Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Remind Yourself Constantly Utilise Sun Tan Lotion

By Haywood Hunter


The heat of the summer is rapidly approaching. This normally means that, everyone heads outdoors trying to tan. It has often been said that people do feel a lot healthier when they have a tan, so as a consequence as soon as the sun is up in a cloudless sky people decide to make full use of it. With luck they will have remembered to put on a sun tan lotion.

It is simple to confuse a sun screen with a sun tan lotion. Help is at hand with the two combined in one easy to use lotion. The benefits of sun screen is that it protects against harmful UVA and UVB rays from the sun, the sun tan lotion works jointly with proteins, which the body produces, to darken the pigment of the skin.

Remember when shopping for a combination sun tan lotion, ensure that the letters SPF are present. This is the acronym for Sun Protection Factor. A lot of folk use an SPF of 20 as a good baseline, but if the number is higher the individual will discover they are able to withstand the direct sun's rays a lot longer.

A downside to sun worshipping is that it does tend to dry the skin. Just think to how tight your skin felt the last time you had sun burn. The sun tan lotion is specially designed to be easily absorbed by the cells in the skin. This will prevent that dry feeling, and the skin will still have its normal suppleness.

If people are old enough they might just remember the slip, slop, slap campaign that originated in Australia in the 80s. It was designed to alert sun worshippers to the possible dangers from overexposure. It is still valid today, and worth reminding people that when out in the sun to slip on a shirt, slop on your sun screen and sun tan lotion, and slap on a hat.

It is not only aimed at people on the beaches, but also in their own backyards, and to those who work outside in the sun. All too often there are construction workers who have taken their shirts off while they are working in full sun. They are not trying for a tan, and because they are not using sun tan lotion will often just go red. This can have an adverse effect on their health as they can end up having to take time off of work due to sun burn.

Now for the good news for those who are making an effort to gain a tan. By utilising a combination sun tan lotion you're shielded against the sun's strength for longer. Which also means that the sun is able to work jointly with the natural melanin for longer. The melanin acts like the bodies own sun block, and in so doing causes the pigment cells in the skin to become darker.

Remember to reapply your sun tan lotion at regular intervals. There are sun tan lotions that are meant to be waterproof, and even if you are not going swimming the body itself will be sweating. So even the waterproof sun tan lotion will need reapplication.

No one is saying to ignore the sun during the summer months. Just to use a little bit of common sense, and a good sun tan lotion. You will be tanned before you realise.




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