A tan may look healthy, but natural sun care products could be the key to maintaining health that goes beyond the surface of your skin.

Beauty expert Zara Rabinowicz says that "a tan can be faked" but that "healthy skin is skin that's protected".

As such, for anyone planning to head away on holiday in the weeks to come, she recommends sun block, adding that it should go without saying that sun protection should be part of any holidaymaker's cosmetics bag.

She also recommends that, while away, sun block is applied regularly.

For people with sensitive skin or environmental concerns, natural sun care products could be the ideal travel option.

They are available in sun protection factors as strong as the leading mainstream brands, with self-tanning lotions also available.

Self-tanning options can fake the bronzed appearance of time in the sun while leaving skin softer and smoother than before, rather than drying it out.