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What is Sunscreen?
Sunscreens are filters of UV energy.
They are used to filter a PROPORTION ONLY of UV rays.
Myth: If you
wear sunscreen you are fully protected from UV
absorption and the suns harmful rays UVA and UVB and
will not burn.
Not true!!
Sunscreens are a means to REDUCE ONLY a dose of sunburn
you will get if you don’t wear it. Hence, as sunscreen
is used to delay this burning affect and to filter the
penetration of Ultra Violet activity.
What is an SPF?
All sunscreens are labelled with a sun protection
factor (SPF) number. This relates to the amount of time
it takes for your skin to burn without any protection
and how long it would take if you used the appropriate
amount of sunscreen. An SPF 15 product filters out more
than 93% of the UVB in sunlight allowing about 7%
penetration. An SPF 30 filters out 97% and allows 3%
penetration. So an SPF of 30 is not twice as effective
as a 15, but rather it blocks out about twice as much of
the penetration. Stated differently it allows only half
the UV penetration.
How do sunscreens work?
Sunscreens are filters, not “blocks”. All of them will
let some UV through at varying rates indicated by the
SPF number. An SPF 30 product will permit 1/30th of the
sunburning energy through it in the same time as it
would take to suffer a minimal sunburn without any
protection at all.
The whole of this definition is important to
understanding how they work. It is because the
sunburning dose accumulates at 1/30 of the rate that it
takes 30 times as long to see the skin reddening sign
that damage has occurred and repair and recovery is
underway.
Sunburn may take
hours to actually appear on the skin.
Once you receive
a dose of sunburn, no sunscreen or re-application is
going to prevent this effect. This is why it is
necessary to apply your sunscreen BEFORE sun exposure.
Re-application
of sunscreen is MAINTENANCE of the very first
application.
It does not
prolong your time in the sun; it merely gives the first
application a boost, enhancing its effectiveness.
Tests carried
out by our testing facility show that it will take from
6 to 10 minutes to receive burning from the sun without
protection. This depends on the skin types, fair to
olive. It also depends on how extreme the Sun/Heat is
and varies for different Countries and States.
Wearing a Spf
30+ product for example, in theory will give you 30
times the protection before burning takes place.
Re-application is necessary and recommended every two
hours, due to the skin sweating or towel drying, time in
and out of the sun over the course of the day, also
prolonged amounts of time in the water.
How long can I stay in the Sun?
Fair Skin
that burns without sunscreen in 4mins
Apply 30+
sunscreen 15-30 minutes before sun exposure.
You have
120 minutes of time in the sun before burning begins.
Re-application
recommended after 1 hour or towel drying and sweating.
Advice: Cover up
after this time, wear protective clothing, seek shade.
We recommend that you cease sun exposure at this time.
Fair to
Medium Skin that burns without sunscreen in 6mins
Apply 30+
sunscreen 15-30 minutes before sun exposure.
You have 180
minutes of time in the sun before burning begins.
Re-application
recommended after 2 hrs or towel drying and sweating,
this boosts the effectiveness of the sunscreen for the
remaining hour.
Advice: Cover up
after this time, wear protective clothing, seek shade.
Medium to
Dark Skin that burns without sunscreen in 10mins
Apply 30+
sunscreen 15-30 minutes before sun exposure.
You Have
300 minutes of time in the sun before burning begins.
Re-application
recommended after 2hrs or towel drying and sweating,
this boosts the effectiveness of the sunscreen for the
remaining 3 hours.
Advice: Cover up
after this time, wear protective clothing, seek shade.
* Halve these
equations when using SPF 15 and multiply the minutes you
think it will take your skin to burn un-protected by the
SPF you choose to use.
In short, if
your sunscreen has protective qualities to give you
120mins in the sun, re-applying does NOT mean it will
double to 240mins.
Why do we need to apply sunscreen 25-30
minutes
before exposure to the sun?
The skin has
seven layers, allowing the sunscreen to absorb into the
skin before going out in the sun, will ensure its
effectiveness; it allows it to set, if you will. If you
don’t apply before sun exposure then the sunscreen will
still work, but not as well. You may have already
burned, so this will show up later.
The Australian standard for a
sunscreen usage is that for a 60-70kg weight of person a
minimum of 30gms should be used for effective sun
protection.
The Governing
Testing facility advises that a dose of 2mg/square cm
applied to one's body is required for coverage of any
sunscreen formulation.
What are the ingredients in your sunscreen?
Key and Active Ingredients in UV Natural Spf30+
and BABY Sunscreens Broad Spectrum
Zinc (Active Ingredient)
Sesame oils
Grape seed extract
Green tea
Sweet almond oil
Grape seed oil
Macadamia oil
Safflower Oil
Raw beeswax
Natural Vitamin E
Carnauba Wax
Candelilla Wax
Iron Oxides
Key Active ingredients in UV Natural Sun and
Body Oil
Coconut oil
Shea butter
Lavender
Grape seed oil
Sesame oil
Howood
Patchouli
Gardenia
Deliciously fragrant-The Ultimate Beach high!!
UV Natural Sport Sunscreen
30+3hrs water resistance Broad Spectrum
•
Zinc Oxide 24.8%
•Zinc Stearate
•Grape seed
Oil
•Macadamia Oil
•Natural
Vitamin E
•Green Tea
Extract
•Grape seed
Extract
•Colloidal
Silica
•Australian
Sandalwood
•Lavender
•Patchouli
Ultraviolet (UV) radiation consists of invisible rays
from the sun. The three bands of UV light are: UVA, UVB
and UVC. UVC rays are of little concern as they are
absorbed by the upper atmosphere and do not reach the
earth's surface. Simply put, ultraviolet radiation (also
known as UV radiation or ultraviolet rays) is a form of
energy travelling through space
"Most people are not concerned about UVC rays because
the rays should be completely absorbed by the ozone
layer, however as the earth's protective shield is
increasingly compromised, we are now at risk of exposure
to these more damaging rays. UVC rays are carcinogenic;
they are sterilizing rays that can kill small organisms.
Only one UVC Ray has ever been detected and that was in
Melbourne Australia.
UVnatural test for UVA UVB and UVC protection. Whilst a
UVC test cannot be performed on human skin, we have
tested the spectrum for UVC transmission through our
product. As you can see by the test result graph, the
protection in the UVB region continues well into the UVC
region and the SPF of our product is actually 47.4 and
30+ after 2 hour’s water immersion.
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