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How To Prevent Skin Tan?
Hi. I have started swimming in a public pool. As my skin is sensitive, I have started feeling that my skin has started darkening from day 1 itself due to swimming. Plz suggest how do I remove this tan and what can I do to prevent skin tan from swimming in chlorine water. Thanks
Fri, 16 May 2014
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I would suggest that you use a broad spectrum sunscreen, that which offers both UV A as well as UV B protection throughout the day.
It is important to select the right sunscreen for desired effects. A sunscreen with minimum 30 SPF would be adequate. It should mention both UV B and UV A coverage.
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.
At night you can use a cream containing one or more of the skin lightening agents e.g kojic acid, glycolic acid, or hydroquinone etc once daily at night to gradually fade away the pigmentation/Tan.
regards
I would suggest that you use a broad spectrum sunscreen, that which offers both UV A as well as UV B protection throughout the day.
It is important to select the right sunscreen for desired effects. A sunscreen with minimum 30 SPF would be adequate. It should mention both UV B and UV A coverage.
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.
At night you can use a cream containing one or more of the skin lightening agents e.g kojic acid, glycolic acid, or hydroquinone etc once daily at night to gradually fade away the pigmentation/Tan.
regards
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