How to Prevent Wrinkles in The Sunshine

 There is a lot of marketing hype going around these days about protecting yourself from the sun, and covering yourself with sunscreen from head to toe. Let's stop and think for a minute why we actually need to protect ourselves from the sun.

Let's just turn this around and find out what is it about the sun that actually good for us. The sun has a natural ability to lower blood pressure, it also increases the production of dopamine. Everyone knows we get Vitamin D from the sun, this helps us fight autoimmune diseases, cancer and osteoporosis just to name a few.

 An obvious solution would be to head down to the vitamin store and stock up on vitamin D capsules. You could do this of course but it would not be of any benefit as your body cannot use Vitamin D in this form. It has to convert it to a bio-active form and taking high levels of Vitamin D could lead to problems.

Your body has the natural ability to manufacture large quantities of Vitamin D directly from the sun without any harmful side effects. And just like a battery it will store what it does not need for immediate use and release it when it is needed.

This ability is really useful if you live where the winters are marked by an absence of sunlight or very little, you can “stock up” in the summer (without burning yourself) and your vitamin D “reserve” should see you through the winter Thus avoiding a vitamin D deficiency.

Ladies…remember that Vitamin D from sunshine is a major protector against breast cancer.

What to look for in a Sunscreen

 If you don't go out in the sun very often you should use a sunscreen, you really don't want to get burnt! Make sure the sunscreen you use does not block the beneficial rays of the sun. You should also use the same sunscreen on your children so they can safely tan without getting burnt.

Not all sunscreens are created equal and you need to be really careful about which one you use. You should only use a sunscreen that puts a barrier on top of the skin, if you check the ingredients they should contain zinc or titanium oxide. These will cover you skin in a white layer of the oxide. It's not noticeable until you wash it off and then you will see a white film.

 When you put something on your skin you want it to feel good, so does everyone else. In order to make a sunscreen feel good the manufactures have used chemical sun blockers. These are invisible because the are absorbed by the skin, they don't leave a residue or feel sticky. They are smooth and feel good.

If fact they feel so good they are now being used for face creams and make up with an SPF factor. That certainly sounds like good news, well, not really. By using them you have allowed a chemical to be absorbed into your skin where it could find it's way into your bloodstream.

Some of these chemicals used are certainly toxic, so there is a very real chance of over time this could lead to serious problems. However it all depends on how often you apply these sunscreens. It is possible that a little bit occasionally will do very little harm, but continuous use over long periods could be putting yourself in harms way unnecessarily.

The answer is avoid those sunscreens which do not use either zinc or titanium sun blocks.

Watch out for those UV rays

You've probably read articles and heard people talk about the sun causing wrinkles and damaging your skin, they call it photo aging. And everyone knows about Ultraviolet radiation (UV). UV radiation is actually split into two types UVA and UVB.

When you are out in the sun and your skin reddens and you get sunburn, this is caused by UVB radiation. UVA radiation is what causes wrinkles. Research has suggested that these UVA rays may be a contributing factor in melanoma’s if the body has extreme exposure to them.

Most sunscreens up until quite recently only blocked the UVB rays which meant you didn't get burnt. Unfortunately this is the bodies natural defense mechanism, as people were not getting burnt they stayed out in the sun longer, resulting in excessive does of UVA rays.

 Of course they ended up with wrinkly and damaged skin which would have not happened if these people had not used the sunscreen.

So, remember when you go out in the sun, do so without applying any sunscreen and when you feel you are starting to turn “pink” that's the time to apply your sunscreen. Only use a broad spectrum type of sunscreen. This will block both UVA and UVB rays

You should ignore the misguided advertising that wants you to put the sunscreen on before you have been in the sun. If you are a woman you should avoid any face cream or make up with sunscreen in them.

It is detrimental to your health in two ways. First, if you apply sunscreen before you go out you are reducing the quantity of sunlight that vital for your continued good health.

Second, in cosmetics the sunscreens are chemicals that react with the skin to protect you from both UV rays. In other words they do not filter out the UVA and UVB rays. There are grave doubts about the long tern safety of these chemicals. Some researchers are even suggesting that they may be carcinogenic.

So there you have it, for safety's sake always use a sunscreen that sits on top of the skin as a barrier, such as zinc oxide or titanium oxide. Because they leave a white film on the skin whilst they are in use, they don't look as pretty, but you will have the comfort of knowing that your sunscreen is harmless.

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