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So you have got sunscreen – but how do you know if you are using it the right way?As the temperature rises steadily in Spain, it’s time to think about your sunscreen requirements for the summer.
Remember this: whether you live on the Costa Blanca or Barcelona, along with your water bottle, your sunscreen should go everywhere with you.
The first thing to remember is that sunscreen is just that - a screening agent to protect you from the sun's harmful rays. It's not a magic potion that will allow you to stay in the sun all day when you usually burn after 15 minutes.
Choosing your protection factor
These days, it's recommended that you don't use less than Factor 15 in any circumstances, and I'd go along with that. 
High factor sunscreen will not prevent you from tanning, but it will stop you from burning.
Depending on the strength of the sun and whether you're very pale or slightly tanned, you should use at least Factor 25 to start with.
I always have three different actors on the go; Factor 40 for my face, because I don't want to come first in the Prune Lookalike Contest; Factor 15 for my arms, legs and chest, because they've already got quite a lot of colour; and Factor 30 for my midsection and the tops of my thighs when I first bare them to the elements.
Apply sunscreen at least 20 minutes before venturing out, to give your skin time to absorb it. If you're not very good at getting a good all-over covering and you often find you have red bits where you've missed, why not go for a children's coloured sun cream, or an adult's cream which stays white on the skin? Don't use it on your face, though, or you could end up looking like Jason from the 'Hallowe'en' films!
What brand to use? These days, sunscreens are much better regulated than in the past, so whatever suits your preference or your pocket. I like L’Oreal’s Solar Expertise sprays, as they’re non-greasy and cover well, but the ‘cheap’ sunscreens you find on the Sunday markets do the job just as well.
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