How to avoid skin damage in the sun?

Use cream for the face or dry skin, and lotion for the body, spray for oily/combination skin
Apply sun protection generously for maximum effect.
Sun-screens with good skin care activity substitute for your normal day cream
Do not stay too long in the sun, even while using a sunscreen product
Avoid the most aggressive UV radiation between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. by staying in the shade
Take along gat cap or hat for your head, sun-glasses, and your sun-screen if you stay out in the sun for more than 2 h
Go into the shade when the protection time your sun-screen gave you runs out (see table)
Re-apply the sunscreen every 90 minutes to maintain its full protection effect
Re-apply frequently to maintain protection, especially after perspiring, swimming, showering or towelling.
An overcast sky or shade do not protect from sunburn - use sun protection
If you had sunburn the day before, you should avoid the sun for at least one day or stay in the shade
Over-exposure to the sun is a serious health threat
Certain drugs have a photosensitising effect. Ask for medical advice
Apply sunscreen also on cloudy days when you stay in the open for a longer time. UV passes even through clouds.
Apply sunscreen even as you stay in the shade on a sunny day. Some UV reaches even through dense leaves, or the cloth of shades, awnings and sun-blinds
Apply sun screen even if you stay inside when you sit close to a window or in your car for a longer time on a sunny day. Some UV pases even through glass
Apply sunscreen under your clothing if you send a long time out in the sun. Some UV passes thorough clothes, especially if the fabirc is loosely woven, or light coloured, or wet.

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