Sunscreens are better than sunshades to prevent sunburn
A visit to the beach is very fun, but if you do not take extreme precautions, you may end up regretting the odd mishap. Not only in the aquatic terrain, also in the sand can occur problems that end up damaging this day of leisure. Especially those incidents related to the sun and that generate Burns.
Some of these sun-related mishaps are the product of ignorance of the preventive measures of the Burns, as for example the fact of thinking that the umbrella prevents better from these evils. Now a group of scientists remember that it is better to always wear a cream protector when resorting to a parasol.
The danger of umbrellas
Those responsible for this study carried out by Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. He wanted to know the techniques to avoid burns that citizens used. For this, they consulted 81 light-skinned people whom they were asked to pass. Three hours and half under the sun. A time in which they would have to use the same protection mechanisms as usual.
After this time under the sun, the specialists reviewed the skin of these participants to find the effects that the sun had on her and if there were notable differences between those who used parasols and those who resorted to a sunscreen. The researchers found 142 burned areas in the 41 umbrella people and only 17 in which they used a shield.
As for people with burns, the 78% He had suffered some mishap on the skin after only using an umbrella. On the other hand, only 25% of the participants who had resorted to a cream as protection. A quite remarkable difference.
The best protection, the one that combines
Those responsible for the study warn that these results do not mean that only one method. In fact, those responsible for this study recommend combining both the umbrella and a high protection factor when it comes to preventing burns caused by sun exposure.
"You should not trust one method of sun protection, "says Dr. Jennifer Stein, dermatologist at the Langone Medical Center of NYU, New York, who adds that" the safest way to be outdoors is to avoid midday, sit in the shade and wear protective clothing and screen solar".
Damián Montero