Skincare Tips: Don't
Forget Your
Sunscreen, Indoors
Or Out
by:
News Canada
(NC)—You can
never overdo the
sunscreen reminder,
say skincare
specialists,
especially when it
comes to keeping
both the aging UVA
and the burning UVB
rays off your face
and lips.
"Too often we
hear women say they
forget to apply a
daily sunscreen,"
says Jacquie
Hutchinson, national
product trainer for
Almay, "or they
don't include it
automatically in
their morning
routine. Yet, most
women are ardently
loyal to their
anti-aging products,
forgetting that
exposure to
ultraviolet light,
indoors or out, can
ruin it all. The
easiest solution is
to find just the
right anti-aging,
daytime moisturizer
with an effective,
UVA/UVB sunscreen
built in."
Ultraviolet Light
Explained
- UVA rays,
called the aging
rays, penetrate
deeply into the
skin and are
thought to be
responsible for
photo damage,
wrinkles,
premature aging,
and skin cancer.
- UVB rays,
called the
burning rays,
are shorter but
stronger than
UVA. UVB affects
the skin's outer
layers and is
pegged as the
primary cause of
sunburn, skin
aging and skin
cancer.
The
non-irritating
sunscreen formula,
titanium dioxide and
zinc oxide, has been
added to Almay's
already robust
line-up of
hypo-allergenic
products. And, says
Hutchinson, "both of
our daytime
moisturizers –
Kinetin Age
Decelerating Daily
Lotion and Kinetin
Age Decelerating
Daily Cream – are
rich in kinetin, a
cell-rejuvenating
discovery found in
leafy green plants.
"There are
healing benefits
with kinetin too.
Clinical testing
shows it helps to
reverse and repair
sun damaged skin,
and will also
protect from
sunspots, lines, and
dry patches. Unlike
some aging products
that use a
sun-sensitive acid
base, Kinetin
skincare requires no
"sun-avoidance"
program. It protects
and revitalizes,
with no redness,
peeling, or
irritation. Indeed,
our two, Age
Decelerating
products with SPF,"
she said, "have been
awarded
accreditation from
the Canadian
Dermatological
Association."
There are a few
more essentials
however, to help
protect your good
health and your good
looks this summer.
Almay suggests:
- Wear a
wide-brimmed hat
for shade, and
to protect your
hair too.
- Wear
sunglasses that
block 99 or 100
percent of UV
radiation to
protect your
vision and save
you from crow's
feet.
- Protect lips
by drinking lots
of water and use
lipsticks with a
sunscreen. Pure
Tints Protective
Lip Care, for
example,
contains an SPF
25 plus
conditioning
ingredients and
you can get a
clear, no-colour
formula for
children and
men.
- Use your
morning
moisturizer in
the sun. For
example, if you
love your
Kinetin lotion
with UVA and UVB
protection,
re-apply it as
need be to your
face, neck and
shoulders. There
is nothing like
being able to
count on
non-irritating,
hypo-allergenic
ingredients.
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