Importance of Sunscreen
You can’t avoid stepping out in the Sun. While we get essential Vitamin D from the Sun, it can also cause damage to your skin. Its harmful rays can accelerate skin changes by 24%. And, can give you dark spots, fine lines and wrinkles. You must always wear a Sunscreen and should always carry it with you.
Maturing skin and Sunscreen
A mature skin has special needs. Considering today’s lifestyle, our bodies are low on nutrition. The situation further worsens after 30. The cell renewal becomes slow and skin takes 1.5 times more time to refresh and rejuvenate. This makes skin look dull. The DNA mutation caused by UV rays at this age has lasting effects and result in various signs of skin problems. The good news is that you can prevent all this just by picking up a best sunscreen suited for your needs. Wondering, what should you look for in a sunscreen for a mature skin?
SPF stands for Sun Protection Factor. The rating denotes the extent of protection offered by a Sunscreen. It is a measurement of the fraction of Sun’s harmful rays that get to your skin. A sunscreen with SPF – 50 allows 1/50 of Sun’s dangerous rays to reach to your skin.
SPF Rating for a mature skin
For a mature skin a minimum SPF rating of 30 is recommended.
SPF Rating % UV Blocked
2 - 50
15 - 93
30 - 97
50 - 98
After 30s, skin needs more UV protection cream and you should opt for a higher SPF rating. So, if you use a Sunscreen with lower SPF protection, it is time for a change .
SPF rating tells you the protection offered by a sunscreen against UVB rays. But, UVB rays are not the only rays that can harm your skin. There is another component of Sun’s rays that most sunscreens fail to stop. The UVA rays. While UVB and UVA rays are responsible for tanning and sunburn, leading to wrinkles, freckles and sun spots. A broad spectrum Sunscreen is a must have for a mature skin. It offers ultimate protection from UVA & UVB rays and diminishes the development of sun spots and hyper-pigmentation.
For best results, apply Sunscreen 30 minutes prior to the exposure to the Sun.
Be generous, cover all the parts with Sunscreen and reapply after every 2 hours.
Apply the right amount. If you apply half the recommended amount of SPF -30, it will give you the same protection as a Sunscreen with SPF – 5.5.
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