Sunbathing Facts
Sun Safety Tips
Ah...The Sun! We all worship the sun and love sunbathing. Sun bathing is and has been for many years, something that most of us look forward when the good weather arrives, and especially when going on holidays to sunny places.
But did you know that sunbathing was regarded as not fashionable until the twenties, and that every women wanted to have pale, delicate skin? All this was about to change when designer Coco Chanel, emerged with bronzed skin in the middle twenties. From then, the perception of having suntanned skin changed, and has remain until today.As we all know the purpose of sunbathing is to get a fabulous and perfect sun tan, mostly for vanity and because we think that it make us look healthier...Really? Do you know the real damaged that sun bathing can make to your skin?
About The Sun
First let me give you a few facts about the sun.
The sun is the nearest star to Earth, is at least 4.500 millions years old and is completely made of gas with no solid surface.
The core has a very high temperature of more than 15 million degrees Kelvin. The sun's exterior is composed of the surface and the atmosphere. We can only see the exterior layer called photosphere, which has a temperature of about 6000C and some colder zones called sunspots with a temperature of 4000C.
Without the sun life would not be possible in our planet. Most of the light that we receive from the sun, comes from the photosphere.
The energy that comes from the sun, reaches Earth in form of visible infrared and ultraviolet rays. Ultraviolet sun rays are divided into three categories, based on their wavelength:
uva rays
(320-400nm),
uvb rays
(280-320nm)and UVC (100-240nm). UVC rays don't reach the Earth surface because they are filtered by the Ozone layer.
Dangers Of Tanning
UVA and UVB rays produce reactions in all skin layers. These rays penetrate the skin every time we are out in the sun or sunbathing, and the skin defends itself by stimulating more
melanin
production, which gives the skin a darker appearance called tan.
The sun is responsible for 90% of premature skin aging. The constant exposure to the sun produces changes in the skin such as
- Thinning of the epidermis.
- Collagen and elastin break down in the dermis.
-
Skin pigmentation
disorders.
- Wrinkles.
- Age spots, see how to
get rid of age spots
.
- Skin cancer and other skin problems.
As we can see there is a lot to consider before sun bathing. Is it really worth it?If after reading this you are still not ready to give up sunbathing, there are some precautions that every body should take.
Sun Safety Tips
Follow these sunbathing tips for the prevention of sunburn.
- Avoid the sun between 11am and 3pm.
- When out in the sun, use always a broad spectrum
sunscreen
. Use a sun screen that blocks UVA and UVB rays of at least SPF 15 or more.
- Reapply sunscreen generously every two hours and every time after swimming.
- Wear sun screen even in cloudy days.
- Use sun protection clothing and hats.
- Look for quality sunglasses that block the two types of sun rays. You can find a great variety of quality designer sunglasses for men and woman here
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- Don't forget to drink plenty of water to rehydrate the body.
- Pay special attention to children protection; they are more sensitive to sun burn.
- Don't forget that the best way to a safe tan is
self-tanning
.
Take care no to end up with a bad sunburn, but if you do and want to find out how to treat sunburn or a sunburn home treatment read the following article
sunburn treatment
.
Health Benefits Of Sunlight
Cheer up! Not everything about the sun is bad news. It has its benefits as well.
- The sun improve our mood.
- Helps with depression.
- Vitamin d and sunlight- Sunlight helps with the production of vitamin d.
- It has anti-inflammatory benefits for some skin diseases.
- Relieves rheumatic conditions.
Please remember that if you go out in the sun or sunbathing you should take these precautions seriously. It can safe you a lot of regret in the future.
Find out here more
health benefits of sunlight
.
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