Modern solutions for sun protection

Besides surface skin protection, modern sun protection products should protect the skin from inside. Despite the usage of filters, a part of the solar radiation penetrates the skin and leads to DNA damage and suppression of the cells responsible for the immune protection of the skin. The solution is increased daily supplement of antioxidants and moisturizing and anti-inflammatory ingredients. So, sun protection products should not only protect the skin from burning. They are intended to cope with a much more serious problem: prevent the skin from photoaging, a process that is characterized by clinical, histological and biochemical changes which differ from alterations in chronologically aged skin.

With chronological aging the skin's layers become thin. With photoaging the epidermis and the corneous layer thicken. Such skin is called “sailor's skin” or “farmer's skin”, or is scientifically known as “actinic elastosis.” That kind of skin is most susceptible to melanoma.

We know that products with high SPF protection can insure protection against that. But the concentration of filters cannot be increased endlessly and with impunity. It is for that reason that researchers are constantly looking for new ways to increase the level of protection without causing other indirect harm to the skin.
The body has natural protection systems, which prevent the DNA from being damaged. This self-protection is activated every time when there is a solar impact on the body: the surface layer of the skin becomes thicker over the course of several days - so-called photic calluses impede the penetration of solar rays into the deep layers of the skin; there are enzymes which activate free radicals and correct all the anomalies that have arisen in the DNA structure.

However, these self-protection systems are not 100% effective. The extent to which they are active is a function of the person's phototype and individual features. These systems are also limited in their capabilities, as the skin's natural restorative resources tend to literally run dry over the years.

The substances contained in Nature Tan activate the natural defense mechanisms and support them all the time. They prevent detoxification; impede the formation of free radicals in the skin. At the same time the antacid action of Nature Tan, due to the grape extract, is 50 times more powerful than vitamin E and 20 times more powerful than vitamin C if taken directly. Nature Tan's ingredients are synergetic and enhance each other's action.

Nature Tan: how to apply?

In order to get the most out of all the Nature Tan ingredients and to fully engage all the natural defense mechanisms, it is recommended to start taking the product two months prior to exposure to active solar rays, and also as you start preparing yourself for your holiday you may want to start taking Nature Tan at least 15 days prior to the scheduled intensive exposure to the sun and continue using it in the course of the whole period, especially if you plan on spending it in some place hot.

People who are sensitive to ultraviolet radiation are in special need of sun protection products. Scientists have computed the total amount of solar energy our body can endure over our lifetime, or the so called "solar resistance endurance life", using the engineering term, for which our body is "pre-wired." For example, white-skinned, light-haired earthlings can spend 50,000 hours in the sun over their entire lifetime without harming their health. Their dark-complexioned brethren can spend three times longer in the sun. When we speak of a proper and safe sun tan, we have to remember that not all of us have the same skin resistance to ultraviolet radiation. Experts have divided Earth's population into six groups depending on skin type:

Type 1
People with very light skin, blue or green eyes, blond or red hair. Experts call them albinos. Their skin contains very little melanin, which helps to absorb and filter solar rays. People with this type of skin get sunburns very easily (their skin reddens), but they rarely tan - more frequently they only get red. It is not recommended for such people to tan at all, because their skin is unable to protect itself against the ultraviolet. They can only spend five or ten minutes safely in bright sunlight. The only way out of the situation is to be in the shade, which is entirely sufficient to keep them healthy.

Type 2
People who have an English, Scottish, Baltic, or Scandinavian inheritance: light blue or brown eyes, blond or red hair, and freckles. Their skin tans slightly, often reddens, and is extremely susceptible to burns. This is a type of people who can tolerate slightly more ultraviolet than the first type, but are very similar to them. If the skin is not prepared for tanning beforehand, they redden severely and burn during the first days in the sun. Their skin may peel subsequently. A noticeable tan does not appear right away, but only after a minimum of four days.

Type 3
Dark-eyed, chestnut or dark blond hair, with light-colored skin. These people are mainly from Central Europe and Russia. They have an average level of melanin, and their skin reacts to the sun with modest reddening which later turns into a tan. People of this type tan well, but their skin is subject to light burning. This type of people can spend twenty to thirty minutes in the sun without consequences. Otherwise sunburn is possible on skin that has not been prepared for it. Tanning also appears after a minimum of four days.

Type 4
Dark-complexioned skin and dark brown eyes. As a rule, these people are people from the East or the so-called "Mediterranean race." They can tan for up to forty minutes or even longer. When the skin is appropriately prepared for sunbathing, they can increase the time they spend in direct sunlight. At the same time, these lucky ones tan beautifully and evenly and almost without burning.

Type 5
People of this type have dark hair, brown eyes, and very dark-complexioned skin. As a rule, they are people from India, or Native Americans or people from North Africa. They tan easily and turn intensely dark. They can become chocolate-colored in three days and never burn. The thing is that their skin already contains a certain amount of pigmentation. But living in a very hot climate, these people must be self aware and protect their skin, and during their first two days in the sun they need to use sun protection products with small SPF factor.

Type 6
This type consists of Africans, African Americans, and Australian aborigines - people with black skin which is absolutely unsusceptible to sunburns. People of the sixth type can do without any protection at all. It is recommended for them only application of creams and lotions that moisturize the skin.

Nature Tan is ideally suited for use by all people of the first four skin types, and is simply essential to people of the first three types. And don't forget that Nature Tan has not only a protective, but also an aesthetic function. It is for everyone who wants not only healthy, but beautiful, even, and long-lasting tan that won't fade for a long time.