Sunscreens Decoded

Sunscreens Decoded: Whether television, radio, newspapers, magazines or the Internet, we are constantly bombarded with ads and the planting of different brands of sunscreen. As if that was not enough, we heard our friends, colleagues and acquaintances talk about their favorite brand of sunscreen, and how it works wonders for them or how they were lured by false claims against the sun’s rays on a particular brand of sunscreen and subsequent responses. So many brands and products, you are confused about the whole enterprise to protect against the sun? Read on to learn more …

What is SPF?
If no skin is exposed to sunlight, heat can also cause sunburn, skin darkening and premature aging, wrinkles and increases the risk of skin cancer from the sun Ultraviolet (UV) radiation. SPF stands for Sun Protection Factor, a factor that assessing how much sun protection and sunscreen lotion gives. SPF is obtained by calculation or by comparing the amount of time to a sunburn on protected skin to the amount of time it takes to sunburn on unprotected skin may cause irritation. Sunscreens and sunblocks with SPF as low as 2 to as high as 90: e

Sunscreen sunscreen vs
And what is the difference between sunblock and sunscreen when both protect against the sun’s rays on the skin? There are two types of UV radiation, UVA and UVB. UVA rays are harmful because they tend to long-term adverse effects on the skin. Since UVB rays cause sunburn and aging photographs. Cosmetic physician Dr Jamuna of Pai says: “Sunscreen gives a bit of filtering UVB radiation in the skin, while zinc oxide sunscreen, the skin from UV rays has completely removed.”

Dr. Kshama Vibhakar, consultant dermatologist, said. “There are two types of tanning lotions, suntan physical and chemical sunscreens Physical suncreens contain a maximum of SPF 20 and very small because of chemical sunscreens contain SPF, which is higher than 20 and contains various chemicals. So basically, how to increase SPF increases the amount of chemicals. “