A história da marca Hawaiian Tropic tem suas origens na década de 1960. Os primeiros produtos solares foram desenvolvidos por um surfista ansioso para encontrar uma proteção solar adequada ao seu estilo de vida, ou seja, um tratamento anti-UV e capaz hidratar a pele de maneira duradoura e resistente à água. O inventor então se apressa em compartilhar sua descoberta com outros surfistas, que apreciam muito o creme, que decide comercializá-lo para o benefício de tantas pessoas quanto possível. Muito rapidamente, a marca tornou-se referência no mercado de produtos solares e desenvolveu sua oferta com produtos adaptados a diferentes tipos de pele, utilizáveis ​​durante e após a exposição ao sol.
O Hawaiian Tropic oferece uma ampla variedade de produtos, incluindo óleos e loções para o sol, pós-sol e brilho labial. Nossas fórmulas são compostas de extratos de plantas e ingredientes exóticos cuidadosamente selecionados por seus benefícios. Nossos produtos deixam a pele bonita, macia e deliciosamente perfumada. Aproveite o sol com tranquilidade, graças à proteção solar contra o envelhecimento da pele (raios UVA) e queimaduras solares (raios UVB). Com os sentidos emocionados por uma fragrância divina tropical, você está de férias o ano todo!

Lip Sunscreen

Why Protect Your Lips from the Sun?

It's summer, and you've decided not to burn your skin in the sun and turn into red lobsters. This time, no more risks and sunburns! A natural tan implies moderate sun exposure and applying cream every two hours. To protect your skin with suitable sunscreen for your skin type, wear sunglasses to protect your sensitive eyes and put on a hat to shield your face. But there's an area of your beautiful face that you often overlook and regularly forget to protect: your lips! Delicate and sensitive to external aggressions, they need proper sun protection.

On vacation at the beach or in the mountains, think about lip sunscreen!

Are you going on vacation to the beach or mountains this year, and have you already brought sunscreen for your body and face, a hat, sunglasses, and thermal water in your suitcase? Once again, did you forget to bring sun balm? It's no wonder this small area of the face is often forgotten and neglected throughout the year. However, just like the rest of your body, your lips require optimal protection against the UVA and UVB rays of the sun. To prevent sunburn in this ultra-sensitive and fragile area, we recommend using a lip sunscreen regularly.

To ensure effective protection and intense hydration, lip balms should be composed of various ingredients, such as:

• Synthetic or vegetable waxes. These waxes will give a solid texture.
• Mineral or vegetable oils (jojoba, argan, calendula, etc.). These oils enriched with fatty acids and vitamins help maintain the hydrolipidic film.
• Nutrient agents like glycerin for preserved and nourished lips.
• Agents that isolate and preserve (for example, glycerin) the lips from dehydration.
• UV filters, such as chemical filters (Mexoryl) and minerals (zinc oxide). These sunsticks contain an anti-UVA and UVB SPF that acts as a barrier to ultraviolet rays.
• Antioxidants and vitamins like vitamin E, known to combat external aggressions, such as free radicals and oxidative stress, causing cellular aging.

The goal of lip balm: this lip sun protection should primarily protect your lips from the harmful effects of the sun (sunburn, skin cancer) and prevent photoaging. It should also preserve the skin's hydrolipidic filter and nourish it daily.

Lips and Sunburns: What to Do in Case of Burn?

Forgot to apply a sunscreen lip balm and got sunburned?
To effectively relieve it and alleviate inflammation, here are some tips:
- You can soothe the area by applying cold compresses. You can also wrap ice cubes in a towel and then place them on your lips.
- Burned and inflamed lips tend to pull and dry quickly. That's why it's important to hydrate them well with a nourishing lip balm.
- Also, remember to hydrate well by drinking plenty of water to compensate for fluid and water imbalance. Hydration is essential both indoors and outdoors.
- If your lips hurt, and the pain seems to persist, consult a doctor promptly.

To effectively protect your fragile lips from the harmful rays of the sun, remember to apply a suitable sunscreen generously and regularly.

Solar

Sun Protection Products: Choose a Safe and Effective Product!

Without the protection of clothing and effective sunscreen, prolonged exposure to the sun can be risky.

Which Sunscreen Product to Choose?

Always check the instructions on the product label!
Sun protection products (creams, gels, oils, or sprays) are cosmetic products intended to protect against the harmful effects of ultraviolet radiation from the sun (UVA and UVB) when applied according to the instructions provided on the packaging.
However, it is wrong to believe that these products offer complete sun protection and allow you to stay exposed for longer. Caution should be exercised in terms of time and duration of exposure.

UVA, UVB, Make the Difference!

Tanning is a skin defense reaction that opposes a filter to the penetration of solar radiation. But this filter does not have unlimited capacity.
Solar radiation is composed, among other things, of ultraviolet B rays (UVB rays) and ultraviolet A rays (UVA rays). "Sunburn" is mainly caused by UVB rays. UVA rays are responsible for premature skin aging.
UVB rays are the main factor in skin cancer, while UVA rays play a significant role in its appearance.

Different Types of Sun Protection: Which to Choose?

There are two main categories of sun protection offered by cosmetics, depending on the nature of the filters and their mode of action; all must be expressly authorized by regulations:
•    Organic or chemical filters that act by absorbing UV radiation;
•    Mineral filters, namely titanium dioxide and zinc oxide, which act by reflecting UV rays: they do not penetrate the epidermis;
•    Organic or inorganic filters may be present in nanometric form. The [nano] mention must then be added to the name of the substance in the mandatory list of ingredients on the packaging.
•    These different filters, chemical or mineral, nano or not, can be combined by manufacturers to optimize efficiency.

Sunscreen Products, Protection Level: Read the Label!

Against UVB rays: the sun protection factor (SPF) or protection index (IP) is an essential criterion of choice. It corresponds to the delaying effect of the product in relation to sun aggression.
The product category followed by a number corresponding to the "sun protection factor (SPF)" is used to assess its effectiveness. The higher the SPF, the greater the photoprotective action.
The European Commission proposed grouping sun protection factors to keep only eight different numbers on labels. However, not all labeling has been changed, and old sun protection factors are sometimes retained.

Note: Claims like "full screen" or "total protection" should not be used. Although common, they are false because no sun product offers complete protection against ultraviolet radiation.
The European Commission defined, in its recommendation of September 22, 2006, the labeling rule for sunscreens. Taken from this recommendation, the table below specifies the correspondences between categories and sun protection factors:

Sun Protection Factors

Low protection    6-10
Medium protection    15-20-25
High protection    30-50
Very high protection    50+

Against UVA rays: check if your sunscreen has, in addition to the SPF, the UVA logo. This is the guarantee of ideal protection against ultraviolet rays.

Note: This logo is not mandatory but recommended and used by many professionals. Other mentions or indications regarding protection against UVA rays may, however, appear on the packaging.
Some "conventional" media insist on the existence of so-called controversial ingredients in sun products.
Remember that sunscreens can only contain UV filters authorized by cosmetic regulations (about thirty) because they are assessed as risk-free for human health. Exposing yourself to the sun without any protection, however, is dangerous.
Consumers are advised to read labels and inquire about the composition of the products they purchase, especially if they have special ethical or environmental requirements or a history of sensitivity to certain substances.

Usage Tips
The National Union of Dermatologists has published the 10 precautions to be taken against the harmful effects of the sun:
•    The best protection is clothing for everyone (especially children): hat, sunglasses, shirt.
•    Babies and young children should not be exposed to direct sunlight;
•    Sunburns are dangerous, especially in children;
•    Avoid direct exposure between 12:00 and 4:00 PM
•    Sun exposure should be gradual;
•    Sand, snow, water can reflect more than half of the sun's rays on your skin;
•    Your sunscreen, anti-UVB and anti-UVA, should be renewed every two hours and after each bath, regardless of its protection index;
•    Use sunscreen suitable for your skin type;
•    Sunscreen is not intended to increase the exposure time;
•    In altitude and in the tropics, it is necessary to increase the sun protection index of the product usually used.