Ultraviolet fountains

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

Well, what is a tan? Just a defense reaction of your body to the burning rays. A special substance, melanin, is actively being produced in the skin. And the more your body is able to produce it, the stronger the tan. But here's the catch: white skin can never turn chocolate, if not make fun of yourself. Because a white-skinned person does not produce much melanin in the body. But swarthy people tan surprisingly quickly, to blackness, and, moreover, rarely burn in the sun.

But in order for the body to start producing melanin in larger quantities than usual, it takes some time, several days. After all, you need to adapt to new conditions. It is this period that is most dangerous. Therefore, on such days you need to take care of yourself and be less in the sun. You will not get a tan in one go, but only burn it. By the way, you can get burnt even on a cloudy day or in the shade, especially in the south. Avoid direct sunlight between 11 am and 3 pm. And it is best to start sunbathing with 10 minutes, adding 5 minutes of exposure to the sun every day.

We must not forget about sunglasses, which not only protect the eyes, but also the delicate skin of the eyelids. And never come to the beach without a hat or panama hat. Sunstroke was still missing. And this is a very, very unpleasant feeling, I know from my own experience. Everything is spinning before my eyes, the body becomes red-hot, the heat comes from the inside, weakness, nausea, vomiting, fever, headache … In general, nothing good. In this case, only the coolness of the room, a cold compress, and plenty of drink will help. But you are guaranteed a few disgusting hours. And if you also burn yourself … I don’t envy! It’s awful - neither lie down, nor sit, nor stand, nor bend over. Everything pinches, pulls, you will not touch. In this case, oil or fatty creams will not help quickly. Use special lotions or cool kefir.

If you have fair skin and it easily reddens from the sun, quickly burns, always choose a cream with a degree of protection of at least 15. This will give you the opportunity to be in the sun six times longer than usual. For people with a different type of light skin, which at first turns red when sunburned, but then darkens, a cream with a degree of protection 10 is suitable. For swarthy people who are perfectly sunbathing, the sixth degree of protection is ideal. Do not forget also about the delicate and capricious areas of the skin: nose, lips, cheeks, earlobes. It's not very pleasant to hit everyone with a flaky nose! A double formula of protection is needed here. For such areas of the skin, you also need to take into account the type of skin when choosing a cream: dry, oily, normal?

You should especially pay attention to your lovely kids. Almost all adult skin problems are the result of sunburns received in early childhood. Children's skin is very delicate. This requires a cream with a protective factor of at least 15 units. And in the first days of being on the beach, there are 20-30 units. Children under the age of one should not sunbathe at all. Babies need waterproof creams. So that the kids can have fun in the water without risking their health. And, of course, T-shirts, hats are a prerequisite for a successful summer vacation.

Sunscreens contain, in addition to filters, other beneficial ingredients. Oils and extracts of various medicinal plants, synthetic substances useful for the skin. People with allergies need to be very careful here. Their task is to read as carefully as possible the composition of the cream in the advertising brochure or on the packaging itself. What if wormwood or peach oil will be the reason for your month-long stay in the clinic instead of a fun vacation?

In addition to creams with UV filters and SPF, some companies have resorted to a different method of sun protection. For example, they suggest enhancing the protective properties of your skin through a natural process - the assimilation of ready-made melanin. These are the so-called sunless tanning creams. They all contain artificial pigment that is highly absorbable. This means, not only to provoke a wonderful tan in just a few hours of sleep in a cozy bed, but also to prepare your body in a short time for a daytime stay on the beach. These creams, if used in combination with protective creams, can turn even the most delicate white-skinned aristocrat into a mischievous mulatto.

And one goodbye tip: never use last year's creams. Because the beneficial substances in old creams lose their wonderful properties. There is no need to save on your own health.