I thought, but I'm black - my skin can deal with the sun.
Sunscreen SPF 15 suitable for black skin
I was wrong!
Well not completely, skin is actually be classed according to 6 levels, with No. 1 being quite fair skin and No.'s 5 and 6 being middle eastern and black.
Whilst our skin is better protected over shorter term exposure to the sun we're likely to start burning and suffering skin damage after about 2hrs or more of unprotected exposure to the sun.
The problem is that as there are no reliable statistics on the incidents of skin cancer in Nigeria, we dont really know the true scale of the problem.
Exposure to ultraviolet radiation from the sun is actually the leading cause of skin cancer.
Nneka Leiba, Senior Research Analyst of an EWG in the US and the 2012's Sunscreen guide’s lead author recommends choosing products with one of these ingredients: zinc, titanium dioxide, avobenzone, or Mexoryl S but not retinyl palmitate or oxybenzone.
Well formulated creams with an SPF (Sun Protection Factor) of 15 should be sufficient when well applied.
With the sort of heat we have you'd rather not stay in the sun for 2hrs but if you must and can afford it try and get a good skin cream that will protect from the sun.
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