Anyone using sun cream in heatwave urged to check three-digit code | UK | News
Heatwave brings warm and dry conditions throughout the country, while temperatures in the UK are preparing to climb to 30s this weekend. Met Office says that temperatures will go to the peak on Saturday, July 12, and will reach 33C in some parts of the UK and Wales, and that hot air should continue on Sunday before it cool down next week. However, this is important to be exposed to sun exposure in the coming days, even if the shorts and T -shirt air is very here for the weekend and spend time outdoors and suck some rays.
Being in the sun increases the amount of UV radiation we are exposed to, which can damage both skin and eyes. UV rays are usually the most powerful between 10:00 and 16:00 and UV radiation is the highest in the summer months, but you can be exposed even if it is cloudy, so it is well protected by wearing sunglasses and plenty of sunscreen.
NHS recommends the use of a sunscreen with at least 30 sun protection factor (SPF) and at least four -star ultraviolet radiation (UVA) protection to protect against ultraviolet B radiation (UVB). In Suncream bottles, you should see a star of a maximum of five stars, and the letters “UVA” will be labeled in an apartment. This is a European sign and means that UVA protection is at least one -third of the SPF value and meets EU suggestions.
However, in sunscreen bottles, there is another important symbol that you need to check before applying and expresses the expiration date. Behind the sun cream bottles, there must be a small symbol that looks like an open jar, and there will be a three -digit code.
The code consists of two numbers and a letter of ’12m’ or ’18m’, which indicates that your Suncream is safe for 12 or 18 months after opening. If your sunscreen is open longer than this number, the product will no longer be effective and will not give you the necessary protection level you need.
“To know when Suncream is over, all you have to do is to look for a symbol that looks like an open jar in the sunscreen bottle. This is a number that says how long the product should be used after opening.
“For example, if you see ’12m’ in the open jar, the sunscreen should be used within 12 months after open conflict. After that time, the sunscreen becomes neutralized – no matter how high the sun protection factor, try to remember when you last, and if you know last year, it’s time to buy a fresh.”
Most sunscreen has a shelf life of about three years, but if the bottle is already opened, you will usually be 12m (12 months), you should make sure you use it during the time period specified on the symbol in the bottle.
Charity Melanoma Focus CEO Susanna Daniels adds: in You will see a SPF in Sun lotion bottles in the UK – you are looking for anything over 30 – and you will usually have a star degree in the back.
“There is also a picture of a bottle and it can be ’12m’ on it – it shows how long the solar lotion will last before the end. 12m means that it will end after opening a sunscreen for 12 months.
