Which of these actions will protect you from skin cancer? (Please help me I am very unsure)?

Question

• Staying out of the sun for long periods of time

• Wearing clothes and hats that keep most of your body covered up

• Wearing good sun glasses not cheap and worthless ones

• applying and re-applying sunscreen

• wearing a wetsuit when going to the beach as wet clothes lose SPF

Which of these actions do you think is the best and which one do you think is the worst. If you could number the from 1(best) to 5(worst) that would be very much appreciated

P.S. I' forgot to mention I'm going to be in the sun a lot for the next few days so this would help me a lot. (=

Answer 1

All of the above. haha

wear a wetsuit at all times if possible, and wear zinc on your kneck and face. aswell as sunscreen

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Answer 2

they are all good methods but applying UV sunscreen at required intervals is best. If you are staying in one place under the sun and not swimming then rest under a beach umbrella with a towel on your back as sand will also be hot. Get a good pair of UV sunglasses but if you don't want untanned marking on your face wear a straw hat which you may get at your destination's local bazaar or tourist shop. Make sure the sun doesn't hit your skin directly for a long period hence wherever possible make the use of shadows as most as you can. A straw hat for example will protect your face from direct sun as it places a shade on your face. Wearing clothes to protect all parts of the body will dehydrate you so drink a lot of bottled water. You don't want to collapse.

Answer 3

Wearing clothing is not effective. Most clothing has around a SPF of 5 and since people feel they are protected, they do not apply sunscreen in those areas. There are very comfortable and lightweight shirts that carry a SPF of 45 to 50. They are not expensive and can be found at any mid price store.

It is to difficult to rank what you have posted since they all are important.

A baseball cap is really not an effective way to protect your head from the sun.

Answer 4

it's healthy to stay under the sun since it helps your body synthesize vitamine D. you just remember that the sun is really hot from 9am to around 3pm so try avoiding these hours. if you really want to stay out in these periods, apply high SPF sunscreens, using good sun glasses would also help a lot as well as using a hat.

Answer 5

1) Applying and Reapplying Sunscreen. Use a SPF of at least 30.

2) Wearing Clothes and Hats which cover your body from exposure to the sun.

3) Wearing good sunglasses, and not cheap worthless ones.

4) Stay out of the sun during peak times of heat. (12:00 - 16:00)

5) Wear a wetsuit to the beach.

No. 3 and 4 are equaly important.

Also keep yourself well hydrated. Keep a cold bottle of water with you. Good luck, I hope you have a really good time.