The Importance Of Caring For The Skin With After-Sun Care Products After Exposure To The Sun

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JAKARTA - Everyone knows the importance of applying sunscreen with a high SPF 20 minutes before exposure to sunlight. Some experts even recommend replicas every hour as long as the skin is exposed to sunlight in order to maintain protection against dangerous sunlight. During the rainy season, there is a common misconception that sunscreen is not necessary because the sun does not shine as bright as summer. In fact, the Sunscreen rules must still be used every morning in existing conditions or absence from the sun.

In addition to sunscreen, the use of after-sun care products is also as important. After-sun care, as the name suggests, it means caring for the skin after exposure to the sun. Sunscreen alone is not enough. The sun produces UV rays that are harmful and damage the skin. Sunlight exposure without proper skin protection in the short term can cause the skin to burn or dry.

However, in the long term, this can lead to various skin conditions ranging from premature aging to skin cancer. In fact, 90 percent of premature skin aging is caused by sunlight. The use of ordinary sunscreen only lasts for 80 minutes, even less than 2 hours.

After-suncare has become a necessity, by minimizing damage caused by dangerous solar ultraviolet rays. Now there are products that specifically focus on post-ex exposure skin protection. Because SPF only provides protection for almost 80 minutes, even if you work in a bright room or with lots of windows. Your skin will require a lot of attention at the end of the day because sunlight damages your skin.

There are various steps that you may take to treat your skin after exposure to the sun. Often exfoliate because one of the biggest reasons behind dull and uneven skin is the buildup of dead skin cells that have been damaged by sun exposure. Soft exfoliators can change the condition of your skin because they remove dead skin cells collected on the skin. Using exfoliators twice or even three times a week if necessary is healthy practice.

Apart from exfoliation, retinol products must also be included in your daily skincare routine. Retinol and peptide are popular terms used in the world of skin care. The use of this product is not necessarily to remove wrinkles, as many people assume.

Retinol tends to be a derivative of Vitamin A which functions to reverse damage caused by sunlight by improving collagen production. However, the content of retinol is usually too hard. Start using retinol-based cream every two nights until your skin is used to it. If irritation appears, just use peptide-based cream.

Then, combine sunscreen with Vitamin C. The use of this powerful material with sunscreen can be an interesting solution to overcome skin problems due to exposure to sunlight. While sunscreen provides a broad spectrum of UV light, Vitamin C helps increase its potential.

Vitamin C works as the best antioxidant, neutralizes the free radical produced by sunlight, and provides an extra layer of protection on your skin. Use Vitamin C serum before applying your sunscreen, and feel for yourself the difference.

Indeed, sunscreen alone is not enough. The use of extra skincare products to restore the skin from the sun takes 5 minutes. But surely, this will pay off in the long term, making you have smooth, clean, and glowing skin.