How to Protect Your Skin from the Sun

Hello my people and welcome wherever you are. Now, in our segment today we will talk about sun! Yes, sun! It’s been extremely hot over the last few months and therefore we all dread getting caught outside especially between 10:00am and 04:00pm because it is hottest then but we have no choice because we must go about our daily hustles. However, there are few things we can do to protect ourselves from the effects of exposure to too much sun that we will look at here.  UV radiation is emitted by the sun.Skin cancers are caused by ultraviolet A and ultraviolet B 

rays,also known as UVA and UVB rays. UVA rays account for the majority of solar radiation. UV rays cause wrinkles and sun spots on the skin, as well as skin cancers such as melanoma and non-melanoma cancers. Sunburn is caused by UVB rays damaging the top layer of your skin. Skin cancer can also be caused by UVB rays. Severe sunburn, defined as skin that blisters, peels, or swell,increases your risk of developing skin cancer later in life. Even minor sunburns as a child can lead to melanoma later in life.When you are out in the sun, you are exposing yourself to UVA and UVB rays, which can harm your skin.There is no such thing as a safe tan, and this includes tanning bed tans. Tanning beds can provide a tan with little or no burning, but they also expose your skin to UV radiation,which causes skin aging and cancer.Even a single session of tanning increases your risk of developing melanoma by threefold.You can enjoy outdoor activities safely if you protect your skin from UV rays.It is best to avoid being directly in the sun between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., when the sun is at its strongest. If you must be out in the sun, protect yourself by wearing a wide-brimmed hat and sunscreen. To keep your skin and eyes safe You can even wear clothing designed to keep the sun off your skin.This type of clothing has an ultraviolet protection factor (upf), which means it is made of material that can shield your skin from uv rays. Also, wear light coloured and long sleeved clothes to protect your skin.Make skin protection a part of your routine by wearing sunscreen every day, even on cloudy days, and by covering all of your skin with sunscreen, not just your face. When selecting a sunscreen, look for the spf, which stands for sun protection factor.The spf of a sunscreen indicates how well it protects you from uvb and some uva rays.Choose a sunscreen with an SPF of 30 or higher, as well as one labeled as broad spectrum sunscreen.

It is a sunscreen that protects against both UVA and UVB rays.Sunscreens are classified into two types.Mineral sunscreens, also known as physical and chemical sunscreens. Mineral sunscreens act as a shield, preventing UV rays from entering your skin. Chemical sunscreens work by absorbing UV rays.Apply sunscreen 30 minutes before going out in the sun so your skin has time to absorb it, and reapply it every two hours, especially after swimming or sweating. If you have a dark skin tone, you still need sunscreen; all skin tones are at risk of sunburn and skin cancer.

In addition, drink lots of water/fluids whether you are thirsty or not to keep your body hydrated. With all this said, it doesn’t mean that the sun has no benefits at all. There are actually about ten benefits we get from the sun that we may not know about apart from the vitamin D that we get from early morning and evening exposure to the sun. In our next segment we will look at these ten benefits of the sun and until then, it’s goodbye for now. Keep engaging in the comment section and let us know what we should add in our segments for our overall health. Also remember to keep your health in check, always.

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