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How To Protect My Skin From Tanning?
Question: Everyday, I need to travel in my bike for 40 mins. in the morning as well as in the evening. Though i am using the Sunscreen to protect my skin colour, my skin is getting darker. Please, Sir. Suggest me something to recover and maintain my skin tone.
Travelling in a bike is unavoidable since there is no other transport facility near by. I' m applying lemon juice, drink sufficient water. But still, no improvement. could you prescribe some medicines/lotions, etc.
Brief Answer:
Broad spectrum sunscreen+skin lightening cream
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to healthcaremagic
I am Dr. Kakkar. I have gone through your concern and I have understood it.
UV A part of the electromagnetic spectrum is mainly responsible for tanning.
Therefore, a good sunscreen should have broad spectrum UV A coverage in addition to UV B coverage, in order to be able to prevent tanning and it needs to be applied in sufficient quantity and every 2-3 hourly.
A sunscreen with minimum 30 spf would be adequate. It should mention both UV B and UV A coverage. Therefore it is important to select the right sunscreen for desired effects
It should be applied in the following quantity:
--3ml for face and neck(a little more than 1/2 teaspoon)
--3ml for each arm(a little more than 1/2 teaspoon).
A sunscreen should be applied every 2-3 hours.
If I was your treating doctor I would have asked you to use a cream containing one or more of the skin lightening agents e.g kojic acid, glycolic acid, arbutin or hydroquinone etc once daily at night to gradually fade away the XXXXXXX
I hope you will find this information useful.
regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Could you suggest me a cream containing one or more of the skin lightening agents e.g kojic acid, glycolic acid, arbutin or hydroquinone etc once daily at night to gradually fade away the XXXXXXX It will be of great help, sir.
Brief Answer:
Demelanising cream
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Demelan cream is one such cream, marketed by gracewell/glenmark pharmaceuticals in India. Another one is Carofit Ultra marketed by XXXXXXX pharmaceuticals. You could use either of them, once or twice daily, for a few weeks.
regards
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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