Best sunscreen for water sports enthusiasts. View the tips.

Eand beautiful tanned skin is often considered attractive and sexy. Outdoors and especially on the water, tanning goes very quickly. Would that determine that we as 'pretty kiteboys and kitegirls' are considered attractive and sexy by definition? We would love to read your reactions in the comments. 😉 Now seriously because it's a weird split. There is a lot of knowledge about the negative aspects of too much sun and at the same time there is an association with being fit, healthy and active. So this time a blog about the best sun cream for water sports enthusiasts.

Sunburn water sports extremely important

You burn faster on the water

When the hours of sunshine increase, so does our exposure to the sun while kitesurfing on the water. When the skin is wet, it also burns faster because the water droplets on your skin work like miniscule magnifying glasses. Even if you sweat, the house burns faster than normal. In addition, weather maps UV light strongly on the beach and the water.

Sunscreen against risk of irreparable damage

The fight against cancer insists: smear, smear and smear again with sunscreen.

In fact, the health risks of skin cancer increase enormously with overexposure to UV radiation. Skin burns at a young age are also one of the main risk factors for skin cancer in children. In the Netherlands, the number of people with skin cancer has been increasing for years, according to the Dutch Cancer Registry. However, complete protection by sunscreen is impossible and exposure to the sun always leads to (irreparable) damage to the DNA, it is stated.

Chuck Patterson as a sunscreen role model for boaters

In the surf scene is Chuck patterson traditionally a role model for the use of the best sun cream for water sports enthusiasts. Chuck may not be well known to the younger generation of kite surfers and extreme water sports enthusiasts, but we once met Chuck in Scheveningen. Chuck can be recognized immediately by his large muscular body, blond hair, his eternal smile and white teeth. No, the picture is not complete because sunscreen is missing. Chuck has standard and huge dollop of sunscreen on his face while doing water sports. It looks like it is SPF 50 and maybe even SPF 100.

Tips against sunburnt skin

1. In any case, prevent your skin from burning by wearing protective clothing and regularly applying sunscreen. Check protective clothing: that goes well with our climate in which we need a wetsuit practically all year round. Check regularly with sunscreen: this is not self-evident and therefore a point of attention.
2. Select a sunscreen that you like. Everything protects but not everything is nice. Sunscreen can sting your eyes, you can get a bad taste in your mouth or have greasy fingers so that your grip on the kitebar is not good.
3. Apply sunscreen at home or on the go. This way it can withdraw for a while and you do not have to sit with sandy hands to your face.
4. There is special sunscreen from sports lines that absorbs quickly and is extra water resistant. This is also definitely worth a try. Waterproof sunscreen is a must anyway.
5. Read up kwf.nl more about sun and uv radiation and determine which sunscreen factor Sun Protection Factor (SPF) suits you.
6. Finally, consider the environment by purchasing a climate-neutral sun cream.

Best sun cream for water sports enthusiasts

Our survey about sunscreen for water sports enthusiasts yielded many tips. The three main brands mentioned are Island tribe, Nealucare en P20. We have used the Clear Gel Stick from Island Tribe for quite some time now and we like it very much. It is not water based and very waterproof. In addition, it does not sting our eyes and does not make our hands slippery. For us, this is the best sunscreen for water sports enthusiasts so far. More tips? Please let us know.

Conclusion: beautiful brown also sexy?

In any case, we are starting the water season a little more consciously. Perhaps we should also get rid of the idea that tanned skin is considered healthy and sexy.