It’s sunburn season… Don’t forget your sunscreen!
With the sun high in the sky, ultraviolet light is intense. Your skin is also at its lightest color because its melanin, the brown protective pigment in your skin, is at its lowest level right now. In other words, you will ABSOLUTELY fry in the sun without protection!
Sun burn results from too much sun or sun equivalent exposure. Sun burn is literally a burn on your skin. It is a burn from ultraviolet (UV)radiation. The consequence of this burn is inflammation of the skin. Injury can start within 30 minutes of exposure. Though small doses of sunshine are great for you, beyond 20 minutes and your immune system actually gets suppressed. In small doses, sunlight is a natural mood elevator and causes vitamin D levels increase. However, more than 20 minutes of ultraviolet light is actually harmful. UV light causes skin cancer and prematurely ages the skin. So, everyone needs to apply sunscreen if you’re exposed to the sun for more than 20 minutes. Melanin is your body’s own sunscreen. The darker your skin color, the more you have. The lighter your skin, the more important sunscreen is. Even if you have very dark skin, your own SPF level is only 16 and so you still need sunscreen.
At Triangle Vitamins, we recommend Kiss The Face Sunspray Lotion SPF 30
An SPF 15 with ultraviolet A coverage is just fine for daily use. But if you go to the beach or play sports or garden for more than a half an hour, use an SPF 30. Make sure the sunscreen has UVA coverage, because the SPF level on the label only refers to UVB. And the sun’s rays contain both UVA and UVB, and both of those are dangerous. Don’t forget lip balm with sunscreen, a hat to protect your scalp, and sunglasses to protect your eyes.
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Summer is a time to enjoy the outdoors and the beach, but you must protect your skin too. Come in to Triangle Vitamins today and purchase your bottle of KISS THE FACE Sunscreen for 20% off the purchase price.
STAY HEALTHY!
