The public's increased awareness of skin cancer and the necessary precautions to prevent it has placed a major emphasis on sun protection through SPF and SFA levels in skin creams and ointments. But often forgotten in facial skin protection is that of the lips. In fact, the wearing of lip glosses may actually increase the amount of ultraviolet rays that get to the lips. Since many lip glosses are clear and shiny, they may serve as a light magnifier but, at the least, they certainly provide no ultraviolet ray protection.
Since skin cancer of the lip is not rare, SPF protection of the lips seems like a good idea. While many lip balms and ointments do contain some SPF protection, it is usually 20 or less....not enough to match the SPF 30 or greater that is recommended for skin. While some lip products do contain SPF 30, they are few in number and harder to find. Darkly pigmented lip glosses or those with darker shades probably do offer some sun protection due to their density and color but their actual contribution to the amount of SPF protection is not known.
I recommend to my patients that they wear lip protection with an SPF of 30 or greater on their lips when they are outside any significant amount of time. At the least consider applying a sun protectant underneath your lip color before application. We wil probably see in the near future a wide variety of lip glosses that have good SPF levels but until then.....
Dr. Barry Eppley
http://www.eppleyplasticsurgery.com
http://www.ologyspa.com
Clarian North Medical Center, Carmel, Indiana
Clarian West Medical Center, Avon, Indiana
Indianapolis
Showing posts with label sun protection. Show all posts
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Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Sun Protection as part of Medical Skin Care at Ology Spas
The Importance of Sun Protection as part of Medical Skin Care at Ology Spas at Clarian North and Clarian West Medical Centers
Fall is a good time to take a good close look at the affects the summer sun has on your skin. For most people it’s hard to completely avoid sun exposure, and it’s good for our mentality to enjoy the summer months of warm weather. However, sun damage not only occurs when we are sitting beside the pool or boating, but also accumulates into a significant amount of damage as we live our daily lives. It’s interest that most people have more sun damage on the left side of their face from driving in the car. This goes to show how important it is to wear a Broad Spectrum Sunscreen every day. This means you are getting protection from both UVA and UVB rays. Ingredients like Zinc Oxide and Titanium Dioxide are commonly used in these Broad Spectrum Sunscreens. Generally sunscreens loose effectiveness over time, so it is a good idea to replace your sunscreens every year.Even if you start today consistently wearing sunscreen, it is likely you already have a good amount of damage from early years. This damage often shows up as hyperpigmentaion or brown spots. These can occur on you face, hands, chest, arms, and any other areas exposed to the sun.At OLOGY we use a tool called VISIA that analyzes the skin on the face. This is a good way to see the amount of sun damage you have accumulated up to this point, and then find out how you can prevent and correct your damage. For more information about OLOGY’s treatments and products for sun damage, go OLOGY's website listed below.
Kimberly Dine
Aesthetician
Ology Spas
http://www.ologyspa.com
Clarian North Medical Center, Carmel, Indiana
Clarian West Medical Center, Avon, Indiana
Indianapolis
Fall is a good time to take a good close look at the affects the summer sun has on your skin. For most people it’s hard to completely avoid sun exposure, and it’s good for our mentality to enjoy the summer months of warm weather. However, sun damage not only occurs when we are sitting beside the pool or boating, but also accumulates into a significant amount of damage as we live our daily lives. It’s interest that most people have more sun damage on the left side of their face from driving in the car. This goes to show how important it is to wear a Broad Spectrum Sunscreen every day. This means you are getting protection from both UVA and UVB rays. Ingredients like Zinc Oxide and Titanium Dioxide are commonly used in these Broad Spectrum Sunscreens. Generally sunscreens loose effectiveness over time, so it is a good idea to replace your sunscreens every year.Even if you start today consistently wearing sunscreen, it is likely you already have a good amount of damage from early years. This damage often shows up as hyperpigmentaion or brown spots. These can occur on you face, hands, chest, arms, and any other areas exposed to the sun.At OLOGY we use a tool called VISIA that analyzes the skin on the face. This is a good way to see the amount of sun damage you have accumulated up to this point, and then find out how you can prevent and correct your damage. For more information about OLOGY’s treatments and products for sun damage, go OLOGY's website listed below.
Kimberly Dine
Aesthetician
Ology Spas
http://www.ologyspa.com
Clarian North Medical Center, Carmel, Indiana
Clarian West Medical Center, Avon, Indiana
Indianapolis
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