Be a Beach Beauty

New year buzzing around, many of you will be spending it in GOA, KERALA, ALIBAUG, ANDAMAN NICOBAR ISLANDS, THAILAND etc.

Basically beach party are preferred for New Year’s Eve.

Beaches means Sun, and Sun means Skin Damaged.

Let’s see what Ultra Violet (UV) Rays are:

There are two types of UV rays, UV-A and UV-B.

UV-A rays: They are milder and only cause sunburn.

UV-B rays: They are the one who do all the harm, leading to aging and even skin cancer.

UV Hazards

In country like India, photo aging is considerably less as we have the protection of melanin pigment. People with fairer skin tend to tan and burn, blotch and peel easily.Sun also throws up pigmentation disorder.

Damage Control

 If you have got yourself a sunburn,

• Apply ICE PACKS to the area.
• Treat it gently (don’t wear clingy clothes for a while)
• Never exfoliate the affected area.
• Don’t spray perfume till the sunburn fades.
• Ice water, ice milked, cucumber act as a smoothers on sunburnt area.
• A yoghurt mask applied all over the body, left for 10mins, then washed off with cold water works wonders on suntanned skin.
• To remove a tan and brightened dull skin, mix one t-spoon oatmeal and enough yoghurt and apply.

SPF of 30 is vital for tropical country like India.Sunscreen contains Zinc oxide and Titanium Oxide, which reflects suns UV rays.It is believed that sun is mild in winter, WELL!!!!!! It is not, that same counts for cloudy weather.Application of Sunscreen is must.

GRAB that SUNSCREEN  

 Consider your skin type before you apply sunscreen.

DRY Skin: Choose sunscreen with a building moisturizer.

Oily Skin: Sunscreen needs to be washed off any applied every 2 hours, since the oil content in skin compromises the sunscreen affect.

MOST of the skin care products do have some UV-rays protection added to them.

So be vigilant, read the labels and pick products with sunscreen in them

Few sunscreens I would suggest are.

• Neutrogena sunscreen
• Lotus sunscreen
• Lacto calamine sunscreen

It’s better to be safe than to be sorry when it comes to your skin.