Last week I wrote about lavender and that I’d rather have it in my garden than on my face. Niacinamide, also known as vitamin B3, is an ingredient that I do really like using, and also recommend to people. But what does it actually do?
As Dr. Peter Velthuis wrote earlier in my blog, a suntan is “in”. For many people, during the winter months, that brown tan definitely comes from a sunbed. Unfortunately people don’t realise the risks they are taking by regularly using a sunbed.
Recently I came across a very unusual article. In 2005 the University of Illinois released a piece about solar dermatitis (sun rash) in pets. It’s not something that I would immediately think about if I see a four legged friend lying in the sun.
Recently I was outside in the garden with my youngest boy Bo. After almost an hour of trying to set up two parasols (you can never be too careful), hunt for a cap, a tough battle getting the SPF 30 on and finally sliding him into his baby walker, I could at last relax on the patio with my book and cappuccino. After reading only the first page Bo and baby walker had disappeared to the only sunny place on the patio where he’d tossed his cap into the rose bushes.
The American plastic surgeon Dr. Antell photographed hundreds of twins in order to see what effects external factors (sun, stress, smoking) have on skin.
I think there are many people who are not familiar with the term “nanotechnology”. Yet this technology is used in the manufacturing of a very large portion of sun cream products. The technique is used to break down zinc oxide and titanium dioxide particles so that they don’t leave a white film on the skin.
Often people don’t apply enough sun cream. In order to have the protection of the stated SPF on the product, you need to apply 2mg/cm2 onto your skin. With this amount you are certain of the level of SPF stated on the sun protection cream.
Jetske has today asked me, Peter Velthuis, as guest blogger to add a piece on her blog about the sun.
Everyone knows that burning is not good for your skin. There is clear evidence of a link between burning and the most dangerous form of skin cancer melanoma.
A protection factor is fine to have in your make-up as long as you realise that it provides only a very low protection.