Working with his wife, Marga, a trained beautician, they developed a specialist suncare brand dedicated to developing cutting edge sun protection with luxurious skincare for anyone who wanted to enjoy life in the sun. You also need to protect the part of your body that'™s above the surface, as water reflects some 25% of UV radiation and can intensify the harmful effects.

Tanning fades progressively, but remember that people with a natural suntan also need to apply sunscreen, as a tan does not provide sufficient protection from UV exposure. UVA rays cause long-term skin damage, including skin cancer and premature skin ageing, while UVB rays are the main cause of sunburn. Unlike immediate pigmentation, actual tanning does help protect against the harmful effects of UV radiation.If you are taking medication, check with your doctor or pharmacist to make sure it's OK to spend time in the sun. Chemical filters work by absorbing UV light and converting it to higher wavelength rays that are less harmful to the skin.

For more than 70 years PIZ BUIN ® has been providing holiday lovers everywhere with uncompromising protection so they can get a beautiful tan, whilst Practising Safer Sun.Different skin types react to the sun in different ways, so the type of skin you have influences how long you can stay in the sun and what types of sunscreen you need. All PIZ BUIN ® suncare products contain our advanced UVA/UVB sun protection to ensure you get effective sun protection. Children are particularly vulnerable to the effects of UV radiation and often spend more time outdoors than adults. Particularly common among young women, BSLE appears as small, itchy papules on the throat, upper chest and back of the forearms. After suffering overexposure to the sun while climbing the Piz Buin alpine peak in 1938, chemistry student, Franz Greiter, developed one of the world’s first sun protection products PIZ BUIN ®.