Skin Care Info

Sure a golden brown tan can create a much sexier look for summer. It looks great with all colors or all on its own, but the same is certainly not true for sunburn. A deep red sunburn not only ruins the look of any outfit, but it’s darn painful too. Most health experts agree that no tan is a healthy tan, but sunburn in particular is incredibly harmful to your skin in the long-term. So avoid nasty sunburn all together next time you decide to lounge out on some outdoor patio sets. Follow my tips and you’re skin will thank you.

1. The first thing you should do is avoid exposes your skin to the sun during peak sun hours. The sun is its most intense between the hours of 10am and 3pm. If you must venture out during these hours, you will have to take some serious precautions to protect your skin.
2. Always, always wear sunscreen. Hopefully you already have a daily moisturizer with SPF 15 or higher, but if you don’t currently its time to throw down the cash and buy some. When you are planning to expose large portions of your body, make sure to apply sunscreen to those parts as well and when you are entering water, make sure the sunscreen you use is waterproof.
3. When applying sunscreen, don’t be stingy. It should be apply liberally to all parts of your body that will be exposed to the sun. Don’t forget your ears, lips, neck, hands or feet. Also make sure that you lather up at least 20 minutes before you head outside. And you will need to reapply it every 2 hours or so.
4. Where a hat when you are outside. Make sure it has at least a 3-inch brim all the way around to fully protect your face.
5. Wear sunglasses that are equipped to protect your eyes from exposure to UVA and UBA rays.

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