Tag Archives: sun burn

How to treat sun burn

| July 11, 2018

Whether you’re enjoying this amazing weather or are about to head off on holiday, the chances are you’re going to get sun burnt. So, what should you do to help repair and heal your skin? Our experts explain.   No matter how good you are with the SPF and the hat, you know it’s pretty much inevitable – at least once every summer you’re going to let your sunscreen guard down and get burnt. As we know the sun can do some serious long-term damage to your skin. The UVB rays are the ones that are  responsible for a sun…

Is the sunscreen in a moisturiser enough

| July 5, 2018

Is the sunscreen in your moisturiser enough? We talk to the experts to find out. Many moistuisers these days come with an SPF, and that’s a great idea. But often the label and packaging doesn’t give you much of an idea of exactly what protection your getting. They may say SPF 15, 20 or 30 and that’s fine if you’re talking about UVB protection, but most don’t say if they have a UVA sun protection rating as well. Does that matter? Yes. There are important differences between UVA and UVB rays and the damage they do to your skin. UVA…