The sun is shining but before you head for a day at the beach or a sports activity don’t forget to put on your sunscreen. There are many brands available, but Banana Boat® makes some of the best sunscreens available on the planet. Their sunscreens offer protection from both UVA and UVB rays. Exposure to UVB rays will cause sunburn, exposure to UVA rays cause premature aging of the skin, so it is important that you hare protected from both types of rays. Additionally only Banana Boat offers AvoTriplex™ technology. This is a new patented technology that sustains UVA coverage over a long period of time. The new technology ensures 100% photo stable sun protection. It consists of Avobenzone, which is a UVA absorber, a stabilizer, which prevents the Avobenzone from breaking down, and an Enhancer, which “synchronizes” the energy for the mist efficient protection from the sun.
Banana Boat makes sunscreens and after sun protects for all sorts of occasions. This includes the Sport Performance® sunscreens, SPF 100 Sunscreens, Kids and Baby Sunscreens, Utlra Defense™ Sunscreens, Self Tanning and After Sun, as well as Sunscreens with AvoTriplex™ protection. If you hate rubbing lotion on your body, Banana Boat also sells their sunscreens in spray format. With the press of a button you can quickly and easily cover your whole body with protection and you don’t have to worry about getting your hands greasy or oily. They even make sunscreen for your lips and sell it by the stick. Ultra Defense sunscreen also contains Aloe Vera, Vitamin A and E, so you can heal and hydrate your skin while protecting yourself from the sun.
You can now achieve the look of a deep dark tan without exposing yourself to the sun. Banana Boats Summer Color® lets you self-tan with safety. In the past many other brands self tanning lotions had a unpleasant odor. Banana Boat’s advanced technology lets you self tan while enjoying the pleasant aroma of fresh citrus. The color lasts up to seven days so you don’t even have to apply it every day. They even make the color you receive available in light/medium or dark tanning so you get to choose how your skin looks.
While many people don’t realize you are actually exposed to the suns harmful rays every day. Even if you are exposed to the sun for five minutes it is still harmful to your skin. Using sun lotion daily will slow down the aging process and help protect you against skin cancer. If you plan on going to the beach, pool or a lake make sure you select a sunscreen that is waterproof. If you are going to be doing an outdoor sporting activity make sure you select a sunscreen that is sweat-proof so you don’t sweat off all the lotion on your body.
It is important to choose the a sunscreen that has an SPF that correlates to your skin type. SPF stands for Sun Protection Factor. What this means is you multiply the number by a factor and this is how long you can remain in the sun without a burn. For example if you normally burn in the sun after exposure for 10 minutes and you choose a sunscreen with a SPF of 8, now you will be protected from sun burn for 80 minutes. It is important to note that you cannot combine sunscreens of two different SPF’s and expect the addition of the numbers to be the protective factor. For instance if you first apply a sunblock with an SPF of 8 and later apply sunblock with an SPF of 15, you will only be protected with an SPF of 15, not 23, as the numbers are not additive.
Just because it isn’t summer doesn’t mean you don’t need to use sunscreen. The sun is strongest between 10AM and 4PM. Even on cloudy days you need to use sunscreen. The UVB rays may be dampened by the clouds however the UVA rays are still strong. Banana Boat truly has a sunscreen for every occasion so you just need to match what they offer with your activity of the day.
