take the proper measure to wearing, applying and reapplying sunscreen every time they’re going out during the day or if they’re outside for long periods of time and yes, you need to wear sunscreen all year round, even when it rains. There are still UV rays that can cause damage to your skin, even on the most gloomy days.
How Sunburns Can Look Like A Lupus Rash Or Worse, Cause A Lupus Rash
Not only can sunburn be a pain to deal with and extremely taxing on the body, but it can also play tricks on your mind. This is possible because sunburn can appear as a skin rash and depending on how this skin rash forms and how long it stays on your body without you realizing that it is sunburn, it can cause you to misdiagnose yourself with something like lupus.
Lupus is often misdiagnosed when it comes to skin rashes because a skin rash appearing on your face is one of the main signs of lupus. To further your concern, a lupus skin rash can look exactly like sunburn.
What if you’re already living with lupus and spend a lot of time outside? If this is the case, without the proper protection, you could be making your lupus symptoms worse from being out in the sun for long periods of time. This is because people who were diagnosed with lupus are susceptible to not only the harsh UV rays that affect the skin but the damage and inflammation these rays can cause internally.
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How To Protect Your Skin Without A Full Cover Up
It’s summertime and unfortunately, it is too hot to be covered from head to toe. In order to protect your skin without having to cover yourself fully, one way and probably the most important way, is using sunscreen with SPF 30 or higher and reapplying it every few hours, anytime that you are going outside or outside for a long period of time.
Do this during the colder months, rainy days, and even when you’re at home but the sun is shining in your place of residence. Another way to protect yourself is to wear hats, visors, sunglasses and light and light-colored clothing. This protects body parts from the sun and helps prevent heat stroke from wearing dark colors that soak up the sun.
It’s important to protect your current self from the damage that the sun can cause, your future skin depends on it.