All Entries in the "Sunburns" Category
What to Do with Your Sun Spots on Skin
Sun spots on skin are something that not too many people worry about because they think there is really no problem with getting a little sun damage every now and then. While a little sunlight is good for you on a daily basis, a lot of sun can actually end up causing a lot of [...]
Understanding SPF or the Sun Protection Factor
The term SPF stands for Sun Protection Factor and is supposed to indicate to us how much of protection we get from the harmful rays of the sun when we are out in the sun. We are often urged by skin care magazines and experts that we must slather on a lotion with “at least [...]
Little Known Treatment Effective for Correcting Sun Damage
This is a little known treatment, but it has been around for a number of years in the Cleveland area; it is the Obagi Nu-Derm treatment, which is a skin treatment used to repair sun damage. It is something referred to as the ‘gold standard’ in skin treatment. This treatment is required to be used [...]
The Common Tanning Myths and the Truth About Them
Getting a perfect summer tan is most of the time surrounded by a large number of myths. According to the rumors, the darker skin does not get sunburns, the hair gets shinier in the sun, the tan kills the pimples and SPF 30 sun block is completely useless. So lets see whether they are true [...]
It’s Summer – So Avoid The Damaging Sun
While summer may be welcome after a long dreary winter and spring, it can be harmful to your body if you are overexposed to sunshine and develop sunburn, or with extreme overexposure, develop cancer. To help people enjoy the sun without its harmful effects here are a few helpful tips provided by the Association of [...]
Wear Sunscreens To Protect Your Skin!
Protecting the skin from sun is vital in skin care routine. An overexposure to the sun can do a great deal of damage to the skin. It leads to sagging skin, wrinkles, sun burn, sun tan, heat stroke and also skin cancer. Wear sunscreen as part of skin care, to protect the skin from these [...]
84% of Sunscreens Don’t Work: Study
The study, conducted by Environmental Working Group (EWG), a Washington-based nonprofit, looked at over 400 peer-reviewed articles on sunscreen ingredients. It found that many of the most popular sunscreens break down quickly in the sun or are not blocking many harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays. Rankings in the July 2007 issue of Consumer Reports revealed a [...]
Excellent Ways To Get Better Sunburn Relief!
Summertime! Searching for better sunburn relief? Here are excellent ways to get rid of those annoying sunburns. Summertime, your skin mainly overexposes to sun reluctantly. This over exposure of your skin to sun is the main source for many kinds of skin conditions like sunburns. If your skin gets exposed to certain harmful rays, especially [...]
Avoid Confusion Between Sunblock And Sunscreen!
Worried about protecting your skin from harmful UV rays? Sunblock is very helpful in protecting your skin from UV rays emerging from sun. A sunblock can physically block the absorption of UV rays of your skin. It is usually categorized into two types: one is physical sun block and other is chemical sunblock. The most [...]
Having Pain With Sunburns? Relieve Your Pain And Discomfort With Natural Sunburn Treatments!
Sunburn is an inflammation of the skin that develops due to overexposure to the sun. It also develops when the exposure of the skin to the ultraviolet light rays go beyond the ability of the body’s melanin (protective pigment) to protect the skin. Sunburns are very painful and usually heal within a couple of weeks. [...]
