Surfing means being exposed to the sun. So how to prevent melasma? It’s true that the mid-twenties are gone, even so I’m able to spend more than three hours in the water, calmly surfing.
by Janaina Pedroso
Furthermore, summer is a time for sunny ripples, a plateful to extend the fall. After all, the competition for waves increases and waves decrease, in size and supply. This negative coefficient often ends up being a plateful to give bad.
Double orange alert then: one to make surfers aware of the use of sunscreen (oh, men especially still disdain the importance of sunscreen), goal of December Orange; two for general attention. Because in addition to being a hot and sexy season, summer is also the number one steal.
If it’s to warm your brains, let it be a headache from that basic hangover, also typical of summer. Drink in moderation and if you drink, never hit the road!
But, after all, does surfing give melasma? If so, how to avoid it? Yes and no. Melasmas are common skin patches that appear from exposure to light, whether sunlight or artificial. There are different degrees of melasmas, more severe and others less so, and these spots are also associated with genetic and hormonal factors.
In an interview with Folha, dermatologist Paulo Ricardo Criado, a doctor at the Brazilian Society of Dermatology (SBD), recalls the essential measure to prevent melasma. “The ‘keystone’ is adequate sun protection.”
Yes, melasma can appear with surfing
Especially in the case of women, but also men, as this group is the least careful with regard to sun protection and filter use.
Not if you don’t have a genetic or hormonal predisposition and take care of yourself by using proper sunscreens.
5 ideal protectors to prevent melasma and prevent aggravation of blemishes
From Australia to Brazil
With a line of sunscreens and sunscreens, Australian Gold is no longer synonymous with a gringa suntan brand. Today, from the Boticário group, the brand shows that it is connected with trends that should dictate the parameters of the cosmetics of the future.
No animal testing, paraben free and safe for corals, it offers different in-line protection factors including face and body filters, with or without color.
To protect the hyperpigmentation, and avoid spots resulting from my melasma, I bet on the option with color, factor 60 FPS.
As for the depigmentation of corals, Andrezza Canavez, a specialist in human and environmental toxicology at Q&P (Quality and Performance of Products at Grupo Boticário), explains that there is a test, carried out in a laboratory in France, with the final formulation and not the raw material, that guarantees safety for corals.
We will eventually talk about the whitening of corals, but for now I recommend a documentary available on Netflix.
Of course Bhava
Created by Priscila Borges and Leandro Barbosa, Bhava Biocosméticos Livre was created to democratize natural cosmetics. In 2015, at a time of transition in life, when the couple left São Paulo towards an ecological community, with two small children, Bhava was born.
The sense of community then guided them out of the capital, giving them the opportunity to create biocosmetics.
However, the driving force came from a need, actually. After losing her mother to breast cancer, Pri was determined to create a natural and potent deodorant.
“There is already evidence about the harm to health that certain products cause, such as aluminum and triclosan, present especially in deodorants. In fact, in our family there was a doctor’s recommendation for us not to use chemical deodorants anymore”, says Pri Borges.
Personally I have a very good story about how I met Bhava deodorants, but we’ll leave it for another time.
The moment we talk about sun protection, it is recommended that you know SOLAR, release of the Bhava. A 70g bar sunscreen, which does not require plastic packaging, with a natural formulation, and which yields more than four plastic packages (200ml).
With SPF 50, SOLAR from Bhava is ideal for practicing sports, especially water sports, being resistant to water and sweat and does not run into the eyes. Its formulation includes buriti oil and green coffee, zinc oxide and titanium dioxide. Good choice to avoid melasma then.
When using SOLAR, I noticed full coverage, soft natural aroma, soft touch on the skin. One advantage I noticed with this sunscreen was not using makeup remover to completely remove the product. A vegetable soap perfectly removed the remnants of sunscreen from my face. After all, it’s just as important to remove it properly when ironing the protector.
I also felt safe and calm to apply it to my son, aged one year and five months. Antônio even found it amusing to receive the protective bar, unlike the liquid, which every time is a delivery to spread without having to put up with crying.
BLU: a sweet surprise!
Instagram doesn’t live only from controversies, isn’t it? I was walking around strategic hashtags when I met BLU. When making contact with the brand, I discovered that its origin comes from Salvador! Ô Bahia beloved! That’s where these little blue sticks full of sun protection come from.
The brand has two products, BLU BIOCHRONOS with SPF 26, colorless, for areas of the body, face and lips (I loved it!). It is vegan and protects against sunlight, blue light and pollution. The formulation has noble chemical filters that also act against free radicals, making it a dermocosmetic.
The colored stick, the BLU 360 PRO, has an SPF 50, matte effect and full coverage. Very suitable for protecting the face and areas with tattoos and blemishes, such as melasma for example. With chemical and physical filters, the protector has a dry effect that guarantees comfort in application and high resistance.
“The biodegradable formulas of Blu Biochronos and Blu 360PRO have passed all dermatological, performance and comfort tests, carried out on human volunteers, with a high degree of satisfaction”, says Carine Aprile, communication director at Blu.
Surfing with BLU was really impressive as, after being applied to the face, the protector remained intact even after two hours in the water. Therefore, the recommendation for athletes can be done with your eyes closed! If you also suffer from melasma, Blu will help you avoid it getting worse, of course.
Base style protector
That was my starting bet for this summer. Dermage’s bat line offers an FPS 99 and that caught my eye.
Despite having already heard that from a certain factor, 30 if I’m not mistaken, it’s all la memê choce.
Anyway, even though I got it wrong with the purchase, since I bought Nude, and my tone is definitely Medium, I really liked the effect after application. The silky feel described on the packaging really lives up to it! And I surfed with him, I thought he held the stride cool!
By the way, for those looking for a protector that works as a base, this is possibly among the best options.
The Color of Summer: Soul Sun
It was also through smartphones and social networks that I got to know Soul Sun. The brand’s stick protector offers 30 protection, in two shades: bronze and nude.
With a dry touch, hypoallergenic, vegan and resistant to water and sweat, Soul Sun was born from the experience of founder and surfer Vitor Barbeiro, during his experiences in Australia and Indonesia.
“I realized that surfers liked natural protectors and used them during international surfing trips. So why not offer Brazilians a good protector option”, he says.
After research and testing, Soul Sun was born. “At the beginning it was difficult to get the formula right, but it was on a trip to the United States that I got references and managed to improve our product and make it multifunctional”, he explains.
All tested and approved!
So, for this summer, lots of patience and sunscreen!
Finally, with the melasma spots under control, I hope in winter to fix them with proper treatments.
For the rest, it’s a surfboard, enjoy the ripples, pray not to flat out and hope for the incredible and unforgettable summer swells!
kisses merry christmas and good waves ????
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