Protect Your Skin From Sun Damage | Healthmad

Protect Your Skin From Sun Damage | Healthmad

Sun damage to skin can lead to cancer, eye damage, premature aging and suppression of the immune system. Using sunscreen is essential to our health and well being. It takes about one ounce of sunscreen to cover the body correctly, more for a larger person, that’s about two teaspoons full. One eight ounce bottle of sunscreen will cover about 16 hours in the sun. An SPF of 15, experts say is all all right for a short while in the sun, but use an SPF of 30 or higher and apply it every two hours if you are out several hours.

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