Contents:
- Medical Video: Sun Safe Play Everyday!
- Safe tips to prevent sunburn during outdoor activities
- 1. Use a sunscreen or hat
- 2. Take shelter at certain times
- 3. Take certain vitamins
- 5. Eating foods rich in antioxidants
Medical Video: Sun Safe Play Everyday!
Living outdoors can make the skin sunburn if you are not careful. In the end, this can increase your risk of dangerous skin cancer.However, avoiding the sun is not a good solution at all. Here are some tips that you can check to avoid the risk of sunburn when you are busy doing activities.
Safe tips to prevent sunburn during outdoor activities
Adequate exposure to sunlight is still relatively safe, even beneficial. Vitamin D, which your body produces by itself from sun exposure is very necessary to maintain bone health. Sunlight can also help reduce your risk of cancer of melanoma or skin cancer. Vitamin D from sunlight can even help you lose weight.
However, you have been in the hot sun for a long time if your skin has turned a little reddish (if your skin is brown) or pale pink (if you are white or pale).
So, to avoid the risk of sunburn during activity, take a look at the following guidelines:
1. Use a sunscreen or hat
Sunbathing is indeed useful, but not too long. If your activity or work requires you to heat outside for a long time, wear a special sunscreen for the face and for the body.
Sunscreen can prevent sunburn that burns, while preventing the risk of skin cancer. Make sure your sunscreen has SPF of at least 30 and says "Broad Spectrum" which can protect you from UVA and UVB radiation. Ideally, sunscreen should be applied again every two hours or as often as possible if you sweat profusely or out of the water (for example when swimming)
To be safer, you can protect a face that is exposed to sunlight with a hat with a wide edge.
2. Take shelter at certain times
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), you only need to sunbathe at least 5 to 15 minutes on your arms, hands and face, for two to three times a week without using sunscreen. The recommended sunbathing time for the Indonesian region is from 10am to 2pm.
Limit when the body is exposed to sunlight, especially between 10 am and a maximum of 4 pm. Outside of this time, shelter in the shade, use an umbrella, or stop by in a cool, closed place.If you are hot for a long time, protect yourself with long sleeves and a hat.
3. Take certain vitamins
Also consider taking certain vitamins, one of which isastaxanthin to get extra protection from sunburn. Astaxanthin is a powerful antioxidant (as well as pigment) produced by water algae to respond to UV light.
Usually, it takes daily consumption for several weeks until your body's tissues do enough absorption and are ready to provide protection from being exposed to sunlight
5. Eating foods rich in antioxidants
Eating healthy foods that contain natural antioxidants is another useful strategy to provide protection from the risk of sunburn. Fresh vegetables and fruits provide the nutrients your body needs to maintain the balance of omega-6 and omega-3 in the skin, which is your first protection against sunlight.
Vegetables also provide many useful antioxidants for the body that will help fight free radicals caused by sunlight, which can cause aging and skin cancer.
