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- On Tiktok, users share their tip for sunbathing faster: sprinkle with salt water.
- A dermatologist alerts this practice that is both ineffective and dangerous.
- Salt water dries up the skin and can make it more fragile against UV.
A woman spray the legs of a transparent liquid and written in legend “Me, because salt water gives a better tan “ : On Tiktok, many videos of this kind circulate. THE “Salt Water tanning” consists in using seawater diluted in fresh water or adding salt in fresh water, to apply it to the sun. This would reproduce the effects of a day by the sea on the tan.
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In an article published in the American magazine Women’s Healtha dermatologist alerts to this practice. “”It’s a mythwarns Gary Goldenberg, a dermatology assistant at the Icahn doctor school in Mount Sinai Hospital. Salt water does not help to sunbathe more. “ On the media website Hera therapist and specialist in spa, provides a hypothesis on the appearance of this trend. “”It is often wrongly believed that salt water promotes more intense tan, Develops Maddie Cridge. We often associate the tanned complexion after a seaside vacation with the effects of salt. ” However, if a day at the beach can tan faster than a day by the pool, it is not because of sea water. “It is mainly because the large mass of water and sand can further reflect the sun’s rays, thus offering greater exposure to the skin “indicates IFE J. Rodney, Director and founder of Eternal Dermatology + Aesthetic.
What are the risks of sea water tan?
It reveals that spraying water voluntarily to sunbathe more can damage the skin. “”Salt can dry up the skin and deprive it of its natural oils, the protective barrier which protects it from UV “indicates this specialist. Salt water sprays can thus increase the sensitivity and vulnerability of the skin, and increase the risk of irritation, sunburn or even rashes or blisters.
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How to protect yourself properly from the sun?
Dr. Goldenberg recalls that UV exposure has many risks. “”Premature aging is caused by the degradation of collagen and elastin, which causes wrinkles, a curved aspect and old age spots, he alerts. It is estimated that up to 80 % of visible skin aging is due to UV exposure“This also increases the risk of skin cancer, due to the damage caused by UV rays on skin DNA.
To reduce the risk, health insurance recalls that the sun must be avoided between 12 and 16 hours, by limiting the duration of exposure. “”Use an anti UVA and UVB sunscreen including the solar protective factor (FPS) (or SFP for SUN Protection Factor) also called sun protection index is at least 30, recommends the body. The use of a sunscreen index 50 anti-UVB and anti-UVA is preferable and essential for children. “
