Make sure of taking good equipment with you, like a good sunblock and lots of beach fun equipment if you are going to the beach. But the question that comes in the mind is sunblock, which is also known as sunscreen, enough to protect your skin from harmful rays of sun? It can protect you only if you know the proper method of applying it.
You should wash your face first if you want to apply sunblock, but you should not overdo it, because your skin can get affected negatively by excessive washing. Make sure of employing a soft cleanser for washing your face with slightly warm water. You should use a soft towel for patting your face, keep it a bit moist and do not rub your skin too hard.
Sunblock should be directly applied on the face, and take care of not using any type of makeup or face cream before using it on your face. If you will use your sunscreens properly, you will not have to buy expensive anti-wrinkle creams, so you should apply an even layer of sunblock without cutting the quantity of it. It will protect you from harmful rays of sun, by leaving it for 10 minutes so that your skin absorbs it completely.
To get the proper effect of sunblock, you should not apply anything on your face for about 15 minutes, and even it is suggested not to apply water as well. If you have to stay outside for a full day, then you need to repeat this process after every 2 hours to get the effect of sunscreen completely. Do not forget your other body parts- there are many people who do not apply sunscreen on their ears or back of hands or neck, but all these parts are equally important as your face. Do not apply sunblock on your lips, but instead you can use a lip balm which has SPF15- and then leave it for 5 minutes before applying lipstick.
You should apply it on cloudy days as well because the ultraviolet rays can still penetrate your skin and cause harmful effects even if you do not feel the sun on your skin. It is not right to think that you do not need sunblock on cloudy days, as it must be used while going out.
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