> While you're on holiday, avoid food and drink that dilates your blood vessels (alcohol and spicy food). > Eat lots of fruit and veg, especially red and orange which contain loads of carotenoids (tomatoes, apricots and tropical fruit are best). These help the skin protect itself better against the harmful effects of the sun. > Stay out of the sun during the hottest part of the day between 11am and 4pm. > Don't spritz yourself with perfumed products before you hit the beach: they make your skin more sun-sensitive. > Get savvy about SPF. While you're better off using a medium SPF and reapplying it regularly than slapping on total block first thing in the morning and then not bothering to reapply for the rest of the day, experts warn that low SPF protection is just not enough. Use at least Factor 15.
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Sarah Horrocks
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Sun protection and tanning: how to get a safe tan
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