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Remember Constantly Use 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.

Quite a few find that they get their sun screen mixed up with their sun tan lotion. To assist with this dilemma, you can now buy combination screens, blocks and sun tan lotion. These allow you to get a tan while protecting the body from the more harmful UV rays. The tanning process works in unison with proteins naturally produced within the body. This helps to tan, or darken, skin tones.

For those who seek a combination sun tan lotion and sunscreen, remember only buy one that says SPF. This is the acronym for Sun Protection Factor. An ideal starting point seems to be an SPF of 20, if the number if greater than that it will lengthen the time that you can expose yourself to the sun.

After exposure to the sun, the skin starts to dry. This is more evident when you suffer from sun burn, as your skin feels as though it has shrunk. The skin can readily absorb the sun tan lotion. This sun tan lotion will help avoid the tightness and keep the skin supple.

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.

Should you be one of the lucky ones able to sun bathe, by utilising a combination sun tan lotion you will be able to prolong your exposure. As a result these sun's rays will be working on your skin for longer. It works with something called melanin, which is the bodies natural sun block. The pigment within the skin steadily begins to darken, or tan.

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.

So if you are looking forward to the sun, there are a few things to remember. Wear a sun tan lotion, and also regularly reapply it. A sun tan looks good, but sun burn doesn't.




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