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Pond’s is a skincare brand sold in an affordable price bracket. The brand has a long heritage, dating back to the 1840s when the first product was sold in New York.
Pond's is not just about looking beautiful but also feeling beautiful; and understands the significance of beauty as a harbinger of love in woman’s life. With a presence in over 56 countries, Pond’s is a name synonymous with skin care for almost a century now. It has passionately led the way in understanding a woman’s skin care and beauty needs. It has cut across age groups and skin care requirements.
Today Pond’s has spread its wings to cover anti- ageing, skin brightening, oil-control, moisturising and other skin requirements. In addition, each range within the portfolio offers diverse set of options, which include day creams, night creams, serums, masks, eye treatments, facial foams and more.
Dull, tired-looking skin for men is a thing of the past as Pond’s Men with its international range of premium face care products is set to make Indian men look bright and recharged. The range consists of two product platforms: Energy Charge and Oil Control.
Each platform in the new Pond’s Men range features a face-wash and face-moisturizer with special ingredients and proven benefits which address the most common and evolving skincare concerns among Indian men.
The unique invigorating Coffee Bean Extract in the Pond’s Men Energy Charge range is known for its skin care benefits & anti-oxidant properties.
Scientifically, Coffee Bean Extract is also known to help boost collagen production, improve skin elasticity, give a smoother skin texture and add brightness to the face. It is also known to help fight the damage caused by UV rays.
Pond’s Men Energy Charge Face wash: Instantly brightens and energizes skin, has Coffee Bean Extract which is known to awaken tired skin to make it look healthy and radiant and has Cooling Menthol that instantly refreshes skin.
Pond’s Men Energy Charge Brightening Gel Moisturizer: Light and fast absorbing gel for Brightening and Energizing skin to give a refreshed, healthy glow.
The Pond’s Men Oil Control Range is the perfect skincare solution for men who want instantly refreshed skin and an oil- free look.
Pond’s Men Oil Control face wash contains Mineral Clay known to instantly absorb oil, Salicylic acid known to fight pimple causing germs and Witch Hazel Extract to reduce the appearance of pores.
Pond’s Men Oil Control Fairness Moisturizer gives an all day long Oil-Free look up to 12 hours, reduces Dark Spots and instantly brightens skin for a healthy, natural glow.
‘SPF’ stands for ‘Sun Protection Factor’ which is the ratio of minimum erythemal dose on skin protected by a sunscreen product to the minimum erythemal dose on the same unprotected skin. SPF is more accurately the sun burn protection factor, as it primarily shows the level of protection against UVB, not the protection against UVA.
SPFs are rated on a scale of 10 to 50+ based on the level of protection they offer. Sun protection products are generally divided into the following four protection classes, termed as Low, Moderate, High and Very High, based on the level of their SPF label claims.
Label SPF Protection Class
SPF 6, SPF 10 – Low protection
SPF 15, SPF 20, SPF 25 – Medium protection
SPF 30, SPF 40, SPF 50 – High protection
SPF 50+ – Very High protection
The dark pigment that gives the skin its natural colour is called melanin. Melanin is made in the skin by pigment cells called melanocytes. After our skin has been exposed to sunlight the melanocytes produce more melanin in attempt to absorb further UV radiation, and so the skin becomes darker. A tan is actually a sign that the skin has been damaged and is trying to protect itself.
Everyone regardless of age, gender or race. Sunscreen use can help prevent skin damage by protecting you from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet rays.
Ultra Violet (UV) radiation from the sun is transmitted in three wavelengths – UVA (wavelength range from 320 nm to 400 nm), UVB (290 nm to 320 nm) and UVC (100 to 280 nm). UVC does not penetrate the earth’s atmosphere, so we only need to protect against UVA and UVB.
UVA irradiation is associated with skin ageing. UVA affects the elastin in the skin and leads to wrinkles and sun-induced skin ageing (for example coarse wrinkles, leathery skin and brown pigmentation), as well as skin cancer. UVA can penetrate window glass and penetrates the skin more deeply than UVB. UVA protection in a sunscreen will help defend the skin against photo ageing and potentially skin cancer.
UVB is most responsible for sunburn and has strong links to malignant melanoma and basal cell carcinoma risk (types of skin cancer).
When compared to UVB, UVA is less dangerous but its penetration is deeper than UVB and sometimes its higher dose induces photo toxicity with or without exogenous sensitizers present in the blood. Thus, to avoid the phototoxic dose of UVA protectant should be applied on skin. Therefore, UVA PF labelling is important.
When you buy sunscreen containing UVA protection, you may notice a PA+/ ++/ +++/ ++++ rating on the packaging. The PA ranging from + to ++++ indicates the level of protection from UVA radiation.
Organic filters absorb harmful UV radiation and convert and give this energy back out as infrared. These are sometimes known as ‘absorbers’, or ‘chemical’ sunscreens. Note that organic filters do not mean ‘organic’ in the environmental sense.
Inorganic filters (also known as ‘physical’, ‘natural’, ‘reflective’, ‘zinc’) contain titanium dioxide or zinc oxide, which reflect UV radiation away from the skin.
It can be helpful to think of organic filters as sponges, mopping up the UV radiation, and inorganic filters as mirrors, bouncing UV straight back off the skin.
To obtain the intended protection, you must follow the manufacturers’ instructions for use and application.
Therefore, always apply the amount of sunscreen indicated on the label and re-apply frequently. Remember the easily forgotten areas: tops of ears, behind knees, ankles, feet and eyelids.
Regardless of which sunscreen you choose, be sure to apply it generously to achieve the UV protection indicated on the product label.
Every day you go outside. The sun emits harmful UV rays year-round. Even on cloudy days, up to 80 percent of the sun’s harmful UV rays can penetrate your skin. Snow, sand and water increase the need for sunscreen because they reflect the sun’s rays.
Sunscreen should be re-applied frequently to maintain protection, especially after perspiring, swimming or towelling. You should always follow the manufacturers’ instructions for use, application and re-application.
The frequency of re-application should correspond to how and when the product is being used, for example, when exposed to direct sunlight, on the beach, when swimming, doing sports, etc.
Sunscreen products should not be used as a means to stay in the sun for prolonged periods. Over- exposure to the sun can be harmful and the use of sunscreen is one part of ‘sun safe’ behaviour.
Always read the label and choose the most appropriate product based on your skin sensitivity and the conditions under which you will be exposed to the sun. UV ray intensity will depend on the time of day, your geographical location and the weather.
No, you can still get a tan while wearing a high factor SPF. Wearing sunscreen will lower your risk of skin damage.
Using sunscreen may decrease your skin’s production of vitamin D.
The higher the number, the greater the protection. But do not think of the SPF number as a mathematical formula indicating multiples of the amount of time you could stay out in the sun without sunscreen before you burn.
Choose an SPF that suits your skin and the way in which you apply sunscreens.
Sunscreen products that offers the following maybe used depending on the time of day, your geographical location and the weather:
UVA PF (PA +/ ++/ +++/ ++++)
A sunscreen that offers the above helps to protect your skin from sunburn, early skin aging and skin cancer.
However, sunscreen alone cannot fully protect you. In addition to wearing sunscreen, dermatologists recommend taking the following steps to protect your skin and find skin cancer early:
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