How to Avoid the Sun Shine

In summer, especially between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. of the day, people are easily be burned by the sun's rays. There are some steps can help you to avoid the sun's rays effectively.

Using sunscreens
It is one of the most important ways to protect your from the strong sunlight. You'd better use sunscreen 15 to 30 min. before going outside. It should be applied on all exposed skin, which includes lips, nose, ears, neck, hands, feet and eyelids. Try not to put it in the eyes because it can irritate them. You also need to note [1] that before or after swimming, you need to apply the sunscreen on your skin, because the sun's rays can pass through the water easily.

Wearing sunglasses
Sunglasses can help you prevent your eyes from sunlight's damage. When you buy sunglasses, you'd better check whether they can protect you from the two kinds of rays, UVA and UVB.The ideal sunglasses are those that can block 99 to 100 percent of the UVA and UVB radiation. You need not concern yourself about how dark [2] the glasses are, because the UV protection comes from an invisible chemical applied to the lenses, not from the color of the lenses. Otherwise, the large-framed wraparound sunglasses are better because they can protect your eyes from sunlight coming from all angles.

Wearing hats
The ideal sun hat has at least 3-inch brim [3] all around because it can protect the skin exposed to the sun such as the neck, ears and eyes.

Covering-up
Every time when you go out, you'd better put on a light, loose and long-sleeve shirt, pant or long skirt if possible. Most of the materials and colors of clothing can absorb [4] or reflect [5] UV rays.