Sunscreens
Almost all of us expose our skin to the sun at lease a little during the course of the summer months. If you’re going to be in the sun for any amount of time, and you’re not covered with a sun hat and clothing that covers the rest of the body, one should use some kind of skin protection. The best thing to use would be a good sun block. If you don’t want to block the sun totally, and want to get a little tan, then what you will want to do is wear sunscreen. There are many people out there who don’t know the difference between sun screen and sun block.
The difference between sunscreen and sun block is simple. Sun blocks use white creams that are of an opaque color usually based with titanium dioxide, or zinc oxide, and reflect the suns rays so they don’t reach the sun. Sun screens, on the other hand, are based with chemicals like Paba that absorb the UV ray and allow it to tan without letting the radiation damage the skin cell. Even though sunscreens don’t block the sun entirely, you can still find sunscreen ingredients like titanium dioxide in sunscreen, if you find the right product. Some of the best sunscreens out there are the all natural titanium dioxide sunscreens. The natural sunscreens are generally made with more natural elements so that they are easier on your skin or for people that have a sunscreen allergy. Sometimes they are able to use organic sunscreen.
If you are going to be out in the sun, you should use some kind of sunscreen if you’re not going to use a sun block. If you have extra dry skin or even oily skin, sunscreen products are available now that are made specifically to treat your individual skin type. If you are the type that has sensitive skin, especially when it comes to fragrance based lotions, you can always find fragrance free sunscreen spray or lotions for your skin type. If you aren’t sure what product or company to go with, just look at your local tanning salon, or health and beauty store, and they usually have some kind of sample size sunscreen product for you to try.
More effective than sunscreen lotions or creams are probably the sunscreen clothing. Clothing is worn over the skin and can be easier to wear for covering more of the body parts that you want to protect. There are shirts, hats and other clothing accessories that come with SPF ratings to let you know how well they work at blocking, or filtering the sun’s UV rays. They also have different sunscreens out there for animals if you want to protect your pet. They have horse sun screen, and dog sunscreen lotion just to name a couple of them.
