Cont' on Whitening and Sunblock

It took me quite some time to read and translate some of the info from another section of the VOCE mag. I think the format and the colour of the fonts are kinda hard to read. Anyway, there's really a lot info about whitening and stuff especially the part on 100 Q&A which is too many!! They even talk about laser in which I'm not that interested. haha. Well, but I'm not gonna present all the info, just some of the necessary ones!

Skincare [Translated from a magazine]
✿ If whitening products did not specifically state 'stay away in applying the eye and lip areas', you can apply at those areas if you want.

✿ Mixing SPF 20 and SPF 30 sunblock won't add up to SPF 50 protection!! The effect may also be weakened. And remember to reapply sunblock every few hours.

✿ Most products can last for about 3 years so even if you've opened it for over 6 months, the product's effectiveness/quality will not change.

✿ Using products of the same series would have a better effect than just using one alone out of the whole series. But most importantly is that it achieves whitening effect for you.

✿ Use whitening product that is suitable for your skin type.

✿ The quickest way to whitening for the next day: hydrating mask and massaging scalp → improve blood circulation and therefore skin will look brighter.

✿ Use exfoliating gel to remove dead skin as it will make your skin looks brighter and increase skin absorption power for whitening products.

✿ Whitening products will show its effectiveness after using for about 1 month later.

✿ On cloudy days, UV rays amount are lesser by 20-30% while on rainy days it's lesser by 50-80%.

✿ UV rays can penetrate in water, present at 95%. Therefore must apply sunblock when going for a swim.

✿ Australia UV rays amount is higher than Japan by 5 to 7 times. The beach reflects 25-30% UV rays, while the water reflects 10-20%.

✿ Improper diet may cause skin to darken.

✿ Drinking red tea or green tea is better than putting them on the face.

✿ There's a limit to how far your skin will be fair. It will never be as fair as a baby's. Fair skin attained is due to less black/dark spots.

✿ If you are often under the sun, black moles may form due to UV rays exposure.

✿ Computers and gel nail UV lamp give out very little UV rays so need not worry that it will affect your skin. If you're still worried about it, you can apply sunblock on both hands first before using the gel nail UV lamp .

✿ Eating black-coloured foods such as squid ink or blackberry won't turn your skin darker!

✿ Artificial tanning uses UV-A so it can still be harmful to the skin.

✿ There's no content in the swimming pool that can make your skin fairer.

✿ Do not rub the black spots appearing on the skin as constant rubbing can cause inflammation and may lead to darken of those spots.

✿ Consuming whitening pills will lead to overall whitening of the whole body. Therefore if you want fairer skin for certain areas of the body especially with black spots or dull skin, it is better to apply whitening products.

✿ UV rays is the main cause of skin cancer espeically UV-B. If under the hot sun for 1 hour, UV rays will cause 1 million times of damage on every skin cell. Usually will take 2 days to recover.

✿ As you aged, black spots will still occur even in the absence of UV rays, which is probably due to stress.

✿ Smoking is the greatest enemy to skin whitening!

✿ As under the sun can be the same as sunburn, use a cold towel on the skin to reduce inflammation.