| For high quality, affordable chemical peel, skincare and anti-aging products, visit our online store at TcaPeels.com Healthy SkinAvoid the Sun for Healthy Skin For healthy, young looking skin, try to avoid the sun. I’m sure you’ve heard that kind of health advice before. The sun is one of the biggest factors that contribute to premature human aging because it removes the natural moisture of our skin. At the very least, try to avoid sunburns. They are painful and irritating. Sure, we usually only worry about them during summer and they tend to heal themselves anyway. But sunburns can be life-threatening as well, especially if they lead to skin cancer. It’s important to know the basics of sunburns: what causes them, how to prevent them and how to treat them. Overexposure to the sun’s ultraviolet rays can cause severe skin burns, especially during summer. Aside from burned, red skin that is way too sensitive to the touch, severe sunburn can make you mildly dizzy and tired. That’s the downside of going for the perfect suntan. Sometimes we just overdo it. And it’s not only with the sun, but also from prolonged exposure to tanning lamps. Welders can even get sunburn from welding arcs. If you’ve lived long enough, chances are you know how a sunburn develops. At the start, your skin turns red and is warm and painful. Sometimes a sunburn can be very painful if the person was exposed to the sun for a very long period of time and whether the sun’s rays were extremely intense then. In 2003, studies revealed that over a third of all US adults (36%) got a sunburn at least once a year. Among Canadians, the figure was 50%. Worldwide, the study also said that sunburns have been increasing in most countries. The study points to the continued depletion of the ozone layer as one of the main reasons for this. The worst hours to be under the sun are from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunscreens are very effective against the sun, but you have to pay attention to SPFs (Sun Protection Factor). For example, a SPF15 sunscreen can block out as much as 93% of UV rays. Most people believe that the best time to use sunscreen is after every two to three hours of sun exposure. That is not so. Medical research has found that sunscreens are most effective when applied 15 to 30 minutes before going under the sun and every 15 to 30 minutes afterwards. Jonathon Hardcastle writes articles on many topics including Health, Beauty, and Relationships Back To Snippet
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