Heliocare understands that families love to be active in the sun. As well as their Advanced Spray, which is suitable for the whole family, among the kids’ range is their popular Heliocare 360° Pediatrics Lotion, which is a hypoallergenic product with a light texture that is suitable for children’s faces and bodies. Every Heliocare product is SPF 50 and above, as well as being Broad Spectrum, which is especially important in New Zealand’s harsh sun.
They also have a new oral product for children – 360° Pediatrics Jr Sticks – that can be dissolved directly in the mouth, in water or fruit juice. Natural in origin, they increase skin resistance of little ones to the sun, reducing the risk of sunburn.
Why does Broad Spectrum matter?
It’s important to protect yours and your family’s skin from the damaging effects of the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) radiation. There are two types of UV rays and they can both damage the DNA in your skin cells and potentially lead to skin cancer.
UVA rays cause skin damage that leads to tanning but also to skin aging. The shortest wavelengths of UVA rays also contribute to sunburn. UVB rays cause sunburn and play a key role in developing skin cancer.
Broad Spectrum means that a sunscreen has ingredients that protect skin from UVA as well as UVB rays. All Heliocare sunscreens are broad spectrum and aside from quality ingredients and filters to protect from UV rays, what makes Heliocare innovative is an active ingredient called Fernblock®.
So what is Fernblock®?
Fernblock® is a plant-derived extract which has been shown to multiply the skin’s resistance to sun damage. Aside from protecting from UV rays, Fernblock’s protective activity extends to the entire radiation spectrum protecting skin from the specific damage caused by the 4 types of radiation (UVB, UVA, Visible and IR).
Fernblock not only helps to prevent immediate damage to your skin such as sunburn, but it also helps prevent long-term negative effects on your body such as DNA damage, premature skin aging or sun allergies. Fernblock has shown numerous benefits, both topically and orally, in over 50 international studies and scientific publications.
That’s why it has been utilised for topical sunscreens and also for 360° Pediatrics Jr Sticks which are a daily antioxidant supplement. Fernblock helps support the body’s natural resistance to photoaging from the first capsule. By protecting your skin from the inside with the capsules and using topical sunscreen on your skin on the outside you’re giving your body the best possible protection from sun damage in our harsh New Zealand sun.
If you’re looking for the right suncare for summer, Heliocare has everything you need to be sun safe every day and is a smart choice for your whole family.
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