Rosy Skin News

For the last 30 years or so, doctors (dermatologists in particular), health officials, beauty experts and many product companies have been demonizing the sun. They’ve told us to avoid it because without sunscreen, exposure to the sun’s rays will damage skin and cause cancer.  But this oversimplification distorts the facts. In the past few years, numerous studies have shown that optimizing your vitamin D levels may actually help prevent as many as 16 different types of cancer including pancreatic, lung, breast, ovarian, prostate and colon cancers.

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Your skin is the largest organ in your body and for an adult is typically 1.5 to 2 square metres.  It is tough and flexible, but it is more than just a protective covering.  It helps to regulate temperature, senses our environment, and manufactures Vitamin D an essential vitamin for bone health.  Just 1 square centimetre of skin contains 200 nerve endings and 1.5m of blood vessels.  The skin continually renews itself by shedding cells taking around a month to completely renew.  A wonderful and essential part of our body.

So why do we abuse it so much?  We expose it to strong sun and harsh chemicals.  That excessive sun can cause skin cancer should be a no brainer in the same way as smoking causing lung cancer.  Yet a bronzed body remains as a symbol of health and vitality.  The bronzing as any dermatologist will tell you is the skin responding to protect itself from damage, but indicates also that damage has already occurred.  Nine out of ten cases of skin cancer are caused by sun exposure and the frequency of skin cancer is increasing as we live longer, and have more free time to spend in the sun.

Most damage from UV radiation is likely to occur before the age of 20 according to the Macmillan cancer charity, but skin cancer may not appear until we are 40, 50, 60 or more years of age.  This undoubtedly leads to a complacent attitude among the young.  This group are the most likely to also use sunbeds encouraged by the growth in "walk in" artificial tanning establishments, and bronzed celebrities in the media.

Many also fail to apply sunscreen properly, or use too low an SPF Factor.  For children especially who are more exposed to the sun in play or on holiday using a high SPF is essential.

Even if skin cancer is avoided prolonged exposure to UV rays will result in the skin prematurely aging and becoming leathery and wrinkled later in life.  For those desiring to keep their looks as they get older and who can't afford cosmetic surgery this should be one good reason to stay out of the sun.