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Tanning Safety for Pregnant Women

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pexels-photo-218879When you are pregnant, it seems you lose all your confidence because of the physical changes in your body so you feel nasty. With all the lost shape, breakouts and acne, getting fat and all the like, you feel unattractive and tanning your skin is the only source of your confidence. But is it safe to tan during pregnancy? This is the most common question of pregnant women who are always engaged in tanning. Well, clear your doubts and know if your method of tanning is risky to you and your baby.

  • Sun tanning

Whether you are pregnant or not, exposure to UV rays of the sun is dangerous to the tanner. During pregnancy, your skin is prone to burning and melasma. Melasma or the so-called mask of pregnancy are dark or blotchy discoloration of the skin that appear on the cheeks or forehead. It can also cause heat rashes and breakouts. Too much heat can also cause dizziness, thus you are not allowed to expose to too much heat.

  • Tanning beds

Although there are no proven scientific evidence yet that lying on tanning beds during pregnancy can harm your baby inside, but you as mom maybe put to risk. Same as through with sun tanning, tanning beds also emits radiation which can cause melanoma or skin cancer. Melanoma is the only type of cancer that can harm your unborn baby by penetrating into your placenta. Tanning beds are hot and staying inside it with a higher temperature can cause spinal malformation on your baby. Another discomfort you may feel is when you lay your back on tanning bed without using a pillow. Lying straight on hard flat glass for an extended period may cause impairment on your blood circulation and can cause dizziness.

  • Spray tanning

Spray tan is not also recommended when you are pregnant because you may inhale the chemicals used on the spray and may affect your breathing and your baby too.

  • Using Self Tanning Products

If you can’t resist to get a glow while you are pregnant, using self tanner products such as tanning lotions, cream, gel, towels, mousse, etc. is considered to be the safest. This is because these external products will only stay on the first layer of your skin and it won’t go beyond it or it won’t reach your baby. But to be 100% sure, before you use a self tanning product, consult your physician first if you don’t have any allergic reaction.

The Role of Body Butter to Your Skin

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With our world going hotter and hotter, it’s not surprising that our skin becomes quite the hazard just by going out of the house. Our skin is our first line of defense to anything thus having dry, unhealthy skin can lead to a lot of complications which we want to avoid.

body butterWhile there are numerous ways to keep our skin healthy and well-nourished, one of the iconic items in the market has to be the body butter. Not many individuals have caught up to using body butter despite the changing climate. Many individuals from those who have four seasons are more susceptible to various skin related ailments.

To give a better look at body butter, here are some of its advantages:

– It gives your skin the moisturizing that it needs. For certain seasons such as winter and summer, your skin is treated to high temperatures. It’s been known that too much exposure to the sun can cause sunburn thus leaving the skin dry. But did you know that extreme cold saps out the moisture from the dermis and also cause it to dry. Applying body butter everyday can remedy the chances of dry skin.

– Body Butter also works as a facial moisturizer. Contrary to the usual products on the market, you can’t apply body lotion to your face. However, with body butter you’re given the opportunity to apply it to your face since it is not strong enough to cause damage.

– Aging skin benefits from body butter as well. Due to the powerful essential oils incorporated in body butter, your skin can avoid the natural process of wrinkling.

– If you have oily skin, you can also make use of body butter. As opposed to the belief that oily skin doesn’t need moisturizing, it actually does since oils cause blockage on your skin. With the aid of body butter, you can keep your skin from being too oily.

Melanoma Prevention

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Our world is getting hotter and hotter each day. While we always want to get the warmer days to counter the numerous months on our calendar sporting an all-time low on the climate, it’s actually not healthy to be soaking a lot of the sun when you can. One of the top types of cancer of today is skin cancer or melanoma.

Many individuals who have melanoma have one thing in common – overexposure to the sun or specifically to ultraviolet rays. UV rays have been known to deal a lot of damage. With the current trend of tanning or staying outdoors too much, it’s no surprise that skin cancer is the fourth most common type of cancer.

pexels-photo-144433In order to lessen the chances of getting melanoma, you’d best follow these tips to protect yourself:

– Avoid hanging outdoors too much especially between 10 in the morning to 4 in the afternoon. These are the hours wherein UV rays are quite strong.

– If you’re planning to go out during those hours, it’s best to stay in the shade when its possible. You can also wear protective clothing such as long sleeves and pants to ward off the chances of exposing your skin to UV rays.

– If you’re going on a trip to the beach, you’re probably not going to skimp out on getting as much of the sun while you’re at it. For cases like this, you’d want to lather yourself in sun screen. One important thing to remember is sunscreen takes at least 30 minutes to sink in thus you’ll want to wait it out before diving into the cool waters. Also, much like lotion, sunscreen can be sweated out or washed off by water; thus, you’ll want to reapply it. Every two to three hours should be an ideal time for applying sunscreen.

– If you’re a big fan when it comes to tanning, you’ll be devastated to know that sunbathing and using tanning beds are one of the easiest tickets to getting skin cancer. These two methods rely on UV rays thus you’re exposing yourself to a lot of concentrated UV rays. One way to get a tan without having to raise the chances of skin cancer is using self tanners. Self tanners are topical application for tanning, much like how you use lotion to moisturize your skin.

With these tips in mind, lowering the chances of getting melanoma or skin cancer is going to be easier than you’d think.

Sunbathing After Care

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Many people look at tanned skin as healthy and gorgeous that’s why more and more people are being convinced to tan. They are hooked and it is becoming inevitable to many because they find it as a self-confidence booster. Many people also are looking for places to sunbathe because they are after the Vitamin D that they get from the sun.

leave-1522000_640After a fresh sunbathing from the beach, skin care is very much necessary to ease skin redness and recover the skin from dehydration. Here are some tips to care for your skin as well as your hardly earned tan.

  • Rehydrate your skin

The first and foremost and most important thing to consider after a long hour of soaking under the sun is to rehydrate your skin. Rehydrate inside and out.

  • Drink plenty of water, juice or coconut water to replenish the lost water inside due to extreme heat. Coconut water substitutes lost electrolytes too. Good hydration brings back your skin’s softness and suppleness. If you just let your skin dry, it will eventually develop fine lines and wrinkles or you may suffer premature skin aging.
  • After soaking on the beach, you have to rinse well to remove the salt or chlorine on your skin. Salt or chlorine keeps your skin dry so take a shower or take a bath. Use cool water when showering because hot baths can dehydrate your skin. On your preceding showers or bath, spread all over your body to lock-down your color from easily fading.
  • After hydrating inside, you have to hydrate outside too. Apply moisturizer on your skin to replenish its lost moisture. Moisturizer does not only help your skin to become healthy, it also boosts your tan making it looking healthier.

 

  • Protect your tan

Every tan lover would probably love to prolong their hardly earned tan. After taking shower and every after taking a bath apply enough amount of sun block on your skin to protect you from harmful UVA and UVB rays of the sun. ProTecTan by Thermalabs is best recommended because it has SPF 30 and enriched with Vitamin E, a vitamin for the skin and Vitamin B5 for added moisture.

  • Do not scrub

After few days of sunbathing, your skin will start to peel. It’s the time you have to exfoliate but be careful in exfoliating. Do not use harsh soap or do not scrub your skin. Gently exfoliate to remove the dead layer to unleash the new tanned skin.