Sunscreen Products

Suncreen products: these are lotions, sprays, gels or any product that absorb or reflect sun ultraviolet radiation and help to protect the skin against sunburn and skin damage.
 Skin lightening products has sunscreen to protect lightened skin, because a lightened
skin is more susceptible to sun damage than darker skin



 Sunscreen can be classified into:

• Physical sunscreen: these are those that reflect ultraviolet radiation
• Chemical Sunscreen: these are those that can absorb ultraviolet radiation

Sunscreen also help in the prevention of skin cancer
      Ultraviolet radiation can be of three types;
UVA rays: Short wave rays & Does not cause sun burn but can cause melanoma and photodermatitis

• UVB rays: is stronger than UVA, and affects outer layer of the skin, causing sunburns, Premature aging of skin & cancer.
• UVC rays: is the strongest and most dangerous, but it is filtered in the atmosphere and does not reach the earth

Many sunscreen donot block UVA radiation
So the use of broad spectrum (UVB & UVA) is advised to be used.
Oxybenzone does provide broad spectrum UV coverage including UVB and UVA.
Suncreen does not cause deficiency of vitam