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Tips for choosing a sunscreen agent

tanning products or sun safety marketers are not only available in multiple forms including sprays, lotions, sticks, gels, etc.: they can also be targeted to different activities, age groups, and skin types. They are produced by both smaller (less well-known) manufacturers, as well as more popular brand manufacturers such as "Banana Boat", "ChapStick", "Clarins", "Clinique", "Coppertone", "Estee Lauder', 'Johnson's', 'Neutrogena', 'Oil of Olay' and 'Vaseline'.

In response to consumer demands, manufacturers have offered an ever-increasing number of products to choose from, many of which are aimed at specific markets. However, the variety of choices does not mean that it facilitates the selection process.

 Besides your skin type, here are some simple tips to consider when selecting from the variety of tanning and sun safety products available:
Chosen activity: Being outdoors is not the only element to consider when calculating your degree of sun exposure. You should also note the intensity with regard to climate, season, location, and time of day.

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•  For example, just because you're hiking in a cool mountainous region or snow skiing doesn't mean you should give up on caution. Wind and UV rays always appear to you, so it would be a good idea to protect yourself. Also consider any exposure to surfaces with reflective qualities (i.e. snow, water, sand, etc.), they can intensify UV damage. Activities that make you sweat or those that involve water (for example, basketball, jogging, sunbathing on a hot beach, bicycling, water skiing, jet skiing, parasailing, outdoor work, exercise air, etc.) have the potential to wash out your sunscreen, and therefore need to be absorbed as well.

 

Choose a sun safety product for these activities with UVA and UVB safety and an SPF of 15 or higher, when possible. As with water/sweat activities, choose a product that offers a waterproof or water-resistant agent. Tip: If appropriate, you should also consider dressing to cover as much skin as viable (eg, wearing long sleeves, a scarf or hat, pants or sweatpants).

 b) Age: There are only a few words of warning regarding age. First of all, health care providers do NOT recommend using alcohol-based sunscreens on children. And they do NOT recommend using sunscreen vendors of any kind on babies under 6 months. For children over 6 months, a lotion is the preferred form of sun safety, rather than a spray, for example. And the SPF must be at least 15. c)

 Use on your body: Your choice of tanning product also depends on where you are going to apply the lotion, gel, spray, or other forms. And it also depends on the health of the body area.

 For example, there are lip balms with safetysolaire (solid or gel-based), which not only helps lips but can also touch up blemishes quickly. Also, if you're trying to apply security to the fingers, ears, nose, and other small areas, a physical sunscreen agent, lotion, or gel may be easier than a spray. If you have dry skin, you can try a lotion or cream product. For oily skin, gel or alcohol-based sunscreens may be better choices. NB: A word of warning: Do not use alcohol-based products with inflamed or eczematous skin. Keeping the above considerations in mind, the starting point for choosing your tanning product or sun safety agent.