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 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.
The reason is that UVA radiation, although it doesn't burn, is much more important to skin aging and also causes many skin cancers including some of the worst.
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.
It's difficult to tell how much sun protection your sunscreen really offers you, and if you're suffering from premature skin aging this may well be a result of skin sun damage from UVA exposure, even though you may have carefully used sunscreen for years.
And there can even be ingredients in sunscreens, such as oxybenzone, which has been shown to be a hormone disruptor and even cause skin cancer.
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.
There are certainly some very good anti aging products, (and some ineffective ones), and using these can help reverse skin ageing, but preventing sun damage is one of the most important things you can do to combat wrinkles and skin sagging in older age.
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