It was only a few years ago that most people thought that baking themselves in the sun was a innocent way to spend summer, and why not? Who could resist the urge to loose that pale winter skin and replace it with deliciously darkened tones. Especially when you could lie amongst all those hot bronzed bodies at the beach.
This attitude has shifted rapidly. The average person understands of some of the dangers of prolonged sun exposure thanks to increased media coverage and ad campaigns. But do fully grasp the totality of the effects the sun can have on our skin?
THE POSITIVES OF UVBs
One of the greatest elements the sun passes to the human body is vastly underrepresented. That is, short UVB rays are a primary deliverer of Vitamin D. So what’s so good about vitamin D? Vitamin D protects and increases the survival rates against a number of internal cancers such as colon cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer and prostate cancer, as well as many other diseases.
THE NEGATIVES OF UVs
To balance the leader, it is important to note that exposure to ultraviolet light, UVA or UVB, from sunlight accounts for 90% of the symptoms of premature skin aging, in addition to a wealth of other skin changes.
UV radiation is the number one instigators of:
Collagen breakdown – causing the formation solar scars and increasing the appearance of wrinkles
Free radicals – which disturb cell function and alter genetic material such as RNA and DNA of the cell, thereby increasing wrinkles.
Texture Changes Caused by the Sun – causing a thickening of the skin that increases coarse wrinkles and yellow discoloration of the skin; along with a thinning of the skin that causes fine wrinkles, easy bruising, and skin tearing.
Pigment Changes Caused by the Sun – multiplies the development of freckles, and age spots or liver spots on the backs of the hands, chest, shoulders, arms, and upper back.
THE SEVERITIES OF UVs
Whereas the more extreme effects of UV radiation include:
Skin Bumps Caused by the Sun – in other words, an increased number of moles and precancerous lesions called actinic keratoses, along with 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. In addition, 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 the clear leader. It’s protein enzymes break down damaged skin cells while instigating 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 through the reduction of lesions such as the precancerous actinic keratoses, leaving the skin blemish free, healthy, and vitalic.
- Abigail Mckenzee