Skin Care Awareness

Sensitive Skin

We were taught to avoid the sun at all cost in primary school between 11am and 3pm (South African time) because the UV (Ultraviolet) radiation penetrates deep into the skin.  If one spends too much time in the sun without sunscreen and a hat, there will be long term implications on the skin.  When sunburn is experienced, the skin will have small red patches.  If extreme sunburn occurs the skin will turn completely red and form water blisters which will start to pop after a few days.  

When the skin dries up it will start peeling off.  The times I have experienced sunburn, my skin took more than two weeks to recover.  I normally use a soothing after sun lotion if I spent some time in the sun during the day.

Tattoos 

I am a very curious person.  I wanted a tattoo for a very long time.  All the time I was scared that it would affect my skin in a negative way.  My sister's and I decided on some weekend that we are going to get our tattoos. 

Upon enquiry about our albinism skin, the tattoo artist assured me that nothing will go wrong.  He commented that he enjoyed working on my light clean skin.  It took about three weeks to heal without any problems.  I am looking forward to getting another one. 

Skin Changes To Note

With continuous sunburn and no remedy, a few changes will start to occur on the skin as noted below. It is advisable to seek medical attention for an assessment.

1. Skin lesion which are initially red and crusty.
2. Bumps that appears on the skin as white, waxy lump or scaly patches.

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