Skin Care And Sunscreens, Or Why Sun Protection Is A Huge Part Of An Anti Aging Routine

08.12.2009 | Author: Peter Geraldson | Posted in Beauty

It’s impossible to stop yourself getting older, and aging skin is one of the results of getting older. But there’s a number of factors skin aging and damage from the sun is one of the worst. If you’re interested in the best anti aging skin care sunscreen is a big part of it, but sunscreen isn’t all.

It is the ultraviolet component of sunlight, and in particular UVA and UVB, that are dangerous to your skin. UVB causes sunburn, so blocking UVB radiation will prevent sunburn, however there is far more to preventing skin sun damage than merely blocking UVB.

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.

There is no requirement from the FDA for the labelling on sunscreens to tell us how much UVA protection is in any product. As a result in the summer of 2008 there were only 29 percent of sunscreens with UVA protection included. That rose to 70 percent one year later however that still left 30 percent of products with no UVA protection. And no UVA protection can lead to skin cancer and premature skin aging.

And as there is no requirement for labelling it is difficult to tell from the label how much protection your sunscreen really offers. If you have premature skin aging then sun damage from UVA exposure may well be the cause even if you have used sunscreen carefully.

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 anti aging consumers are not aware that one of the major causes of skin aging, namely sun damage, is entirely preventable. From as young an age as possible, preferably starting today, promise to yourself that you will carefully prevent sun damage and you will also use the best anti aging products that are available. If you do that you’re well on your way to the best anti aging skin care that it’s possible to get.

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.

If you’d like to learn more about preventing wrinkles and skin sagging, and also more about the best anti aging products available, then visit my website.

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