The Importance of Sunscreen Protection

If you thought that sunscreen lotions are just for the summer, it’s time to think it over. Its beneficial qualities and ingredients that fight off the harmful consequences of the skin’s exposure to solar radiation are your best allies in preserving a glowing and youthful complexion – regardless of your age. 

Especially in countries like ours, where the sun is everywhere during most of the year, the use of sunscreen is something more than just necessary. Even in cloudy days, part of the solar radiation reaches the surface of the earth. Also, snow reflects part of the sun’s radiation, possibly harming our skin. Using sunscreen throughout the year, and not just during the summer (and certainly not just during our summer holidays) is the key for beautiful and youthful skin, especially for people of a more mature age.  

The following useful advice will certainly convince you to make sunscreen protection an inextricable part of your daily routine.

• An ally against solar radiation

UVA and UVB (ultraviolet) radiation are responsible for skin damages, including several types of dermatitis, sunspots, dangerous moles and sunburns. Their ability to penetrate the atmosphere regardless of the time of year proves that clouds do not act as protective filtres as we may have mistakenly thought. The fact that we cannot see them doesn’t mean that they are not there! Clouds don’t filter out all ultraviolet radiation. Be it a sunny or cloudy day, UV rays are there throughout the year, and that’s why using sunscreen all year round is so important.  

• It delays premature ageing

We mustn’t forget that blotches and dyschromia due to excessive exposure to the sun may cause our skin to look dull and much older than it actually is. In the meantime, dehydration of the sensitive skin tissues because of the heat, combined with insufficient moisturising, leads to premature ageing (photoaging) and the significant decrease of the skin’s collagen and elastin. Health care and beauty must be a priority for women and men alike. 

• What to look for when we buy sunscreen

In order to choose the right sunscreen for your complexion, pick a well-known brand whose products left you satisfied in the past. In addition, it is not a bad idea to check out the sunscreen suggestions of the brand you trust for the summer. Basic criterion should always be the type of your complexion (oily, dry, mixed), as well as its special needs, and the texture you wish your skin to have after using it. Face care and proper moisturising are often important factors when choosing a sunscreen lotion. Since during the winter you don’t have the luxury to just wait for your sunscreen to be absorbed, choose a product that’s easily and quickly absorbed, whether it comes in spray, cream or gel form. Most sunscreens available are enriched with vitamins, moisturising and antioxidants, to afford multi-faceted protection to your skin.  

In Parapharmacie you will find a great variety of sunscreen brands, at unique offers and discounts, as well as useful information that will make it easier for you to choose confidently the sunscreen that will remind you of summer… during the winter too!