6 simple ways to protect your skin this summer
It only takes 15 minutes in the sun to damage your skin. Before you head outside to enjoy the warm weather and sunshine, here are 6 ways to protect your skin.
As the gloomy winter gives way to the warm and vibrant summer sun, it brings a refreshing and much-needed change to our lifestyles. While we all enjoy the sunshine on our skin, we must be aware that prolonged exposure can lead to harm, including skin cancer and accelerated signs of aging that we prefer to prevent.
What is a tan, anyway? Melanogenesis is the term for melanin production by melanocytes in our skin. To an extent, melanin acts as a "natural sunscreen" for us, responsible for the hyperpigmentation (tan) after sun exposure. The darker pigment helps our skin to absorb light and redistribute the harmful radiation to the outer layers of the skin, protecting the deeper layers from exposure. The tan may be temporary, but the damage remains.
Ultraviolet (UV) radiation from sun exposure causes impaired skin function/repair, unwanted hyperpigmentation, redness from increased inflammation, and genetic changes in the skin. The damage to unprotected skin from radiation exposure shows up in our late 40s to 50s as our skin evolves. Sun damage increases the risk of skin cancer and causes brown spots, wrinkles, skin laxity, rough texture, hyperpigmentation, telangiectasias, and lesions (actinic keratoses).
Here are 6 helpful tips to protect you and your skin this summer:
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