How to naturally protect your skin from the sun
In this article, we'll give you several tips for protecting your skin from the sun during the summer months.
- Use a natural sunscreen.
- Drink water to maintain skin hydration.
- Wear long sleeves and a cap or hat to protect yourself from direct sun exposure.
- Quit smoking to prevent premature skin aging.
- Change your way of showering , in summer, take short showers with warm water.
Let's take a closer look at each of them.
Use a natural cream to protect your skin from the sun
We start with the most obvious advice: using a natural sunscreen.
Many people think you should only use sunscreen if you're at the beach, sunbathing, or enjoying a day at the community or local pool. But the truth is, you should use sunscreen if you're going to spend several hours outdoors, to avoid sunburn. You won't realize you've sunburned until you can't go back. That's why it's so important to protect your skin from the sun and avoid direct sun exposure during the peak hours of the day, between 12:00 and 17:00.
The factor you use depends greatly on your skin type, but it is recommended to start with a minimum of 15 SPF and work your way up to 50 SPF for more sensitive and fair skin.
Sunscreen duration calculation: SPF x 10 minutes
It's also important to know the protection period our cream offers. To calculate it easily, we can use this formula:
Example: if an SPF 30 cream is used, the effect would last 300 minutes or five hours, although sweat, sand, water, or clothing influence it, therefore, it is recommended to reapply it every 2 hours at most , or after each bath.
Drink water to maintain skin hydration
Although one of our favorite summer activities is hanging out on a terrace with friends and a nice cold beer, we must remember to drink plenty of water.
Because?
Water has thousands of benefits for our health. One of the most important is that it hydrates your internal organs and, consequently, your skin.
When you burn your skin, the sunburn will absorb water from the rest of your body. This isn't to say that drinking water will prevent you from getting burned, but it does help a lot with recovery. Water will also give your skin that glow we all crave.
And how much water do you need to drink?
Well, like many things, it depends, but the recommendation is to drink between 2-2.5 liters of water a day, but it depends a lot on each person. The ideal is not to wait until you are thirsty to drink; when you are thirsty, the internal dehydration process has already begun.
Wear long sleeves and protect your face from the sun
We've now reached one of the most difficult tips to understand. It's best to wear long sleeves on sunny days.
We know, in the summer people wear short sleeves, shorts, swimsuits, or bikinis, but have you noticed that the different peoples who live in the deserts and hottest regions of the planet cover their bodies completely? There must be a reason, right?
Yes, it is advisable to wear long-sleeved clothing and caps or hats to protect our skin from prolonged exposure to the sun .
There are specific long-sleeved summer clothes that won't let you die of heat. There are specific "sun protection" clothing that protects your skin from ultraviolet rays. The label detailing this protection, identified as UPF, will help you identify sun-protective clothing, which can now be purchased at department stores or sportswear stores.
Another good option is to wear clothes made of natural fabrics, such as cotton or linen , which are also cool and allow the skin to breathe.
Quit smoking to take care of your skin
Speaking of measures you can take to protect your skin , there is one measure that ages our skin very quickly and that is smoking.
We all know the risks smoking poses to our lungs, but we often ignore the effects it has on our skin. Smoking severely damages your body's collagen and elastin , causing premature wrinkles. Smoking also appears to be linked to skin cancer.
For your health, and that of those around you, we advise you to quit smoking.
Change the way you shower
And to finish our list, let's talk about a daily routine: the shower, or the bath.
It's something we've done almost every day of our lives. However, some people are doing it wrong.
As?
The sun and heat are very damaging to your skin, and you need to wash it more gently in the summer.
This means shorter showers , using warm water instead of hot, and paying special attention to the body hygiene products we use, with natural and organic cosmetic shampoos and gels being 100% recommended.
What types of products should you use in the shower?
For example, instead of using ordinary body wash, switch to a natural soap . Natural soap is full of oils containing vitamins and essential fatty acids, which gently cleanse while protecting your skin's hydrolipidic layer.
After a shower, it's important to dry thoroughly and apply a facial cream to hydrate and nourish your face, and a body cream or oil to restore, nourish, and hydrate your skin after sunbathing and to treat any minor burns.
In short, in summer our skin is constantly exposed to the sun, so we must take extra care of it to preserve our health.
We want you to take care of yourself, and make sure premature aging isn't a concern. We want you to focus on enjoying the summer. To take the best care of your skin, we especially recommend our natural face creams and our organic body line.
