While going to collage from my home my skin often gets tanned, please suggest some simple remedies
Skin And Tanning
Getting tanned on your way to college would indicate that you are exposed to a lot of sun and that you probably also live somewhere in the tropical belt. You need to first understand that tanning is a natural body response to sun exposure and it is this process that saves us from more permanent damage caused by the ultraviolet rays of the sun. However, correcting this situation is quite easy to do and preventing this from happening repeatedly is also necessary to avoid a permanent tan.
Skin color is decided by the skin pigment called melanin. This is a substance that is made by a group of cells called melanocytes. Naturally melanin is slightly brown in color. Melanin’s role in the skin is to protect us from damage from the ultraviolet rays of the sun. When the UV rays of the sun come into contact with melanin, a chemical reaction called oxidative stress occurs because of insufficient oxygen for a complete oxidization to occur. This causes the color of melanin to change to a shade darker – the more exposure, the more the darkening. On the other side of the reaction, the ultraviolet light is absorbed and converted into harmless heat; thereby, saving the cells of the skin from certain damage and cancer.
Remedies For Dark Skin
To solve your continuous darkening, what you need to do is to apply a sun block lotion. This is a crème that contains minute crystals in it that diffuse any ultraviolet light that comes in contact with your skin, saving skin melanin the trouble of protecting your skin from the harmful UV rays of the sun. Make sure you buy a cream or lotion that possesses a high SPF value. SPF is the abbreviation for Sun Protection Factor of a sun block cream and it indicates the amount of time an individual can stand out in the sun without getting a tan. Therefore, the higher the SPF value the better it is for your skin. If you purchase a lotion that has a low SPF value, make sure you reapply it after an hour. For the skin that is already tanned, what you need to do is to bleach your skin. For this, make a vitamin C rich solution out of lemons and strawberries that are crushed and apply it to your face and the other darkened areas of your skin, like a face or skin pack. This will reverse the effects of oxidative stress on the melanin. In addition you must exfoliate your skin with a salicylic acid face wash to always reveal lighter, younger skin.
