Saturday, April 6, 2013

Reasons To Consider Applying A Suntan Spray

By Haywood Hunter


For many years, people who wanted to get a nice bronzed look went out and laid in the sun. While this works for the most part, it also makes you vulnerable to a number of skin conditions related to excess sun exposure. Some of them are merely annoying, while others can prove fatal. Combined, they make up the reasons to considering using a suntan spray.

In current news, skin cancer due to excess sun exposure is a popular subject. Scientists have recognized that extended exposure to UV light, which is a non-visible component of sunlight, can cause mutations in cellular DNA. Because the skin is the most exposed to the sun, it is the most affected. These cells, which grow in an abnormal manner due to the mutations caused by sunlight, are cancer.

UV light affects the skin alone for the most part, because it does not penetrate past this biological barrier. The most common type of skin cancer is fairly treatable and not likely to spread. However, a very dangerous form of skin cancer that often spreads and proves fatal can also occur. It is called malignant melanoma.

From a beauty perspective, there are additional reasons not to spend too much time in the sun. It has been proven that sun exposure contributes to the development of wrinkles in later years. Age spots can also appear due to excessive time spent in the sun.

Avoiding excess sun exposure is one of the easiest ways to safeguard your health. Use a light moisturizer with sunscreen in it, and makeup with an SPF of at least 15 on days when you will be going outside at all. Apply a sunscreen with a higher SPF for days during which you will spend many hours in the sun. Wear protective clothes, including hats, long sleeves, and more.

People often confuse getting sunburn with incurring skin damage. Actually, even people who rarely or never sunburn can be damaging their skin with excess exposure to the sun. Sunburning or not is not a good indicator of whether you skin is becoming damaged, and should not be relied on. This applies to both light and dark-skinned individuals.

Using a suntan spray is a great way to look good and still keep yourself healthy. Modern sprays no longer leave orange stripes or turn people bizarre colors, and can be used by almost anyone. Shades exist for a variety of realistic-looking colors, including those that gradually get darker like a tan would. Safeguard your health - use a tanner.




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