Sun Awareness Week: 5 expert tips to protect yourself

With Sun Awareness Week underway what better time to think about how you can protect your skin?

The national campaign, which runs from May 2 to 8, is aimed at raising awareness around skin protection and the dangers of sun exposure.

With sun protection queries exceeding 400,000 searches every summer, there's clearly an appetite for learning how to protect ourselves from damaging UV rays.

Around one in three Brits (35 per cent) burn their skin every year in the UK, with a further 46 percent burning whilst abroad, according to one study.

With 80 percent of premature ageing caused by UV damage, West Yorkshire aesthetics clinic, Evolve Medical, shares its knowledge:

Five things you should be doing when it comes to sun protection

1 Nothing less than factor 50 every day

Applying a sun protector should be part of your daily routine. But did you know you should be applying sunblock? The main difference between sun cream and sunblock is the way they protect the skin from UV rays.

Factor 50 and nothing less should be applied to your face each day to protect your skin from sun damage.

2 Protect yourself from UVA and UVB

We’ve all heard of UV rays but did you know you need to be protecting yourself from two different types?

UVB is the more widely thought of type of ray that comes from the sun and causes you to burn.