Your summer goal may be to look like a golden god or goddess, but you'd better build some safe sun habits before you suffer a nasty sunburn and wrinkly skin!
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Sunscreen is an invisible cream or lotion that absorbs outdoors.
Use sunscreen to protect your skin
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Your arms, legs and face are usually well-protected with sunscreen or sunblock, but it's easy to forget to apply it to areas such as your ears, behind the knees and your eye damage such as vision loss!
The effect of UV RaysCourtesy of Goddessgarden
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- The sun's rays are strongest between 10AM and 4PM. That doesn't mean you have to stay indoors during these hours, but try playing in the shade instead of out in the direct sunlight.
- Learn the Shadow Rule - if your shadow is shorter than you are, then the sun is high in the sky and UV rays are intense.
- When you're out in the scorching sun and heat-related illnesses.
- Suffering a sunburn before the age of 21 greatly increases the risk of skin cancer, so apply sunscreen every day, even when it's cloudy.
Protect yourself from the Sun
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