How to Protect your Skin from Sun – Part 2

In the previous article, we have discussed why to protect your skin from UVA and UVB rays and some important knowledge about sunscreen gel – for sun protection.

Here we come up with part -2 of this article, we will discuss more on gel sunscreen for face and why it's soo important. Let's get started, if you miss reading the part - 1 click here to read.

How and when to use Gel sunscreen

It is important to remember that the thickness of the sunscreen layer you applied is the whole essence of protection from the sun. This is why it’s important you should know how to use it.

Gel sunscreen should be applied to all treatments and before makeup (if you use it). It is because it must be applied on top of the care. After all, if you spread a regular cream on top of the sunscreen layer, you will rub the protection layer, and it will not be uniform.

And because moisturizing will not reach the skin through makeup. Mke sure Makeup should be applied over Sunscreen because what's the point of applying some other cream on top of the foundation? It will smear. The essence of makeup is that it is on the surface of the skin.

Foundations do not destroy protection because filters absorb radiation and do not need to be on the surface. Analogy: if you wear a T-shirt over a sweater, it will not destroy the sweater's warmth.

Between applying Sunscreen and makeup, it is better to wait 5-10 minutes to dry and fix the Sunscreen, so the protection becomes more reliable. I usually don't wait for that much. Time in the sun damage.

Apply it with patting movements for the makeup to damage and break the protection layer as little as possible. There is no need to wait between the application of the care and the Sunscreen, but evaluate what can presumably happen.

For example, if your skin care product is wet and greasy and the layers mix upon application, you don't get an even thick layer of uv protection. So it is probably best to wait until the care is absorbed.

A little about makeup with SPF, day creams and sunscreen sprays

Decorative cosmetics rarely have a sun protection factor above 15 and even less often protects against UVA radiation. Therefore, even if your foundation has a sun protection factor SPF of 30-50, you will never apply the foundation or powder needed for complete protection.

It also applies to bb- and cc-creams. Therefore, I ask you not to rely on filters in decorative cosmetics and to use a separate sunscreen.

The same goes for SPF 15 day creams. As for the sprays, they are practically useless as the main protection.

It is impossible to create good coverage with them. Most of the product settles on all surrounding surfaces, is blown away by the wind and, most unpleasant, and is inhaled.

And even if you use Sunscreen in a spray, you need to rub it with your hands and not just leave it sprayed on the exposed skin. Sprays can be used to renew the protection on the face over the top of the makeup. It's the same with powders.

What happens if you use a Gel sunscreen SPF 50?

The ability of a medium to absorb light depends on the wavelength of the absorbed wave and the concentration and thickness layer of this substance. The law is stunningly obvious, and in theory, if you mix the two, the result is a protection factor that equals something in between.

As you probably already know, not every theoretical calculation works in practice.

First, the SPF value does not directly depend on the concentration of the filters. There are thousands of factors that determine the value. Not to mention that the filters are contained in the base of the cream, and it dilutes the concentration.

Secondly, the SPF indicated on the package will be the same if you smear the recommended 1.25 ml only on your face, and few people smear that much. As a result, how much protection you have there is unknown, but less than what is written on the bank. Therefore, no one can tell which SPF values??you are layering.

But if you layer two creams, then the SPF value is likely to increase simply because the layer gets thicker. The main thing is to try not to mix them but to layer them.

Gel sunscreen and vitamin D

Of course, the sun plays an important role in the synthesis of vitamin D. But using broad spectrum sunscreen does not cause vitamin D deficiency for several reasons:

• No sunscreen protects 100% from the sun.
• Few people put on so much Sunscreen to provide the best possible protection.
• To get the required amount of vitamin D, you need to be in the sun for 10-15 minutes a day.

What's more, Sunscreen helps maintain proper vitamin D levels because people are not afraid to be in the sun with it. Several materials:

A study shows that people who protect themselves from the sun by wearing closed clothing and sitting indoors have a risk of vitamin D deficiency, while those using Sunscreen do not.

Two - an Australian study with a control group that no person was vitamin D deficient in Sunscreen. Not a single one.

Three

• a study that Sunscreen can only slightly reduce the synthesis of vitamin D., But this does not affect the overall level and health.

Four is a great overview of the issue, which has brought up virtually all of the existing research on the topic. But, no, there is no link between Sunscreen and vitamin D deficiency.

Final recommendations

• Choose a cream with an SPF of at least 30 or higher
• It must be labeled with UVA protection, depending on the country of origin.
• For sensitive skin, choose inorganic filters because they are less likely to cause allergies.
• Apply gel sunscreen half an hour before sun exposure
• Reapply sunscreen after every three hours.
• Remember to wear ear protectors and the back of your neck.
• Sunscreen is always the last step before makeup.
• Wait for the Sunscreen to dry and absorb before applying the foundation. It usually takes no more than 10 minutes.
• It is possible to apply the tone over the Sunscreen, but it is better with patting movements or a sponge.
• Update every two hours if you are outdoors.
• If you use persistent Sunscreen, then wash it off as permanent makeup. If your Sunscreen is not persistent, wash it off as usual.
• Avoid the open sun whenever possible, even if you are covered with protection.

We all are stuck at home due to this coronavirus all other shops and beauty parlors are closed because of this pandemic. But don't worry you’ll get more time to take care of skin and hair care at home during this lockdown period.