Sun Tanning: My body is fair, but my face is dark. What can be the reason?
It’s the clothes. Generally clothes have a tendency to block the sun’s rays over your body causing it to not darken over time. A similar effect can be achieved for your face by using a hat, a cap, wrapping a piece of cloth around your face, or a burqa.Or you can go the opposite way and remove clothing items, but that is generally frowned upon. Either way will get you to have the face and body even-coloured.Solar tanning is generally temporary and easily fades over time as long as you maintain proper hygiene. Try using fairness face washes instead of fairness creams. They won’t make you fairer but will leave you with a cleaner face. Also it helps with the placebo effect.Btw if besan and multani mitti made anyone fairer, there would be no market for fairness creams.
Do you know anyone who have used sunscreen daily for many years and have looked significantly younger than their peers because of that?
Research has looked at that question from a different perspective. Sunworshippers not using sunscreen do end up with thickened, leathery and wrinkled skin, often with some discoloration to a greater extent than those who shun the sun.These findings are on a large population of people that were studied. What this means is that the conclusions from the studies do not necessarily apply to individuals. In addition, individuals have different rates of facial aging based on genetics. Some will look younger than their age. Others look much older than their age.There are also many other factors that contribute to facial aging, like substances contained in cosmetics and face cleaners, use of moisturizers, etc. Smoking including second hand smoke deposits toxins on the exposed skin and can cause advanced aging effects, especially in the face.Despite the lack of hard evidence that avoiding excessive exposure to sunlight (or tanning beds) will lead to a youthful looking facial appearance, it is probably good advice. Of course, sunscreen limits to some extent but does not eliminate all the damaging effects of sunlight.