Harmful UV radiation from the sun can cause considerable skin damage and trigger serious diseases such as skin cancer and eye cancer. Therefore, seeking protection from it should be considered vitally important, and that does not apply to just the summer season, or when you are at the beach. UV radiation from the sun reaches the earth all year around, even when the days are cloudy or hazy. Moreover, unsafe UV radiation exposure comes from indoor tanning systems as well.Protection is more than just using sunscreen. Your plan should integrate all practices and provide comprehensive protection. Your sun protection plan should range from habits as simple as seeking shade as much as possible, to wearing protective clothing, hats, and sunglasses, to using sunscreen.Midday hours are when the radiation from the sun is at its most dangerous. Therefore, it's important that you be especially mindful to stay out of the sun as much as possible during these hours. For optimal safety, dermatologists recommend that patients seek sun protection at all times during the day.Clothes that are loose, blouses or shirts that are long sleeved, and long pants made of tightly woven fabrics, are known to provide the best UV protection. Clothes with dark colors may provide more protection than lighter colored ones do. Furthermore, to get complete protection for the face, ears, neck, and head, a hat with a wide brim all of the way around it needs to be worn. As with clothing, hats and caps made of tightly woven fabric offer the most protection.The best way to protect the eyes from the sun's UV radiation is to wear sunglasses. The sunglasses need to block both the UVA and UVB rays from affecting the eyes. The majority of quality sunglasses sold in America has this capability, but check the tags.Effective protection from the sun can only be achieved through sunscreen with an SPF of 30 or higher, labeled broad-spectrum UVA/UVB protection. Regardless of the weather outside, sunscreen is crucial to all exposed areas of the body.Original post blogged on b2evolution.
