Skin protecting!

**rohit147** · #1 (**permalink**) 10-07-2007, 01:16 AM

The sun, is the environmental factor that is most harmful to the health and appearance of the skin. Ultraviolet radiation from sunlight can cause permanent damage to the skin. It can cause the skin to sag, lose elasticity and form wrinkles. Severe sunburn can even cause skin cancer.

Sunscreen and foundation protects the skin against the damaging ultraviolet rays. It also shields your face from direct contact with dirt or pollutants in the air and helps the skin against loosing its necessary moisture.

Sunscreen's come in lotions and creams. A sunscreen with the sun protection factor (SPF) of number 10 can block most of the sun's ultraviolet radiations before it can damage the skin. The SPF number indicates the length of time, the product will protect the skin. Sunscreen's should be applied at least 10 minutes before you go out in the sun.

**uglyduckling** · #2 (**permalink**) 15-07-2007, 02:13 PM

I use moisturizer that has an SPF of 15. Sometimes I have doubts about whether these sunscreen work , especially after what I heard in the news a couple of years ago. Apparently they don't give much protection as it says on the packet. In this science mag I read, there was an article on this... revealing that the sunscreen only protects from one type of ultra violent ray, UVB and not UVA...so that means, while we're somewhat protected from those UVB rays, the UVA are penetrating into our skin and we get more of it. Something like that. :(

Sunsccreen makes my skin feel greasy. But I have no problem with that, its just that it stings my eyes so I try not to rub my eyes when its itchy or the cream/lotion would get in and...erggh it really is irritating. >=[

**cutesky** · #3 (**permalink**) 19-07-2007, 04:50 AM

i use shiseido spf 55 and i think it works well for me

**LittleKungFuGirl** · #4 (**permalink**) 20-07-2007, 02:10 AM

I use Hawaiian Tropic sunscreen with an SPF of 60+. It also has an orange cream smell. It`s utterly compatible with my skin, and I seldom break out while using it.

**cindybeez** · #5 (**permalink**) 28-07-2007, 12:57 PM

my moisturizer does not have spf...i only use those with spf when i go to the beach.. usually i use shiseido spf 50..its pretty nice...it doesnt have the oily feeling