Solar Care, with Polypodium leucotomos, Green Tea, Carotenoids, Selenium and Vitamins A, C, D & E

Taking Solar Care before sun exposure can protect the skin from the sun, prevent sunburn, and prepare skin for suntanning. Solar Care contains the following ingredients:

• Calaguala (Polypodium leucotomos) is a fern from Central America whose underground rhizomes are used to prevent certain skin problems including sunburn. Taking Polypodium leucotomos extract before sun exposure can reduce skin redness and other signs of skin damage.
• Green Tea is loaded with nutrients called polyphenols, which have been shown to fight free radicals and that can ease sun damage.
• Lycopene from Tomato Extract is a is a natural pigment that gives fruits and vegetables their red colour. Taking lycopene protects against sunburn. 
• Lutein works as a light filter, protecting eye tissues from sunlight damage. 
• Fructooligosaccharides (FOS) have prebiotic effects and serve as a substrate for microflora in the large intestine, increasing overall health of the gastrointestinal tract.
• Selenium contributes to the maintenance of healthy hair and nails and to protecting cells against oxidative damage.
• Vitamin A contributes to healthy skin.
• Vitamin C contributes to collagen formation
• Vitamin D contributes to calcium and phosphorus absorption and utilisation. 
• Vitamin E contributes to cell protection against oxidative damage.

Solar Care should be used in addition to topical photoprotectors and never as a substitute for them.