Every time we go to the beach, we cannot avoid the sun, which is a big factor causing bad conditions for your skin. Let’s join Sun Kiss Hotel to find out why we must use sunscreen.

1.Sunscreen helps protect skin from UV rays

UV rays, including UVB and UVA rays, can darken your skin in 5 minutes when exposed to strong sunlight. The time from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. is when UV rays are at their strongest. Even when the weather is cloudy or shady, UV rays can still penetrate and affect your skin.

So you definitely need to apply sunscreen when going to the beach. Not only that, due to its strong radiation properties, UVA rays can still penetrate glass windows, causing harm to the skin.

2. Anti-aging skin

UVB rays cause skin to darken while UVA rays are the cause of aging from within, inhibiting collagen production and destroying existing collagen. Therefore, using sunscreen helps your skin limit collagen loss and prevent premature skin aging.

3. Preventing skin cancer

UV rays have extremely harmful effects, causing damage to your skin, leading to abnormal growth of epidermal cells and the development of cancer.

Sunscreen will protect your skin from direct attack of UV rays and prevent cancer.

4. Protection from acne

Sunlight is one of the reasons that makes acne worse. Using sunscreen helps your skin become healthier and prevents the entry of acne-causing bacteria.

Some sunscreens are also supplemented with antibacterial active ingredients, reducing the skin's sebum excretion, controlling oil, and limiting the penetration of acne-causing bacteria.

5. Preventing the formation of dark spots, melasma, and freckles

UVB rays have a wavelength of 315-280nm, which is the reason for the formation of dark spots, melasma, and freckles on the skin. Using sunscreen helps protect the skin barrier, preventing the skin from weakening.

Having that said, you should absolutely consider applying sunscreen when going to the beach, where sunlight is high in density, and should use a type with a minimum SPF index of 30. Normally, sunscreen is only effective within 2 to 3 hours, so you should reapply after this time to give your skin the best protection.

In addition, remember to bring long-sleeved shirts, hats, masks and sunglasses to further protect your skin.

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