Solar Protection Formula for People with Sensitive Skin

People love the sun. The sun is the light for our life and the warmth for our bodies. People are also very interested in having a great tan. But, in this era of heightened awareness over Ultra Violet (UV) rays and skin cancer and such, people are taking greater care than ever before when it comes to their behavior in the outdoors.

Conversations with Dr. Raffi Dishakjian from Nu Vela Esthetica in Porter Ranch California have brought to light a number of interesting things about skin care and one of the products which they endorse, Solar Protection Formula.

"Light," says the doctor, "are classified in a variety of ways," on its trip from the sun to your skin. "UVC rays are highly carcinogenic of the suns rays;" fortunately for us they are also the shortest and they rarely reach the Earth's surface.

"UVB and UVA rays are the two most people need to be concerned with." UVB rays are intermediate wavelengths of ultraviolet rays; these UVB rays are the ones which cause the redness known as "sunburn."

"UVA Rays are longer wavelengths. Though they were once thought harmless, these UVA rays represent 90% of the harmful ultraviolet rays which reach the Earth."

Then there is visible light which transmits about half of the sun's radiation and Infrared light which are rays which consists of rays which are longer than those rays of visible light.

"When you're dealing with UVA radiation," says the doctor, "you're dealing with it constantly. It does not change all day, all month, and all year long." For this reason, whether you're out in the sunlight at 9AM in December or 3PM in July, your risk levels are the same. "Deeply penetrating UVA radiation enters deeper into the skin than UVB rays. For this reason they are believed to be much more damaging than UVB." For this reason, people with light sensitivity need to be on high alert all year long.

"UVA rays contain a painful, red, irritating eminence," to certain people and "is the deeper penetrating wavelength. For this reason UVA rays are often associated with longer term damage like wrinkling and pigmentation." Both UVA and UVB are credited with being major factors for people who develop skin cancer.