Sun and the Skin: Is it all Bad?
Everyone enjoys the fun of summer. The beaches are busy, we have a chance to work on our tans, and we have an excuse to lie about on the sand for hours while the sun is out. However, we are only starting to become aware of the effects of UV exposure and although there are some benefits we should be much more hesitant in our exposure to the sun. Let’s break it down:
THE GOOD
The sun’s biggest and most vital benefit to the human body is often ignored. That is, short UVB rays are a chief deliverer of Vitamin D. So what does Vitamin D do for the body? Vitamin D protects and increases the survival rates against an array of internal cancers such as colon cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer and prostate cancer, as well as many other diseases.
THE BAD
To balance the leader, it would be bias not to mention that exposure to ultraviolet light, UVA or UVB, from sunlight accounts for 90% of the symptoms of premature skin aging, in addition to a plethora of other skin changes.
UV radiation is the number one instigators of:
Collagen breakdown - causing the formation solar scars and increasing the onset of wrinkles
Free radicals - which destroy cell function and alter genetic material such as RNA and DNA of the cell, which in turn increases wrinkles.
Texture Changes Caused by the Sun - causing a thickening of the skin that enhances coarse wrinkles and yellow discoloration of the skin; in addition to a thinning of the skin that causes fine wrinkles, easy bruising, and skin tearing.
Pigment Changes Caused by the Sun - enhances the occurance of freckles, and age spots or liver spots on the backs of the hands, chest, shoulders, arms, and upper back.
THE UGLY
Whereas the more dangerous effects of UV radiation include:
Skin Bumps Caused by the Sun - more descriptively, an increased number of moles and precancerous lesions called actinic keratoses, as well as seborrheic keratosis which appear as warty lesions stuck onto the skin.
Skin Cancer Caused by the Sun - such as the 3 most common skin cancers: melanoma, basal cell carcinoma, and squamous cell carcinoma. All of which have the capacity to be fatal.
PROTECTING SUN DAMAGED SKIN
The most obvious method of protection against sun damaged skin is to avoid any unnecessary exposure to the sun’s harmful rays. Moreover, there are a number of natural skincare creams available that assist in counteracting the harsh damage caused by the sun.
Of all of the 100% natural skin treatment products on the market, BIOSKINCARE is one of the most effective. It’s protein enzymes diffuse damaged skin cells while triggering the regeneration of healthy skin cells from within your body, making it the number one anti aging skin treatment solution. It also assists sun damaged skin thanks to its curtailment of lesions such as the precancerous actinic keratoses, leaving the skin blemish free, healthy, and vitalic.
- Abigail Mckenzee
