Many female friends believe that sun protection can only work on the surface of the skin, so many people who are afraid of the sun will wear sun hats or parasols, and then apply layers of sunscreen, hoping that this can resist ultraviolet rays from attacking the skin. In fact, sun protection is not only

It is external protection, but internal conditioning is also very important. Eating more of the following foods can effectively protect you from the sun. Let’s take a look.

1. Tomatoes The lycopene contained in tomatoes has a very good sun protection function, so you might as well have a tomato scrambled egg to let the lycopene dissolve into the vegetable oil, enter our body, and penetrate into your skin to protect your skin from

Interference by ultraviolet rays.

2. Broccoli Broccoli contains a chemical called sulforaphane, which can reduce the destructive power of ultraviolet rays by 37.7%.

The substance also prevents cancer cells from being activated by stimulating the body's cells' own defense mechanisms.

3. Black tea Black tea contains antioxidant ingredients that can help repair skin damaged by ultraviolet radiation.

4. Green tea American research points out that drinking green tea or using skin care products containing green tea ingredients can reduce peroxides in the sun that cause skin sunburn, sagging and roughness by about 1/3.

Generally, healthy people drink tea to maintain health, and 2 to 4 cups a day is more suitable. You can also drink different types of tea.

5. Supplement vitamin C. Vitamin C is an effective preparation for inhibiting dark spots and is called the king of whitening. Therefore, you must eat more fruits and vegetables containing vitamin C to repair your sun-exposed skin.

In addition, if you want to have skin with strong defense against ultraviolet rays, you must also fully absorb vitamin E to prevent skin aging, vitamin A to increase skin resistance, and calcium to increase skin elasticity. These can be obtained from food or nutritional supplements.

6. Sunscreen tips 1. Tips for applying sunscreen. First of all, before using sunscreen, you must first clarify what are you going to do today?

Go to work, go on an outing, get close to the sea, or go for exercise.

This is important because it determines the type and SPF value of sunscreen you use today.

For people with normal skin types, the SPF value is 8-12; for people who are sensitive to light, the SPF value is 12-20; for office workers who only come into contact with the sun on their way to and from get off work, the SPF value is below 15. , when playing in the wild or swimming at the beach, the SPF value of sunscreen should be above 30.

If you are going swimming, it is best to use waterproof sunscreen skin care products.

In addition, people with fair skin are best to use sunscreen with SPF over 30 to prevent the formation of spots.

2. After-sun repair What should you do if you happen to be in the sun for a whole day?

Don’t be afraid, doing a good job of post-sun repair will prevent you from getting tanned.

The editor mainly introduces some common and convenient post-sun repair methods to you.

Shower method: As long as you have engaged in outdoor activities, regardless of the degree of sun exposure, after returning home, first soak your whole body with water, apply a calming and cooling shower gel, then rinse the foam with warm water, and then rinse with cold water

Rain.

After showering, you can apply some body care products.

Or wrap ice cubes in a towel and apply it to the heated skin to relieve the uncomfortable feeling of hotness.

3. Avoid photosensitive foods. Another trick to avoid tanning in summer is to rely on dietary supplements.

There is a kind of photosensitive food in food, such as coriander, leeks, soy sauce, white radish, etc. If you eat too much, it will easily cause spots when exposed to ultraviolet rays, which will aggravate the damage of ultraviolet rays to your skin in summer.

Shark's fin, eel, sole, wax gourd, cauliflower, strawberry and muscle are excellent sunscreen foods. They all contain "sunscreen nutrients". Eat more of these foods to absorb moisturizing and sunscreen ingredients.

4. The sun protection ability of colorful T-shirts depends first on the material of the clothes, and secondly on the color. For example, the SPF value of cotton clothes is about 15-40; the SPF value of light-colored polyester clothes is about 7-10;

The SPF value of knitted light-colored clothes is approximately 4-9.

A colored cotton T-shirt has a better UV filtering effect than a white one.

5. Do not wash your face with hot water after being exposed to the sun. If you have been outside in the sun for a day and then wash your face with hot water, it will be like being burned by hot water.

Only cold water can shrink pores, cool down the skin, and achieve the effect of reducing heat and redness.

The use of hot water will cause the capillaries to dilate and become congested, resulting in patches of flushing and even sun spots.