Why wear sunscreen in the first place?
Skin cancer is one of the most prevalent types of cancer. It strikes more than 800,000 individuals annually in the U.S. We’re guilty of not taking the necessary precautions that are so easy to do. The five most common offenses are lack of protective clothing, insufficient use of sunscreen, staying in the sun too long, overuse of indoor tanning facilities, and repeat offenders – those with a history of sunburn continue to sun. According to the American Skin Association, 90 percent of the wrinkles, brown spots, and sagging skin that we usually attribute to aging may actually be caused by sun damage. Doctors recommend that we not remain in the sun longer than 10-15 minutes with no protection from the harmful rays. What exactly are UVA and UVB rays? About 5 percent of the light reaching the earth from the sun is from UV (ultraviolet) rays. The light that causes sunburn is UVB and makes up just 4 percent of this light. For many years, the sunscreen industry has focused on the exposure to UV
