Basic Skin Care – Remember the Sunblock
By the Editor | May 3, 2010
Melanin is what makes our skin brown. This pigment is also the skin’s primary defense against the harmful rays of the sun.
Being people of color, the high amount of melanin in our skin is the reason why the incidence of skin cancer is almost nil and is why our skin ages more slowly than Caucasians.
Given these facts why else do we need to wear sunblock and why do we need to use it daily even though we’re practically in the shade all the time?
New studies have come up showing that even intermittent exposures to the sun as short as a few minutes (like that 5 minute walk to that nearby cafe) may do sub-clinical damage to our skin.
Slowly and with time these damages add up and become visible as wrinkles, pigmentation changes, dullness, increase in pore size etc.
Luckily, there are numerous treatments available that address these problems but of course, they cost a lot of money. The best cure is always prevention so slather on the sunblock!
Note: a simple test just to see how much sun damaged your skin is, is to compare the quality of the skin on the inner, unexposed part of your arm to the outer aspect. Patients are always surprised to see a big difference.
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