The #1 Thing You Should Do for Your Skin
It’s important to take care of your skin—not just for your appearance—but for your general health. Your skin is your body’s largest organ and its job is to protect. Your skin helps to keep you from getting sick or having damage to your bones, muscles, and internal organs.
The single, most basic thing you can do to keep your skin healthy is to wear sunscreen daily. Wearing sunscreen will not only prevent skin cancers, but it can also prevent wrinkles, fade scars, prevent skin discoloration and protect your skin from blue light.
Below are some reasons why you should consider wearing sunscreen everyday:
Protects From Harmful UV Rays
The environment we live in has put us at a higher risk to the harmful rays of the sun due to the depleting ozone layer. Radiation from the sun may lead to sunburn and skin damage. Sunscreens are essential to protecting your skin from harmful UV rays.
Delays the Signs of Aging
Who doesn’t want younger-looking, healthy skin? Sunscreen will help with that, in fact, preventing sun damage is key. Participating in outdoor activities without proper sun protection may accelerate signs of aging. Sunscreen shields your skin from developing signs of aging, such as wrinkles and fine lines, sunspots, hyperpigmentation, photodamage, and dry skin. Studies reveal that people under the age of 55 who used sunscreen had a 24% less chance of developing aging signs than non-sunscreen and occasional sunscreen users.
Lowers Your Risk of Skin Cancer
Many people started using sunscreen for beauty reasons, but when you wear sunscreen daily your skin is shielded from the risk of various types of skin cancer.
Promotes a More Even Skin Tone on Your Face
Applying sunscreen liberally on your face will prevent any irritating blotchiness and the eruption of veins caused by the sun’s rays. Adult onset acne and other sun-induced damage caused by overexposure to the sun can also be prevented.
Prevents Sunburns
When the skin gets sunburned it can make the skin thin, causing it to be more transparent, and bruises become more visible. If your skin experiences peeling, swelling, redness, hives, and itching it may be due to UVB rays. When the skin blisters due to a sunburn it increases your risk of skin cancer.
Improves Skin Health
Essential skin proteins, such as collagen, keratin, and elastin, are protected by sunscreen. These proteins are necessary for keeping the skin smooth and healthy. Make sure your sunblock has titanium dioxide in it to help reflect UV rays away from the skin and protect the activity of these proteins.
Make sure you add applying sunscreen to your daily skin care regimen. Look for products that include a broad-spectrum and a minimum of 30 SPF.
To enjoy the long-term benefits of sunscreen, apply sunscreen regularly a half an hour before going out and every 2 hours while in the sun to avoid sunburns and enjoy smooth, healthy, and glowing skin.
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