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No Cost Techniques to Prevent Wrinkles and Retard Skin Aging

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Topic: Skin Aging
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Sort Desciption: Right information and common sense can go a long way towards preventing wrinkles and premature skin aging at virtually no cost. Beware of the sun Most people know that UV-rays from the sun contribute to ...

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Right information and common sense can go a long way towards preventing wrinkles and premature skin aging at virtually no cost. Beware of the sun Most people know that UV-rays from the sun contribute to wrinkles and skin aging as well as increase the risk of skin cancer. What most people dont know is that the majority of sunscreens do not protect from skin aging and that staying out of direct sunlight will prevent only part of sun damage. Since sun damage is partly irreversible, it should be prevented as much as possible. Sunscreens: Sunburn is caused mainly by UVB while skin aging, wrinkles and skin cancer -mainly by UVA. The reason is that light with different frequency tends to attack different types structures in the skin. Most sunscreens, especially those with SPF higher than 15, are very good at protecting against UVB and therefore at preventing sunburn, but offer little or no protection against UVA and therefore do not help prevent wrinkles or reduce the risk of skin cancer. When shopping for a sunscreen make sure that it has SPF 15 or higher and that it offers protection against both UVA and UVB. The best way to find truth about a sunscreen is to look at the list of active ingredients and see if they include effective UVA blockers. Indirect sunlight: When outside dont assume that wearing a hat or staying in the shade protects you from UV light. Reflected light may retain over a third if its UV rays. When outside always wear a UVA and UVB-blocking sunscreen. You may have heard that glass blocks UV rays. It does block UVB quite well but fails to block much of UVA. This means that in a room brightly lit with daylight you still should wear sunscreen to ensure maximum UV protection. Downside of light avoidance: Some people choose to stay out of the sun and bright daylight altogether. This is clearly a solution for minimizing UV damage but ...

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