Lemonoil, Spain's most popular Sun Protection,
has become Europe’s leading sun protection brand, now available direct to you.Lemonoil utilises a unique blend of cutting edge formulas, dermatologically tested, designed and developed by professionals.
Why do I need sun protection?
Sun protection is a vital necessity against
developing serious health damage. It is also important for your health to
have some exposure to sunshine however, excessive exposure can lead to much
unpleasantness both in the long and short term. An immediate consequence
of excess exposure can be a painful sunburn for which After Sun Care can
sooth and relief. In the long term, the skin can be damaged by excess
exposure to the sun making it vulnerable to wrinkling and skin cancer. Sun
Protection from the damaging rays is vital for anyone who wants to avoid
these health issues especially later in life.
When do I need sun protection?
In an ideal world, you should use sun
protection at all times. However in the real world, this may not be a
realistic option so it is essential you use sun protection when you are in
the sun between the hours of 10:00 am and 3:00 pm, when the sun is at its
strongest.
You still have to take care when the sun is not shining. Harmful ultraviolet
(UV) rays from the sun can reflect off various surfaces intensifying its
effect so you need sun protection when snow covers the ground or when in
the water as well as when lying on the sand or when on a hard or grass
surface.
What are UV rays?
The light from the sun reaches earth as
electromagnetic waves. Some of these waves are visible in the form of the
colours of the rainbow, other light waves such as infrared and ultraviolet
cannot be seen.
The energy from the sun is essential to all human life. Although humans have
some tolerance to ultraviolet light, the ozone layer in the upper
atmosphere is the most important sun protection we have against the damaging
ultraviolet rays. The ozone layer absorbs a large proportion of ultraviolet
rays before they reach the earth's surface.
There are two types of ultraviolet rays that can cause skin damage -UVA and
UVB rays. UVC rays from the sun are extremely damaging rays but they do not
penetrate the ozone layer
UVA rays are longer and more prevalent than UVB and are responsible for
long-term skin damage because they absorb deep into the skin. It is the
shorter UVB rays that causes the skin to tan or sunburn. Ironically, our
bodies need UVB rays to produce Vitamin D, an important vitamin
What is Sun Protection Factor (SPF)
