A moderate sun exposure has never harmed your skin. It helps in building vitamin D in your body which proves to be very beneficial for your body. It has been found that vitamin D can minimize the cancer deaths with the presence of enough vitamin D. With the presence of pros, sun also has enough number of cons in its bag. Due to sun’s exposure you can get a suntan or sun burn as well as sun poisoning. We have glorified the suntan skin due to the continuous glaring visions of half-naked men and women running on the beach. But there is more truth to it than what you see on the TV. Suntan causes skin to deteriorate faster with a leathery, wrinkled skin which may be diseased by skin cancer.
Sun poisoning is also known as Photodermatitis, sunburn or sun allergy. It is non-scientific term which mainly results in skin allergies. It affects people with light-skin as they have less protective skin pigment. Anyone for that matter can be affected when over-exposed to the sun. Sun poisoning occurs when combined with drugs, cosmetics, chemical and plants. If you have been working in a farm and in contact with the chemicals as well the plants it may cause an allergic reaction. Wearing a certain deodorant or using a certain kind of soap or shampoo can also lead to an allergic reaction for sun poisoning. Having medicines for blood pressure, birth control, diabetes or fungus infection or ringworm can also be one of the causes for sun poisoning. Suntan affects differently to the different skin types. They are slotted into six categories which depend on the different skin types.
The different skin types are-
Very sensitive which burns and never tans Tanning is very little but can burn easily Tanning is gradual and burning is moderate Easily tans with less burns Tans abundantly and very rarely burns Least sensitive with less burns and heavy tanning
Self-Care Measures
If you want to get a sun tan do it gradually as over-exposing your skin for the first time may just burn your skin
Avoid sun when it’s at the peak i.e. between 10 to 2 pm
Wear a suntan lotion to avoid those UVB rays
An overcast weather dosen’t mean safe from UVB rays, it can still burn your skin.
Keep your body hydrated by drinking good amount of water
Have zinc oxide as your sunscreen
Use a sunscreen which has Parasol 1789 as it helps in protecting your skin from ultra-violet rays
Apply sun screen at least 15 -20 minutes before you head outside
