Choosing sun remedies

Keep track of time

When you sunbathe, look at your watch. “If you use an SPF product that allows you with your skin type to be in the sun for an hour and a half, after this time, move to the shade, otherwise you will burn, even if you reapply the product,” warns Clinique’s leading dermatologist David Orentrek. And do not sunbathe if you are even slightly sunburned until the redness has completely disappeared.

The sun is not a cure for acne

If you have oily, inflamed skin, don’t try to fix the problem by exposing your face and body to the sun. “At very low doses, UV radiation dries and provides anti-inflammatory effect, – says Olay expert Olga Zabnenkova. – But tanning in direct sunlight, on the contrary, leads to a significant increase in greasiness and exacerbation of rashes. Moreover, inflamed areas tan more strongly than healthy skin, so persistent brown spots can form in their place, which will have to be removed for a long time in a cosmetic clinic.

Solarium leads to wrinkles

In order for the skin tone to play in a new way, we go to the solarium. This is a bad habit – a tanning bed accelerates the appearance of wrinkles. “If we talk about the risk of developing skin cancer, then, indeed, those rays that are used for tanning in the solarium, are less dangerous than the direct rays of the sun at the equator, – explains Olga Zabnenkova. – This is the only advantage of the solarium. In it mainly A-rays work, which lead the skin to premature aging. ”

SPF strictly according to the formula

SPF 15 protects the skin from about 95% of UVB rays, and SPF 30 from 98%. Your SPF multiplied by the amount of time it takes before your skin is burned without sunscreen gives you the minutes of protection that SPF gives you. So, if your skin (without cream) turns red at the beach after five minutes, SPF 15 will give you reliable protection for as long as 75 minutes!