Sun Safety Tips
If you are going to the beach or coming out under the hot scorching sun, you are most likely to have deep sunburn all over your skin. More crucially, extreme exposure to harmful UV rays can also cause skin cancer. Unless you prefer them, avoiding sunburns up to a lot of extent depends on how well protected you are from the sun. The following paragraph outlines some sun safety tips which you may follow to avoid sun burns or heat allergies.
• The first, most important sun safety tip is to carry a good sunscreen as an essential protection shield. You should avoid any spray, powders, or SPF 50+ products containing oxybenzole, vitamin A (retinyl palmitate) and added insect repellent. You may carry any sort of water resistant broad-spectrum cream that provides ultimate UV ray protection, and SPF 30+.
• Before you apply sunscreens, a few more important sun safety tips should be followed. Protective clothes, shades and proper timing of sun exposure are perhaps the most important defenses against harmful UV protection. To begin, wear clothes that properly protect your body from sunburn.
The best option is full sleeved shirts, but you may also wear regular beach shirts, hats, shorts or pants. Do not forget sunglasses because they are not just a fashion accessory, but also prevent cataracts by protecting your eyes from the sun. Next, find or make a shade and keep infants inside to protect them. Infants have insufficient tanning pigments (melanin) to protect their skin.
Try to go under the sun at early morning or late afternoon, when the sun is lower and the impact of UV rays are less severe. Avoid going out at mid-days because the sun is directly overhead and burning hot.
• Even if you cannot follow all the above sun safety tips, make sure that you do not get burned seriously. If red, sore, blistered (then peeling) skin appears, it indicates that you have had excessive sun exposure. The worst part of sunburn is that it fuels the risk of skin cancer. So enjoy but stay careful because no summer holiday is more precious than your skin!
