Sun & Skin Care: Guideline to Protect your skin from Sun

You need to understand that excessive sun can be the skin's worst enemy. Therefore it is essential that you adopt following guidelines into your daily routine to protect your skin from the harmful radiation of the sun.

• Avoid excessive exposure to the sun between the hours of 10.00 AM to 3.00 PM. When the radiation of the sun is intense.

• When you are in the Sun, wear protecting clothes, such as hats, long sleeves and use sunscreen.

• Never to use tanning beds as they are increasing source of skin damage and ageing.

• Use a sunscreen on exposed areas of your skin everyday. When choosing one, select that protects you from both kinds of UV radiation-UVA & UVB.

• Use sunscreen that has Sun Protection Factor (SPF) of 15 or greater. An SPF of 15 means that you can stay in the Sun 15 times longer than you normally could before your skin begins to burn.

• Apply the sunscreen liberally and half an hour before you go out in the Sun so that the sunscreen is well absorbed into your skin.

• You might have to try several before you find one that does not cause any skin reaction.

• But above all, you need to remember that the best protection against skin cancer and other damage is to avoid the Sun.