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Beach Beauty
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Too much exposure to the sun on beach may cause
under-eye skin crinkles, blackheads and acne on nose, cold lip
sores, red and scaly temples and broken blood vessels. To avoid
these unwanted signs of old age, be sure to use moisturizers and
sunscreens or sun blocks that suit your skin type and never forget
to wear UV-protected sunglasses and hat to a beach. Today other
beauty products with SPF are also available in the market such as
concealers and lipsticks. You can use waterproof and
water-resistant eyeliners, mascaras and bronzers to look like a
glamorous mermaid too Contrary to the popular belief, tanning is not
safe for skin and may cause skin burning, wrinkles
and skin cancer. One must
remember that sun can damage the skin
within a few minutes and can harm the skin on apparently cloudy
days. The sun can damage the skin even more at higher altitudes
and on an average at every 1,000-foot height can damage the skin by
4 % more. You can calculate how frequently to apply your sunscreen
on the beach by multiplying its SPF number (which determines the
protection against burning by UVB rays) with 20 (which incidentally
is the number of minutes skin can endure sun), so SPF 15 should stay
on for about 300 minutes or five hours. |
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However, this is not exactly
correct or swimming and sweating can wash off your sunscreen and you
may need to reapply it after 60 to 90 minutes. To block off UVA
rays, check the ingredients for avobenzone, titanium dioxide, zinc
oxide, Parsol 1789, butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane or Mexoryl SX.
Sunscreens come in water resistant formulas that
are sure to stay on for 90 minutes even if your are swimming.
Lip-glosses with SPF are quite effective in preventing dried sun
burned lips while liquid foundation and eye shadows are sure to wash
out with first few perspiration drops. Cocoa butter is great at
preventing peeling and to re-moisturizing the skin while eye
drops are a great help in case some sand particles reach your eyes
with the wind. Deodorants or antiperspirants, beach wear and two
towels are a must of course, one to lie down on one to dry you
off. You may also need a beach mat or beach blanket and be sure to
wear flat and sneakers to make walking easier. |
| from I Love
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