| A moderate sun exposure has never harmed your | | | | Very sensitive which burns and never tans |
| skin. It helps in building vitamin D in your | | | | Tanning is very little but can burn easily |
| body which proves to be very beneficial for | | | | Tanning is gradual and burning is moderate |
| your body. It has been found that vitamin D | | | | Easily tans with less burns Tans abundantly |
| can minimize the cancer deaths with the | | | | and very rarely burns Least sensitive with |
| presence of enough vitamin D. With the | | | | less burns and heavy tanning |
| presence of pros, sun also has enough number | | | | |
| of cons in its bag. Due to sun's exposure you | | | | Self-Care Measures |
| can get a suntan or sun burn as well as sun | | | | |
| poisoning. We have glorified the suntan skin | | | | If you want to get a sun tan do it gradually |
| due to the continuous glaring visions of | | | | as over-exposing your skin for the first time |
| half-naked men and women running on the | | | | may just burn your skin |
| beach. But there is more truth to it than | | | | |
| what you see on the TV. Suntan causes skin to | | | | Avoid sun when it's at the peak i.e. between |
| deteriorate faster with a leathery, wrinkled | | | | 10 to 2 pm |
| skin which may be diseased by skin cancer. | | | | |
| | | | Wear a suntan lotion to avoid those UVB rays |
| Sun poisoning is also known as | | | | |
| Photodermatitis, sunburn or sun allergy. It | | | | An overcast weather dosen't mean safe from |
| is non-scientific term which mainly results | | | | UVB rays, it can still burn your skin. |
| in skin allergies. It affects people with | | | | |
| light-skin as they have less protective skin | | | | Keep your body hydrated by drinking good |
| pigment. Anyone for that matter can be | | | | amount of water |
| affected when over-exposed to the sun. Sun | | | | |
| poisoning occurs when combined with drugs, | | | | Have zinc oxide as your sunscreen |
| cosmetics, chemical and plants. If you have | | | | |
| been working in a farm and in contact with | | | | Use a sunscreen which has Parasol 1789 as it |
| the chemicals as well the plants it may cause | | | | helps in protecting your skin from |
| an allergic reaction. Wearing a certain | | | | ultra-violet rays |
| deodorant or using a certain kind of soap or | | | | |
| shampoo can also lead to an allergic reaction | | | | Apply sun screen at least 15 -20 minutes |
| for sun poisoning. Having medicines for blood | | | | before you head outside |
| pressure, birth control, diabetes or fungus | | | | |
| infection or ringworm can also be one of the | | | | Warning: The reader of this article should |
| causes for sun poisoning. Suntan affects | | | | exercise all precautionary measures while |
| differently to the different skin types. They | | | | following instructions on the home remedies |
| are slotted into six categories which depend | | | | from this article. Avoid using any of these |
| on the different skin types. | | | | products if you are allergic to it. The |
| | | | responsibility lies with the reader and not |
| The different skin types are- | | | | with the site or the writer. |
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