If you are thinking of traveling to a warmer place or going to beach hopping. Then here are some tips to avoid sunburn. This is also good for the upcoming summer too, after all that good food and wine.
- Don’t fall asleep in the sun, no matter how tempting the warm sunshine, cool breezes and gentle lapping of the waves on the shore.
- Do apply sunblock to raised areas like tops of feet, thighs, boobs, lips, nose, forehead, backs of calves, arms, bottom and shoulders. If you see some poor soul asleep and fast lobstering in the sun, do them a favour and gently awaken and warn them.
- Be careful to re-apply sun lotion after prolonged periods in the water, there is no 100% waterproof sun cream! A t-shirt is the equivalent of sun-factor 25. This means you can stay in the sun 25 times longer with a t-shirt on than without (you will still get burn after a while!)
- If you’ve read this bit too late for this holiday, you’ll find vinegar, the colder the better, applied over the sore areas will soothe and prevent peeling. Never scrub a burned skin.
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