What To Know About The Sun Tan Lotion

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By Haywood Hunter


Before all, it should be mentioned that a sun tan lotion is referred to any type of moisturizer or oil that is used for sun exposure. These products were created to reduce the risks of getting burned by sun, but leaving the possibility to bronze the skin. Before using a sun tan lotion from this category, it should be know that its utilization will not offer a maximum protection in front of sun rays.

In general the protection level of a sun tan lotion is equal to SPF 15 or under. Even if these products are offering a protection in front of the sun, at the same time can be used to accelerate the tanning process. But when this is possible, the sunscreen protection is not the maximum. For this reason kids and persons with light skins should avoid using products with minimum protection level.

The highest protection in front if UVA and UVB rays can be obtained only from a sunscreen product. This will be able to offer a high protection level and even to act as sun block. These products will protect not only the surface, but the lower levels of the epidermis as well. But when a high protection product is used, the tanning will be almost absent.

SPF protection for a sun tan lotion can start from 5 up to 8, but will never be higher than 15. Some of these lotions do not contain sunscreen ingredients at all. But the majority will help to obtain a faster tanning, due to the inclusion in the composition of a substance known as L-Tyrosine. Studies have showed that this ingredient stimulates the production of melanin.

The explanation of the tanning accelerator is that a faster tanning can be obtained due to the stimulation of blood flow to the surface layers of the skin. This way, the production of melanin will be also stimulated. As products containing tan accelerator are not having a very high SPF, when exposing to sun for long periods, a proper sunscreen protection should be used.

There is a variety of ingredients that can be included in a sun tan lotion. Therefore we can read in the composition about tea oil, copper, green tea and not only. As these lotions are also having the role to hydrate the skin, many of them are containing hempseed oil, a rich moisturizing. A hydrated skin will remain smooth and healthy in front of sun rays.

One of the purposes of the products from this category is the moisturizing of the skin. This is because the sun exposure can dehydrate the skin, and therefore this intervention is necessary to keep the skin healthy. The moisturizing ingredients are in general similar with the ones presented in a regular sun tan lotion, but with the tendency to eliminate the alcohol in them.

Even if a sun tan lotion can help to obtain faster a smooth tanned skin, it is not recommended to be used in case of a longer sun exposure. This is because the low SPF protection level will not be able to protect from sun burn. Therefore the usage of a proper sun tan lotion will reduce the probability of skin damage.




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