Posted on 29th Oct 2011 @ 9:54 PM

Contact your Skin Blends professional for a list of the Top 10 Places We Forget to Protect Our Skin from the Sun

If your face never saw the sun, it would have almost no wrinkles. Studies indicate over 90% of aging is caused by the sun. The sun also causes irregular pigmentation (spoltchy skin and freckles), moles, capillary weakness, roughened texture, and a thickened epidermis.

As few as four visits a year to a tanning salon could quadruple your liklihood of getting melanoma. Most beds block UVB rays (burning rays) but fail to block UVA rays (aging rays) which actually go deeper in the skin and cause more harm. The Langerhans cells, part of our body’s defense system against fungus, biruses, bacteria and precancerous cells are destroyed by the sun.

If you are pregnant, on the pill, or taking estrogen supplements, your sun sensitivity may be increased. Other medications can also make your skin more sensitive to the sun, especially antibiotics, ciuretics, tranquilizers, and high blood pressure medicines. Retin A, benzoyl peroxide and alpha hydroxy acid products will make your skin more sensitive.

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