Tanned skin is not only beautiful, but also fraught with dangerous consequences. The most harmless of them is the long flaking of the upper layers of dead cells, and with a tendency to melanoma, cancer can also occur. That is why you need to sunbathe carefully, knowing the basic rules of protection from ultraviolet radiation.
Direct sunlight is the most harmful. They penetrate deep into the skin, but the protective pigment melanin in response is produced slowly, so that the person instantly "burns out". The skin turns red, dries up, requires treatment with anti-burn ointments and sprays, and then peels off with ugly flaps. That is why it is best to sunbathe when the star is farther from the zenith and closer to the horizon.
In the early morning and in the afternoon, the risk is much lower, and while the tan appears slowly, it lays down evenly and for a long time. It is also helpful to gradually lengthen the periods of sun exposure and gradually expose pale skin. In the early days at the beach or dacha, it is better to cover your shoulders and bare your legs, and then stay outdoors longer and gradually switch to more revealing clothes.
It is good to supplement these precautions with other measures. Cover the top of the head with a hat, nose and cheekbones with a visor or wide brim of a hat, eyes with dark glasses. A protective cream will make it safe to stay in the sun. Choose it according to your skin type and other circumstances. Naturally swarthy people will have enough of a low level of protection, and white-skinned people are better off playing it safe. It is important to decide on the type of filters for the physical cream work on the principle of a screen, reflecting ultraviolet light, but leave white traces and dry the skin. Cream with a chemical filter is easily absorbed, but it must be applied in advance and renewed every couple of hours.
It is worth remembering that the body's own protection from solar radiation is significantly undermined by the use of alcohol, spicy and spicy dishes, thorough washing with soap before and after sunbathing. It is especially dangerous to bask in the sun with a tendency to eczema, at the time of food poisoning, with fever, active tuberculosis or kidney problems.
