You can’t stop getting older but if you’re worried about skin aging there are certainly some factors in aging skin that you can prevent. There are a range of factors that cause aging of the skin and sun damage is one of the biggest. For the best skin care sunscreen is essential, but isn’t everything.

It is the ultraviolet component of sunlight, and in particular UVA and UVB, that are dangerous to your skin. UVB causes sunburn, so blocking UVB radiation will prevent sunburn, however there is far more to preventing skin sun damage than merely blocking UVB.

The reason is that UVA radiation, although it doesn’t burn, is much more important to skin aging and also causes many skin cancers including some of the worst.

It is not well known but the FDA do not require labelling of sunscreens to indicate how much UVA protection is included. In the summer of 2008 only 29 percent of sunscreens on the market had a component of UVA protection. Fortunately that has increased to around 70 percent now, however this still means that some 30 percent of sunscreens do not prevent UVA exposure, and this can lead to excessive skin aging and skin cancer.

And as there is no requirement for labelling it is difficult to tell from the label how much protection your sunscreen really offers. If you have premature skin aging then sun damage from UVA exposure may well be the cause even if you have used sunscreen carefully.

And even worse, there are ingredients in sunscreens like oxybenzone which is known to work as a hormone disruptor and may even cause skin cancer. And there are also ingredients in some sunscreens that can reduce the effectiveness of the product.

It is not unreasonable for consumers to expect that their sunscreen prevents sunburn as well as premature skin ageing and skin cancer, but that is not true at the moment, and when choosing a sunscreen you ought be very careful.

And you also need to understand that the most important part of sun protection is where possible to stay out of the sun, particularly in the middle of the day, during summer. And if going out in the sun then wear a long sleeved shirt and a hat. Rely on sunscreen only where unavoidable.

Many anti aging consumers are not aware that one of the major causes of skin aging, namely sun damage, is entirely preventable. From as young an age as possible, preferably starting today, promise to yourself that you will carefully prevent sun damage and you will also use the best anti aging products that are available. If you do that you’re well on your way to the best anti aging skin care that it’s possible to get.

Some anti aging products, namely the good ones, help reverse ageing of the skin, but preventing skin sun damage is one of the best ways to combat wrinkles and skin sagging in old age and must be a part of a quality anti aging routine.

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