Ever wondered why your tighs and other covered areas are significantly lighter than the rest of your body?

Most times, the area of our bodies that doesn't get covered when we put on clothing gets to be significantly darker than those areas that get to be covered all the time. This is because the exposed areas get tanned from exposure to the sun. Nigeria is a temperate region, meaning we get a lot of sunshine, and also a lot of tan.

Do you know that you are actually 3 to 4 shades lighter than you look,  but because of the constant exposure to the sun, you now appear darker because of the constant tanning? Everyone needs to protect themselves from the sun, and yes, black people can get sunburns too.

To prtect yourself from the sun, go for creams and lotions that contain sunscreen. You can even buy a bottle of sunscreen and apply it after applying your regular lotion or cream. I began trying it out lately and am loving the results. Sunscreen also helps prevent excessive sweating from sun exposure, and skin allergies that are caused by heat like heat rash.

Whenext you go shopping for your skincare product, don't forget to buy a bottle of sunscreen, but be careful as we have a lot of fake products in stores and supermarkets. So make sure you buy your suncreen from a reliable source. It's better not to use sunscreen at all than to use a fake sunscreen.