Look at a photo taken in the 60s in one of the Soviet kindergartens. Children take sun baths: calmly in the fresh air, lie on folding beds under the sun.
Long ago, pediatricians developed rules for children's exposure to the sun, which few people will remember. For example, it was recommended to take sunbathing no earlier than an hour after a meal, for normal production of cholesterol (which the body desperately needs, it forms the entire hormonal cascade, but in the 90s, cholesterol was demonized). Or the fact that while taking such baths, babies should not be exposed to direct rays, only reflected or scattered. Remember these rules?
In recent years, the sun has been strongly demonized when advertising vitamin D3 or creams with an SPF filter. Both are necessary. It is simply presented in such a way that people began to be afraid to go out for a walk in sunny weather. They look at the photoshopped "porcelain" Korean women, trying to "fit" their skin under their milky whiteness.
I understand that reading materials is now difficult for some, so in the comments demagogy will begin about melanoma and rapid aging of the skin due to ultraviolet rays. They will provide statistics on melanoma diseases in Australia and the United States. But we are not in Australia. And our climate is not Californian. Mexicans are generally not cited as an example: it is also sunny and hot there, but for some reason the WHO does not write about them that the number of registered cases of skin cancer has increased there. Moreover, Mexico is one of the few countries with the least depressed people.
The sun is necessary for our latitudes, and it is time for it to restore its reputation. You don't need to be afraid of the sun, you should be friends with it and treat it correctly..
Frightened by melanoma?
You know, at one time I also read scary things about skin cancer. The materials were presented very cunningly: they knew how to intimidate and what to put pressure on, accompanied the text with creepy illustrations. Everything was exaggerated.
When you read materials from normal sources, for example, from the World Health Organization, it is more and more "quieter" there. For example, not "not", but "not recommended" stay in the sun for a long time.
And it turns out the mechanism of melanoma formation itself is not fully understood. And the sun is just one factor that increases the risk of melanoma. How! That is, the sun is not the main factor, but one of the factors. This is very important to understand! There are other factors that increase the risk of developing melanoma: genetics and weakened immunity, poor ecology, stress, etc.
WHO simply recommends using sunscreens, not being under the scorching sun for a long time, and also not visiting a solarium until the age of 18 (but it is better to abstain from it altogether).
All my life, like a vampire, avoiding the sun's rays is also harmful: a deficiency of vitamin D and low cholesterol also have not added either beauty or health to anyone.
In order not to wind yourself up about melanoma - pay attention to your skin. New moles with an uneven contour and color have appeared - make an appointment with a dermatologist. He will tell you exactly the reason for the formation of new moles. Controlling your health by periodically visiting a dermatologist is real. And cheaper than avoiding the sun all your life and sitting on vitamin D.
Are you afraid of premature skin aging and pigmentation on it?
Buy a normal SPF cream. It's simple. You can find it in any supermarket and pharmacy.
Take an SPF of at least 50. And remember that they come in two types: with physical and chemical filters. Physical (titanium dioxide in the composition) - reflect sunlight, but not stable (immediately washed out in chlorinated water, and from the second or third time - in sea water). Chemical - absorb the sun's rays, they can be combined with cosmetics, but should be renewed every 2 hours.
I will give more detailed recommendations on the choice and use of SPF cream in the next article. Thumbs up and subscribe to the channel so as not to miss.
