if you follow few rules, you will get benefits from sunlight too. However, you may not be able to follow these tips because of your busy life. And that’s when it causes damage to your skin. Along with damaged skin, sunlight my lead you to skin cancer and early skin aging.
So, Using sunscreens is very important for getting complete sun protection.
Now, let’s learn the benefits of using sunscreen, how our skin gets damaged if we don’t use it, how to use it, what sort of sunscreen to use and all these.
Who should use sunscreen?
Everyone should use sunscreen to protect themselves from the harmful sun rays. Men, women (of any age) and even children over 6 months of age are eligible for applying sunscreen. And if you are one of the people who tan quickly, then it’s also advisable for you to use it every day.
What type of sunscreen should you use?
Are you wondering which sunscreen to choose for you from so many options? According to the The Skin Care Foundation, a sunscreen which is broad spectrum with an SPF(Sun protection factor) 15 or higher, provides safe and effective protection and are most likely to be used by everyone. You will get two types of sunscreen, one is physical sunscreen another one is chemical. Now if you spend most of the day indoors, then you should go for a sunscreen with an SPF of 15 or above. However, if you spend most of your time outdoors, then you need to choose a water resistent sunscreen with an SPF 30 and above. Now, you must be wondering what is water resistant sunscreen? This is a kind of sunscreen that doesn’t usually wash off when you are swimming or sweating during summer. It basically retains the amount of SPF while you go through these sort of activities.
When to apply the sunscreen?
Some of you may think applying sunscreen once a day is adequate to make your skin safe. But dermatologists believe in order to keep your skin damage free, you should apply it in every two hours.
Foundation- Moisturizer & Sunscreen
Before putting on foundation, apply sunscreen and keep it for a while to set it on your face. Following this before applying foundation will make your makeup base even better and bring out the best result.
Are you wondering which one to use first between moisturizer & sunscreen? We have an answer for you. In order to get effective result, use moisturizer first and then apply sunscreen.
Also, you can try mixing vitamin C serum with sunscreen and apply this on your face. This will protect you from radicals and ultraviolet light. Furthermore, it also very helpful in reducing sign of aging and makes the skin glowy.
Use sunscreen at home
A lot of you may think that your skin won’t be damaged if you are at indoors. Thus, you won’t even consider to use sunscreen too. But we should know that the dermatologists believe that the doors or windows we have at our homes may only block the sunlight’s UVB rays but they can’t protect us from the UVA rays. So this indicates, going near your windows or roaming around your balcony may lead to skin burn. Besides, it may cause dark spots and wrinkles too.
Benefits
It helps preventing skin cancer
Usually, UV radiation increases the risk of skin cancer. So to protect yourself from UV radiation, you should apply sunscreen everyday.
It prevents aging problems
Ultaviolet radiation causes 90% of aging signs on your skin. So, using sunscreen everyday will make your skin smooth and younger looking.
It hydrates the skin
Usually, sunscreen plays a significant role to moisturize your skin. And most of the sunscreens contain butter, avocado oil, jojoba oil and vegetable glycerin.
It reduces spots and blemishes
Sunscreen usually reduces the brown spots of your skin. Along with tha, it also minimizes skin discoloration which usally appear due to skin tanning. Furthermore, it also reduces the apperance of red veins on your skin.
Now you understand that sunscreen is a must to protect your skin from any sort of damage caused by sunlight.
