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Q. What causes under eye circles?

Darkness under your eyes can be caused by such as allergies, overexposure to the sun, pregnancy and lack of sleep, but they are usually heredity. On this case what you normally see is not really darkened skin, but engorged blood vessels under your eyes that is because the skin under your eyes is thinner than skin anywhere else on your body especially for those with fair-skinned, blood vessels are more noticeable. You will find some product made to prevent under eye circles. ( CamoCare Gold Camomile Under-Eye Therapy 0.5 oz )

Q. I have a problem with my eyes I have dark circles, how can I prevent?

There are two main possible factors leading to under eye circles. The first one can be inherited and another is lifestyle related. Inherited factors can include pigmentation dark discoloration of skin and allergies this can simply be having deeply set eyes, which leads to shadows that may appear to be dark circles. The second factor is related to our lifestyle include lack of sleep and the damage caused by sun exposure. There some following guides will help you to prevent :
Use a sunscreen made for the face with SPF at least 15, but if possible 20, all day and everyday , in order to keep the sunīs rays away from darkening the skin under your eyes. ( Very Emollient Sun Block Oil Free Natural Mineral (SPF 18) )Use eye creams which are mostly made to reduce the appearance of dark circles, provide special care, decrease wrinkles and lightern the skin around your eyes. (See SYENCE SKIN CARE MOIST EYE CREAM 0.5 fl oz) Concealer and foundation are make-up tools, there the best way to deal with your under eye darkness. Choose a colour that is one shade lighter than your foundation and apply the concealer under your eyes up to the lower lashes, donīt forget to apply on the innermost corner of your eyes. Youīll see the difference immediately. For those with darker skin, choose a yellow based concealer, as for your eyes lighter colour will keep your eye area bright and help eliminate that dark look. Remember to choose foundation make-up especially creamy concealer is the best for under eye darkness. It wonīt pull at the delicate eye area. (See LANCOME EFFACERNES - BEIGE (NEUTRAL) III .52 oz)Try cold compress by closing your eyes and cover them with a cold washcloth for about five to ten minutes throughout the day.

Q. What can I do to protect wrinkles around my eyes?

It is no wonder that wrinkles around your eyes start to appear in your 40īs and sometimes in your 30īs. However age in not always a sign of wrinkles, as you age your skin loses elasticity and collagen, and becomes more wrinkled. Avoid the sun in order to protect your skin and keep it looking young . Follow the link and you will find some products which are specific to reduce wrinkles. (See CLARINS DOUBLE SERUM 38 EXTRA-FRIMING SKIN SUPPLEMENT)

Q. What is sun protection factor (SPF) ?

Sun protection factor is popularly interpreted as how much longer skin covered with sun exposure compared with being in the sun without protection. SPF is specifically assigned by the cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries, it is popularly interpreted of sun protecting items such as sunscreens, lipsticks, cosmetic lotions and creams. (See ELLEN LANGE MACROTHERA - AM)

Q. What is sunscreen?

Sunscreens prevent the risk of skin cancer and sun damage. This in turn prevent premature ageing of the skin, regular use of sunscreen throughout childhood reduces total amount of ultraviolet rays absorbed by the skin.

Q. Can you tell me when do I need to protect myself from the sun exposure?

You need to protect yourself any time when the sunīs ultraviolet rays (UV) are able to reach the earth because ultraviolet rays can cause skin damage during any season or temperature all year around, one thing you should always remember that ultraviolet rays will reach you on cloudy as well as bright and sunny days nevertheless I do recommend that you should apply sunscreen often especially between 10pm and 4pm for at least every two hours and if you spend time in water and towelling donīt forget to reapply or use water proof sunscreen. ( Very Emollient Sun Block All-Day Waterproof (SPF 30) )

Q. What are ultraviolet rays ?

Ultraviolet rays are a part of sunlight that is an invisible form of radiation. Ultraviolet rays can penetrate and change the structure of skin cells. You can find them into three types: The ultraviolet A rays (UVA), the ultraviolet B rays (UVB) and the ultraviolet C rays (UVC). Ultraviolet A is the most source of solar radiation at the earthīs surface it can penetrate beyond the top layer of human skin and damage connective tissue which brings result to wrinkle skin, also it can increase a personīs risk for developing skin cancer for ultraviolet B rays penetrate less deeply into the skin than ultraviolet A rays, but they can also bring effect on the person skin like burning and increasing the probability of inducing skin cancer. Ultraviolet C is extremely dangerous as it can cause skin cancer rapidly and efficiency. (See SKIN HEALTH SUNBLOCK SPF - 15 4 oz)

Q. How will I describe which sun protection factor is right for my skin type?

It is easy because whatever skin colour and type you have, you should choose the minimum SPF of 15 if possible higher even if you have sensitive skin there also special hypoallergic types of sunscreen. For brown or olive skinned people have a lower risk of sunburn than light skinned people over any period , but they should take care especially under a mid-day tropical sun because the sun has no respect of a person. The tracking of every single moment in the sun begins the same for everyone so they still need to use some sunscreen with SPF of minimum 15. (See SKIN HEALTH SUNBLOCK SPF - 15 4 oz). For fair light skinned people who rarely tan and always burn they should always use high SPF of between 20 to 30. (See emerginC SUN 20 125 ml). Donīt forget to select a waterproof product if you plan to be in the water and also remember a higher SPF does not give you high protection, but it gives you longer protection from the effects of the sun. ( Very Emollient Sun Block All-Day Waterproof (SPF 30) )

Q. How long does it takes to get sun burn?

For sensitive skin can start to burn immediately, but the skin wonīt begin to redden and show this burning soon needs two or three hours. This means if you stay in the sun until you are pink before applying some protection you are already sun burnt. Apply a sunscreen before going out on the sun or soon when you arrive near the sea shore. ( SunBrella Sunless Tan (SPF 16) 4 oz with UVA & UVB Protection )

Q. Apart from using a sunscreen , are there any precautions which are necessary ?

Avoid excessive exposure to the sun, remember that particularly at the beach the sunīs ultraviolet rays can be reflected even in shade, wear a hat, shirt and sun glasses, seek shade where possible. On this case sunscreen protection is necessary even there too.

Q. Are they any parts of the body which are more sensitive to the sun than the other?Absolutely, the face and more specifically eye contour, the nose and certain parts of the body which are more easily exposed such as sensitive areas like scars, neck, shoulders and knee.

Q. What is the difference between a sunscreen and a sunblock?

Sunblock is used to refer to products in the high sun protection factor (from 15 and over) while sunscreens are all body tone products with sun protection factor values contain sun screening ingredients for sunburn protection, normally the sun protection values for these products range from four up to 45.(Sunblock (SPF 40) 3 oz )

Q. I need to know how does the sun protection products prevent ultraviolet rays from penetrating the skin?

Sun protection product contains sunscreens which helps filter out the harmful rays before they enter into your skin, so they work on the surface of your skin and absorb the ultraviolet rendering it harmless of the reflect away the ultraviolet rays.( SunBrella Sunless Tan (SPF 16) 4 oz with UVA & UVB Protection )