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What Is The Best Sunscreen To Use During Summer?

sir/madam. i m from kolkata where humidity is very high . i have a skin which very dry during winters but oily from the T-zone during the summers . it is too prone to pimple. i m turning dark and my face is losing its natural glow. areas of my arms and forearm have turned extremely dark. i m a working women but using umbrella is very uncomfortable. my age is 25, complexion fair.please suggest a good sunblock cream for face and hands or any other remedy. i v been using Sunstop 19 (ajanta pharma limited) for the past few months.
Fri, 10 Oct 2014
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Cosmetic & Plastic Surgeon 's  Response
you need to use the sunscreen which is gel based in summers, you can opt for photoban 30 or suncreoss aqual gel 50 spf.. they are good and will prevent your tanning.
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Cosmetic & Plastic Surgeon Dr. Ihsan's  Response
Hi...thanks for sharing your problem.
Fair skin people are more prone to sunburn...you can protect your skin by either mechanicl or physical sunblock or chemical...sunblock have a factor which protect you from uv light ..that factor is called spf...longer spf means protection for longer time..so use sunblock wth longer spf...hope you got the answer...thanks
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What Is The Best Sunscreen To Use During Summer?

you need to use the sunscreen which is gel based in summers, you can opt for photoban 30 or suncreoss aqual gel 50 spf.. they are good and will prevent your tanning.