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TAKING YOUR SKIN SERIOUSLY
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Sun for everyone
How should you behave in the sun?
The sun offers abundant benefits. However, you must make sparing use of them because UV rays have harmful effects on skin's health: they accelerate skin ageing, can cause skin reactions and, in the long term, lead to skin cancer.
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The sun: its benefits and harmful effects
The sun provides true benefits, but you must make sparing use of them. In particular, the use of a sun protection product is indispensable.
True/False
If I have a tan, I no longer need any protection
FALSE
The skin has defense mechanisms to fight the effects of UV rays: it thickens and produces a pigment (melanin) which partially filters UV rays and gives colour to the complexion-- your tan. However, this "natural" protection against the harmful effects of UV rays is superficial because it only partially filters out UV radiation. A tan therefore does not exempt you from using a sun production product.
Artificial UV tanning sessions let you tan in complete safety
FALSE
Tanning is the skin's defence mechanism against UVB rays. Yet UV tanning beds diffuse UVA rays in doses higher than those in sunlight: insidious because they are painless, they only provide a superficial tan and encourage the production of free radicals which are responsible for skin ageing and alterations in the cellular system. Therefore UV tanning beds speed up premature skin ageing and increase the risks of developing skin cancer.
Golden rules
4 good habits to take proper care of your skin in the sun
To avoid endangering your skin when in the sun, there are a few rules that must be followed.
Video
Video - Sun risk
3 questions to a Dermatologist
Dr L.,
Dermatologist, Paris, France
I only recommend High and Very High protection
Interview with a dermatologist who discusses sun protection methods.
Testimonies
Laure, 19, Student, France
"I don't skimp any more on protection!"
Laure was particularly prone to sunburn. To learn to better protect her skin, she consulted a dermatologist. Since then, she has been able to enjoy the benefits of the sun in complete safety.
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All that you ever wanted to know about the skin and dermatological disorders.
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All products in the range Anthelios
Anthelios XL SPF 50+ Extreme Fluid
Very high facial protection. Ultra high UVA (PPD 38).
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Anthelios SPF 50 Dermo-Pediatrics Aerosol spray
High face and body protection. Ultra UVA (PPD 20).
All products in the range Anthelios
Anthelios XL SPF 50+ Velvety Lotion
Very high body protection. Ultra UVA (PPD 31).
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Anthelios XL SPF 50+ Tinted Melt-in Cream
Tinted, very high facial protection. Ultra UVA (PPD 34).
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Anthelios Dermo-Pediatrics SPF 50+ Lotion
Very high face and body protection. Ultra UVA (PPD 31).
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ANTHELIOS XL SPF 50+ Extreme Tinted Fluid
Tinted, very high facial protection. Ultra UVA (PPD 34).
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Anthelios SPF 30 Spray
High face and body protection. Ultra UVA (PPD 15).
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Anthelios AC SPF 30 Extreme Fluid
High facial protection for acne-prone skin. Ultra UVA (PPD 19).
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Anthelios XL SPF 50+ Melt-in Cream
Very high facial protection. Ultra UVA (PPD 30).
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Anthelios SPF 50+ Spray
High face and body protection. UVA (PPD 22).
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Anthelios SPF 30 Melt-in Cream
High facial protection. Ultra UVA (PPD 12).
All products in the range Thermal spring water
Thermal Spring Water by La Roche-Posay
Soothing, Softening Thermal Spring Water
All products in the range Anthelios
Anthelios SPF 50+ Sensitive Areas Stick
- Very high protection for areas that are sensitive or over-exposed. Ultra UVA (PPD 26).
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Anthelios SPF 30 Velvety Lotion
High face and body protection. Ultra UVA (PPD 17).
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Anthelios XL
SPF 50+
Smooth Lotion
Very high face and body protection.
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Anthelios
SPF 30
Smooth Lotion
High face and body protection.
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My Skincheck: evaluate your own personal risk
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