Tips For Building A Base Tan To Protect From The Sun

Americans have become better educated in understanding the risks of skin cancer from overexposure to the sun in recent years, but one thing that is also important to remember is the fact that the sun is beneficial for our bodies as well, as it provides us with vitamin D, which will boost the immune system, promote health, and contribute to elevated moods; one way to protect yourself from harmful UV rays that will increase your risk to skin cancer is to make sure you consistently apply sunscreen, but this requires you to constantly be aware of whether or not you have on sunscreen.

Building up a base tan that will keep your skin safer when you are in the sun is the other approach for making sure you are protected from the sun's harmful UV rays, and there are a few easy ways to make sure you are doing exactly that.

First off, make sure you are avoiding sunburns if you want to build that base tan that will keep you safe in the sun (and of course, in this way, you will also keep yourself from heightened risk of skin cancer) - and this means that you should take a slow, steady approach to building a base tan; start by going into the sun only a little bit at a time (no more than 20 to 30 minutes of exposure at a time - less if you have fair skin), and during this time, make sure you are still applying sunscreen.

You will be ready to cut back the SPF on your sunscreen as you begin to build a bit of a tan, and you will be ready to increase the amount of time you are spending in the sun; by doing this, you will be able to witness your tan growing darker and darker, and the darker your tan becomes, the safer you will be when you are out in the sun.

Whenever you are going to be spending a long day out in the sun, it will still be beneficial for you to apply sunscreen - no matter how thick your base tan is - but you can use a lower SPF if you already have a good base tan in place, and in this way, the tan will continue to darken, while you will continue to get that vitamin D you need and keep your skin safe all at the same time.

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