TAME THE SUN

Ah! It is good to expose her body to the rays of the sun ! Yes, provided you do not abuse it and protect his skin because UV play a major role in the process of skin aging. By penetrating deep into the dermis, they can certainly cause damage invisible in the short run but irreversible and cumulative over time, causing premature wrinkles.

Each skin's sun protection

Since UVA rays are also harmful as UVB, a sunscreen must protect on both fronts. You must also take into account the degree of protection (IP) over it, the higher the protection is great. The correct method is to use a high index until the tan is initiated, then adopt a weaker protection to allow the skin to take care of themselves without being overprotected. A sunscreen is only effective if it covers all exposed skin and its implementation is regularly renewed, that is to say every two hours or more often if swimming or sweating.

Know your skin type

We are not all equal before the sun. Within hours, dark skin already have a tan, which is not the case for clearer skin. To avoid imprudent, it is important to know your skin type, which determines your ability to tan.

• Phototype I (milky skin) is incapable of tanning and requires extreme protection (IP 30 and over).
• The phototype II and III (fair skin who burn easily) must use high indices (PI 20 the first days, then 15).
• The phototype IV and V (dark skin to tan easily) can start with a IP 15 and then gradually reduce to 10 and 5.
• The phototype VI (highly pigmented skin) are naturally protected but does not make them invulnerable. A little protection (IP 5) is always recommended.

In all cases expose yourself gradually and never the hottest hours.