Sunscreeen in Your Cosmetics--Does it Really Help?
Submitted by pat on Thu, 10/01/2009 - 14:20
We all know how important it is to protect our skin from the UV irradiation of the sun. We know sunlight is the greatest cause of skin aging and that it causes the serious, deadly skin cancer, melanoma. So we buy sunscreens to put on our body when we are at the pool or on the beach. And we also think it's great when our moisturizer or foundation contains sunscreen.
But is this really protecting our faces from the damage of UV light? The answer to that is NO. Sunscreens break down with exposure to sun. It can take only a few minutes or hours for sunscreen to lose its efficiency. We do not apply enough foundation or moisturizer to supply adequate protection to begin with. Then we do not reapply our cosmetics during the day to keep the up the level of the functional sunscreen components.
So, although a foundation with spf 15 might protect you for the short period of time it takes you to get from your car to office, you should not depend upon it for all day protection. The best advise is still to stay out of the sun during peak hours, wear a hat with a wide brim, slather on adequate amounts of sunscreen, and slather it on often.
find safe sunscreens
Environmental Working Group has researched and compiled a list of least-toxic sunscreens. They have information on hundreds of sunscreens so you can check how your favorite brand compares. They update the list every year.
On the other hand, some researchers are concerned that most Americans aren't getting enough Vitamin D. Wearing sunscreen cuts down on Vitamin D produced naturally by the body when you're out in strong sunlight, and it's very difficult to make up the difference by eating Vit. D-fortified food. So taking a daily supplement of 1100 IU along with adequate amounts of calcium and magnesium and phosphorus may be prudent.
Sunscreeen in Your Cosmetics
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Earlier this month consumer watchdog Which? released its annual report that claimed the SPF value on the label may not match the SPF of the product inside. It puts this down to an SPF test method that is open to interpretation personal loans.
The industry has fought back saying that the method is clear and it is fearful that the report has planted a seed of doubt in the minds of consumers who may turn their back on sun care real estate agents.