Monday, December 10, 2012

Reasons To Consider The Option Of A Suntan Spray

By Haywood Hunter


Many people like to be tan. It is a cultural beauty standard that healthy, fit people sport a nice tan. However, this is actually a very dangerous idea, because tanning can lead to skin cancer, as well as other issues such as premature wrinkles. Using a commercial suntan spray can help you avoid these problems, while still being golden brown.

Skin cancer caused by sun exposure is well-represented in modern media. UV light, which is a component of sunlight that is not visible to the human eye, can damage essential parts of skin cells. When these cells replicate, as all cells do, they grow out of control and become cancer. Excess sun exposure is a major risk factor for skin cancer.

Because UV light does not penetrate through the skin, it does not generally cause cancers other than those of the skin. Many skin cancer patients are relatively lucky and only develop small cancerous lesions which do not spread and are easily removed. However, one of the types of skin cancer, melanoma, is one of the deadliest cancers that exists.

Unwanted side effects of excess sun exposure are not limited to cancers. Spending too much time in the sun can also cause your skin to show effects of damage to cells in other ways. Two are these are premature and more extensive wrinkling, and the production of age spots.

Avoiding excess sun exposure is one of the easiest ways to safeguard your health. Use a light moisturizer with sunscreen in it, and makeup with an SPF of at least 15 on days when you will be going outside at all. Apply a sunscreen with a higher SPF for days during which you will spend many hours in the sun. Wear protective clothes, including hats, long sleeves, and more.

People often confuse getting sunburn with incurring skin damage. Actually, even people who rarely or never sunburn can be damaging their skin with excess exposure to the sun. Sunburning or not is not a good indicator of whether you skin is becoming damaged, and should not be relied on. This applies to both light and dark-skinned individuals.

Choosing a great suntan spray allows you to receive the benefits of looking great and staying healthy at the same time. Modern sprays can match your natural shade closely, and no one will ever know that it isn't natural. Your appearance isn't worth risking your health over, anyway, and now you don't have to choose-- use a tanner.




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