Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Should I Be Using A Moisturizer With Sunscreen?

By Peter Albertonach

Sunburn is bad for your skin, so should you use a moisturizer with sunscreen?

But the answer may not be quite what you thought it might be.

There's no doubt that sunburn is really bad for our skin, in fact sunburn is probably one of the single worst things you can do to your skin.

And if you want to make sure you're going to have older looking skin with sagging and wrinkles, dryness and lines, just start getting sunburned at an early age, and do it regularly.

Then there's skin cancer to consider too.

So doesn't it make complete sense to use a moisturizer with an spf of 15 or even 30?

Well no, not necessarily, though that doesn't mean it's fine to get sunburned.

So what reason is there for avoiding moisturizers with a high spf? The reason is that there is some evidence that daily use of sunscreens can be dangerous for your health, and there is even some suggestion that it can cause cancer.

Now that isn't proven, however it is certainly suspected by many scientists. If you use a sunscreen occasionally, say 5 or 6 times a year when you go on the beach, the risk is very low. But if you use a moisturizer with sunscreen added you may well use it daily, and so the risk is way higher.

There's different types of sunscreens. There are sunscreens that work in 2 different ways. There are those that stay on the surface of your skin, and those that work within your skin once they soak in. Those that stay on the surface are sunscreens with either zinc or titanium.

If a sunscreen soaks in then some of it will get into your blood. This could be dangerous. And skin care products with sunscreens use the type that soaks in because it looks and feels better on your skin.

Spf factor is produced by use of synthetic chemicals, and its always a concern getting synthetic chemicals into your bloodstream.

And there's more. If you block the sun to your face every day it's possible that you could start to suffer from vitamin D deficiency. There are studies that show that anything up to 60% of Americans suffer from a deficiency of vitamin D. (Though not all caused by sunscreen use by any means).

So now you're wondering what to do?

Use the highest quality moisturizer with no sunscreen added. In fact the manufacturer of the worlds best skin care products specifically avoids using an spf factor in their products for all the reasons outlined.

And when you think it's a day when you're likely to need a sunscreen use one, preferably with zinc or titanium. Most days you won't need any spf factor, so don't use one. And stock up on that vitamin D.

Visit my website to find out more about the best skin care products that don't have any sunscreen.

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