Sunscreen Guide

If you go out in the summer, you must expect the sun to shine even in the worst Central European weather. Due to the season alone, you usually wear short clothing, which is why a lot of skin is exposed to direct sunlight. In particular, after the long and light winter, the skin is no longer used to the strong sunlight and by a reduced amount of melanin, so the dark skin pigment, relatively defenseless against the high-energy UV radiation. Although the sensitivity of each skin type differs, it is in any case the better choice to be overcautious than to be careless. That’s why a good one sun protection indispensable for the skin. The market offers a large selection of creams and sprays from various manufacturers with a wide variety of sun protection factors. As the need for light protection and also the sensitivity of the skin to the other additives in the sun protection Depending on each individual, it can be difficult to find a suitable product. You should therefore compare the products and if necessary different sun protection Try creams.

The most important criterion: the sun protection factor

How much protection the skin needs depends on the skin type. This describes the brightness of the skin or the amount of skin pigments that are contained in it. The more skin pigments are present, the better the skin can protect itself from the UV radiation of the sun. If many pigments are included, they absorb the UV light, absorb its energy and release it as heat energy back to the environment. As fewer pigments are present, the likelihood that UV rays are hitting the DNA in cells becomes increasingly greater. If this happens, it can be damaged and with each new damage increases the likelihood that the body can not repair the damage in time and it comes to skin cancer. For this reason, it is important to choose a sun protection factor that suits the skin type. In addition, there are guidelines, how long to deal with sun protection stay in the sun, which you have to stick to. Even with sun protection the skin is not completely shielded and the damage accumulates over time. Sunscreen creams fall into the categories low, medium, high and very high with protection factors of 6 or 10; 15, 20 or 25; 30 and 50 and 50+ divided.

Further selection criteria

For the selection of a suitable sunscreen, however, not only the sensitivity of the skin with respect to the UV radiation of the sun is important. Many people also have skin that is sensitive to other things, so they may be sensitive to some sunscreen creams. In particular, some fragrances or other additives which are added for cosmetic reasons may cause skin irritation or even allergic reactions. Nor, in such cases, is that an appropriate product has been insufficiently tested before it has been approved for sale, but is an individual incompatibility. Since it is hardly possible to say in advance whether you can tolerate a sunscreen or not well, it makes sense to catch up with different opinions and possibly try out whether one makes the same good experiences with a product, as other users. A good approach is, however, if you stick to the products of well-known manufacturers of cosmetics products. One of the best known manufacturers in this field is Nivea. Here the Nivea Sun sun spray with improved formula and SPF 50+ in the 200 ml spray bottle with protection & care for the skin has proven itself. It is suitable for the lightest skin types, as well as for persons with sensitive skin.