Your dermatologist tells you all the time–”wear your sunscreen!” And your dermatologist has heard all your excuses: “It’s too greasy! It makes me breakout! I don’t want to be vitamin D deficient!” Wearing sunscreen daily not only helps prevent skin cancers, like basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas, but it keeps you YOUNG!! A new study finds that daily sunscreen use keeps you looking younger longer.
The study followed 900 caucasians in Australia between the ages of 25 to 55. One test group used SPF15+ sunscreen daily on face, neck, arms, hands and they reapplied throughout the day. The second test group did not use sunscreen regularly. After 4 1/2 years, the test group who used sunscreen daily were found to be “24% less likely to show signs of increased aging” (Los Angeles Times 6/4).
To save your skin from skin cancer and wrinkles, we recommend a broad spectrum (UVA/UVB) sunscreen with an SPF of 45 or higher. Sunscreen needs to be reapplied every 1-2 hours when outdoors. While there are convenient spray sunscreens, your first application should ALWAYS be a lotion or cream for the best coverage.
Photo of trucker who accumulated 28 years of photodamage on left side of face. Photo-Huffington Post.
