Anti Aging And Great Skin Care. Sunscreens Are A Big Part Of Both
Whilst you can’t prevent getting older there are some big factors in skin aging that you can prevent. Skin aging is caused by a combination of factors, and one of the biggest is sun damage. So if you want the best skin care, sunscreen is a huge part of that, but only a part.
It’s the ultraviolet radiation in sunlight that causes the damage. There is both UVA and UVB in sunlight, and it is the UVB radiation that burns your skin. But it is insufficient merely to stop the UVB radiation.
That’s because UVA, whilst not burning your skin, is primarily responsible for skin aging and the results thereof, such as wrinkles and sagging. And UVA, it is thought, is responsible for the worst skin cancers.
The FDA doesn’t require the labels of sunscreens to tell us how much UVA protection is included in the sunscreen and the result was that in the summer of 2008 there were only 29 percent of sunscreens that had some UVA protection. A year later that percentage increased to 70 percent but that still means that 30 percent of sunscreens on the market have no UVA protection. The results can be skin cancer and excessive skin aging.
It’s extremely difficult to know how much sun protection you are getting from your sunscreen. And if you’re finding that you’re suffering from early skin aging it may well be because you’ve relied on sunscreen for years not knowing that the UVA component is aging your skin and may even be leading to skin cancer.
And even worse, there are ingredients in sunscreens like oxybenzone which is known to work as a hormone disruptor and may even cause skin cancer. And there are also ingredients in some sunscreens that can reduce the effectiveness of the product.
You would expect that consumers could be confident that a sunscreen will prevent them from suffering sunburn, skin cancer and skin ageing, however at the moment that is not a fair assumption. When buying a sunscreen you need to be extremely careful.
And sun protection isn’t just about using a sunscreen. In fact the first method of sun protection that you turn to should be to avoid going out in the sun during the middle of the day in the summer, or to use a long sleeved shirt and hat if you do. Sunscreen is only necessary where unavoidable.
Many women, and men, who are interested in the best anti aging skin care do not realize that a large component of skin aging is totally preventable, being caused by sun damage. Starting today make a pact with yourself that you will avoid skin sun damage whenever you can. If you do this, in combination with using the best anti aging products it’s possible to buy, then you’re well on your way towards a skin care routine that will serve you well for decades.
Whilst anti aging products, well the good ones anyway, go a long way towards reversing aging of the skin, taking some proactive steps yourself to prevent skin sun damage is also part of a quality anti aging routine.
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