Tips to Protect Skin In and Out of the Sun

Tips to Protect Skin In and Out of the sun. To stay healthy and bright, the skin needs protection from the sun. As is known, sunlight contains ultraviolet (UV) A and B, which can cause a variety of skin problems. UV-B rays will be absorbed by the skin around five percent, resulting in sunburn. While UVA rays will be absorbed by the skin of 90 percent, so that will cause premature aging, skin cancer, hyperpigmentation, dull, and wrinkles.

"All people, especially women in Indonesia, it is necessary to consider the needs comprehensive protection against various harmful effects of UV A and B on the skin. Basically, there are several internal and external factors photoprotection (attempt to protect themselves from UV rays) that can help us to protect the skin from UV exposure, "said Dr. Mohamad Rachadian Ramadan, MD, some time ago in Jakarta.

Internal protection (of the body)

1. Gen body:

Every human being has a body color pigment called melanin, just different levels. Fortunately compared to the Europeans, the Indonesian have higher levels of melanin. This is evident from the Indonesian skin color is darker than the Europeans. Pigment or melanin proved instrumental to inhibit the burning of the skin. Indirectly, the higher levels of melanin in the skin, the risk of skin cancer will be smaller. "But this does not mean that you should not wear sunscreen or other photoprotection," he explained.

In addition, melanin also has many functions, for example, makes us look more youthful, inhibiting free radicals, to the risk of skin cancer that is smaller than the Europeans.

External protection (outside the body)

1. Physical:

To protect the skin from the dangers of sunburn, you can use a variety of physical properties such as long underwear and sunglasses. Refuge in the shadow of the trees, thick clouds, water, umbrella, or in the shadow of the building, can also help minimize the exposure of the skin to UV rays. However, UV rays can still penetrate all these physical properties.

2. Beauty filters

The most popular way to help reduce sun exposure to the skin is to wear sunscreen. Sunscreen cream will help reduce UV exposure to the skin. The use of sunscreen should be tailored to the activities and needs of the wearer.

"One thing to note is, the effectiveness of sunscreen is not dependent on high SPF. Because the most important thing is, this sunscreen should be comfortable and not sticky to wear every day, "he said.