Sun Damage... Are your Protected?

            We ride or show our horses for hours every day under the sun. Exposing our skin to the harmful UV rays. Sometimes putting on our sunscreen and sometimes forgetting or in too much of a hurry to bother. We put sunscreen on our faces and often times neglect our hands and arms. With spring & summer fast approaching, it’s time to start thinking about how the sun has and will continue to affect our skin and how we can start reversing the damage we have done and how to protect ourselves as we move into the hot months ahead.

An Overview of Sun Damage
Sun damage of the skin, also known as photo damage can be either acute, as in a sunburn or more commonly, chronic, seen as gradual changes in the skin caused by an accumulation of sun exposure throughout one's life. Chronic photo damage results in either a cosmetic change in the skin's appearance called photo aging, or changes that are of medical and health concerns such as pre-cancerous lesions and skin cancers. The evidence is very strong that ultra-violet light is the cause of most of the changes that we consider to be associated with aging of the skin.

What Does Sun Damaged Skin Look Like?
Fine and coarse wrinkles are seen on sun damaged skin. There is a roughness to the skin and a laxity or looseness in advanced damage, patchy or mottled darker patches of increased pigmentation are seen also. Sometimes these patches become irregular and produce what are known as lentigos. In areas around the back of the neck a leathery texture and coarseness with deep lines is frequently seen, the skin may feel dry and scaly. Chronic sun exposure will in many produce a thickened layer in the upper dermis known as solar elastosis, which gives a yellowish chicken skin look.

Protecting Your Skin From Sun Damage
Sun avoidance and regular sunscreen use are widely promoted by organizations and individuals interested in skin cancer prevention. A sunburn is caused by exposing your skin to too much ultraviolet (UV) light from the sun, that is, lightwaves that measure approximately 200-400nm.
The American Academy of Dermatology recommends wearing an SPF of 15 or higher for maximum protection. SPF is available in levels from 2 to 60. Does highest mean the best protection? Not necessarily. An SPF of 50 only provides 1% to 2% more protection than an SPF 30. Our Making Shade 28 spf sunscreen is a physical sunscreen, sitting on top of your skin, not penetrating your pores. Making Shade contains the most popular UVB protection in the world (octinoxate) and the gentlest UVA protection available (mirconized zinc oxide).

Treatment For Sun Damaged Skin
There are a number of products and treatments available to try to reverse some of the signs of sun damage. The use of products containing alpha hydroxy acids such as glycolic acid and lactic acid may have a smoothing effect on the skin. We also know that vitamin C preparations will also have modest effects on reversing the appearance of sun damage. Beauty Society offers three amazing resurfacer products to help combat sun damage, fine lines & wrinkles. All Nighter is our Retinol resurfacer. Retinol is pure Vitamin A. Vitamin A is a part of forming and maintaining healthy skin. Fake ID is our glycolic acid resurfacer, that will leave your face looking healthy and give it that youthful glow. Crystal Ball is our microdermabrasion treatment, Pumice crystals gently help buff away signs of sun-damage, discoloration, enlarged pores and acne scars, leaving your skin visibly brighter and smoother in just a few weeks.

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