How to Protect Your Skin During Outdoor Activities

by IVY GUINGAB: Going on a camping, hiking, bushwalking or a solo travel? There’s the sun, the fresh air, the wonderful views, the exciting activities – these all sound fun and exciting. But there are some things you need to know before you can cause serious problems to your skin from the outdoors. If you’re planning on going outdoors, you would also want to make sure you include skin care to your outdoor plan. Keep the following tips in mind to make every outdoor activity fun and memorable without damaging your skin:

Protect your skin from the sun

Enjoy the outdoors while avoiding the painful sunburn. It’s no way fun to suffer serious and painful burns while you are away from home. More than the sunburn, prolonged sun exposure, according to dermatologists, can also cause spots, drying, wrinkling and the worst is skin cancer.

Protect your skin from the sun with sunscreen lotions or sprays with SPF (Sun Protection Factor) of 30 or higher.

Protect your skin from insect bites

There are so many ways to protect skin from insect bites but most outdoor lovers prefer insect repellent clothes. They do it for one simple reason -- they get rid of the hassle of having to rub insect repellent lotion on their skin. One more tip is to minimize exposed skin areas by wearing the right outdoor clothing such as long-sleeved shirts, long pants, boots and hats. Hop in an outdoor camping store and you should be able to check out recommended outdoor clothing for camping, hiking and the like.

Avoid skin chaffing

Skin chafing, a painful skin problem, is a result of skin rubbing against skin or clothing. It occurs mostly on your thighs, groin and underarms. First tip is to apply lubricants like petroleum jelly to these hot spots to avoid friction to the skin. Second tip is to stay dry. However, sweating is unavoidable during any outdoor activity. But you can avoid this by wearing proper outdoor clothing – choose the ones that fits right on you and the ones that are moisture-wicking.

Stay hydrated

Your body consume a lot of water during outdoor activities basically to get you going, to maintain proper pH balance, and to regulate body temperature. While it’s important to stay hydrated, your skin as well needs enough hydration to avoid drying and wrinkling. Instead of the ordinary water bottle, bring with you Camelbak 1L drink bottles. Camelback drink bottles are spill proof, and are 100% BPA-Free.