Sun can damage your skin through glass
Beware! Leading dermatologists and photobiologists are warning that sun can damage your skin at any time of year - even when you’re driving or sitting by a window!
Although glass does shield us from UVB, about half of the sun’s UVA rays can penetrate to burn and wrinkle the skin. In fact, some experts believe daily exposure to UVA - even in cooler months such as Spring and Autumn - can double the ageing process when compared to skin that’s protected, and that the exposed side of your face may eventually appear 7 years older than the other, with more pronounced lines around the mouth, nose and eyes.
A study conducted by researchers at University College Hospital, Besancon, France, revealed that regular drivers and office workers who sit near windows showed “significantly more clinical signs of ageing on one side of their face.”
Professor Trevor McMillan and Dr Sarah Allinson at the School of Health and Medicine, Lancaster University have shown even low doses of UVA causes a s much as a 50-fold increase in gene activity related to photo-ageing, resulting in dark spots, broken blood vessels and drooping, wrinkled and leathery skin.
On the other side of the pond, Emiritus Professor of dermatological photobiology and UVA expert, John Hawk said: “We believe up to 90 per cent of the visible signs of ageing are due to the sun’s ultraviolet radiation and more than 95 per cent of these are known to be UVA rays. What’s needed is a step-change in awareness of the damaging effects all year round, not just during the summer holiday season.”
If you’re worried about sun damage, make sure you protect your skin, especially when assigned to a window seat on your cheap flight to Europe. Fortunately Boots, who has published this latest research, is introducing UVA sun protection to their brand of No 7 moisturisers.
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