Protect your skin from the harmful effects of the sun by applying sunscreen. Adopt it as one of your skincare routines as they help to prevent premature aging of the skin and sunburn.
Sunscreen also help to decrease the risk of skin cancer and skin reaction caused by the UV rays reaction with some ingredients that are sun sensitive like Vitamin C. Sunscreen either work by absorbing the sun's UV radiation (chemical sunscreen) preventing it from getting to the deeper layers of the skin or by reflecting the radiation (mineral sunscreen) Its recommended that you choose the one that matches your daily activities and your skin type as some are comedogenic. For better result, it is advisable to apply sunscreen 30 minutes before sun exposure. SPF50 is recommended as it blocks 98% of ultraviolet radiation.