Anti-Aging Sunscreens, Does Regular Use Keep Your Skin Looking Younger?
You’re likely well aware of the damaging effects that sun can have on your skin. Ever since the sun was linked to skin cancer, the wearing of sunscreen has been a big topic on the airwaves – both the importance of it from a medical standpoint and a beauty standpoint.
Not only can the sun cause cancer, but it causes damage to deep collagens and elastins which will ultimately make skin age much faster than it would otherwise.
In order to prevent this from occurring, you need to wear sunscreen. What might be a little less obvious is the fact that not all sunscreens are created equal, and even if you spend a lot of money on high-quality sunscreens, you might not be protecting your skin as well as you might hope!
The majority of “normal” sunscreens out there protect against UVB rays – these are the ones that cause painful sunburn and are the leading contributor to the development of melanoma.
However, many sunscreens do not protect as well against the damage that UVA rays can cause.
Several kinds of sunscreen use ingredients that break down under the power of the sun when it comes to UVA protection. So even if the lotion will protect for eight hours when it comes to UVBs, you might find yourself completely at the mercy of UVA rays within twenty minutes of application!
With this in mind, realize that there is a solution. There are certain kinds of FDA-approved sunscreens on the market that are specifically made to prevent against both UVB and UVA rays and keep you on the beach for a long time without having to worry about the youth of your skin.
There are two specific forms of UVA blocker out there on the market right now:
Mexoryl SX contains the UVA retardant that is known as emcamsule. Emcamsule was developed by L’Oreal and is available on the market in many permutations.
You can even get anti aging creams that contain emcamsule – so you can be protected from UVA rays all day, every day when you go through your daily beauty routine!
Neutrogena developed Helioplex, and it works to help bolster the power of avobenzone and oxybenzone.
Avobenzone and oxybenzone are examples of the aforementioned ingredients that do protect against UVA rays naturally, but tend to break down under the sun very quickly.
With the assistance of helioplex, both avobenzone and oxybenzone last longer and will keep your skin protected.
When you next go out to purchase sunscreen, be sure to read the ingredient label and make sure that it either contains emcamsule or helioplex. Ask your pharmacist or skin care consultant.
Be informed on the latest benefits of certain products. Your skin will thank you when it remains free of summer sunburn, and you will also delay wrinkles and be youthful-looking for longer!