There is no doubt that excess exposure to the ultraviolent rays of the sun are very damaging to your skin. But that doesn't mean that you should be using an SPF moisturiser. Lets examine why.
Skin sun damage, or in other words damage to your skin from the harmful effects of ultraviolet radiation from the sun, is a serious concern, and I don't seek to make light of that.
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In fact skin sun damage, or what is technically called photoaging, is one of the major causes of premature ageing of the skin and can lead to premature wrinkles, lines, skin discolouration and worse.
And worse includes skin cancer which can kill you. This of course is as serious as it can get. But in my view it is still not a sufficient reason for using an SPF moisturiser.
I'm a strong advocate of protecting yourself from the sun, both because of the harmful and ageing affects of ultraviolet radiation and the risk of skin cancer. But using a moisturiser with sunscreen in it attracts its own risks.
Like so many of the personal products that millions of women use every day including skin care products and cosmetics, sunscreens can contain chemicals that can damage your health and your skin. Just do a search at the Cosmetic Safety Database and you'll see sunscreens that attract scores up to 9 on a scale of 0 to 10, with 10 being maximum health hazard.
You normally would only protect yourself from the sun occasionally, when you're out in the sun during the dangerous time in the middle of the day in summer. But if you use a moisturiser with sun protection in it you're applying that to your skin every day of the year, and the vast majority of the time you don't need any sun protection at all.
Not only that but usually, (though not always), sun protection is only required for the face and hands, but many women apply moisturiser to large areas of the body.
Why use a product that may be harmful to your health when for the vast majority of the time you don't need it?
By all means protect yourself when going out of the sun during the periods of maximum sunburn risk in summer. Preferably do this by wearing a wide brimmed hat and long sleeved shirt, but if not then use a sunscreen. Most women will only need a sunscreen very occasionally.
But I see no point in lathering yourself with sunscreen all over, each and every day of the year, when it may pose a risk to your health and when you don't need it.
For this specific reason the company that makes what I consider to be the worlds best skin care products avoids using sunscreen in any of its products. Find out more on my website.
You don't need an SPF moisturiser.
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