According to a recent report, it may not contain enough of the ingredients that block UV-A…and that’s bad news.
Protection against penetrating UV-A rays may be more even more important than protection from UV-B, which are less damaging during the winter, while UV-A levels remain fairly constant throughout the year.
Researchers from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center recently examined ingredients in a number of facial products with labels that claim they protect against UV rays, looking for either zinc oxide or a combination of avobenzone and octocrylene. Most did not contain adequate levels of the active ingredients needed to provide UV-A protection. Some of the products that claimed effectiveness against UV-A actually had none of these ingredients at all. Only 1 in 5 of these products contained enough of the right ingredients to provide adequate protection.
So, if your sunscreen claims to provide both UV-B and UV-A protection, take a close look at the ingredients listed on the label to see if it contains “the right stuff.” If it doesn’t measure up, or you are concerned about whether it contains enough of these active ingredients, ask Dr. Keith LaFerriere or Dr. Matt Kienstra to recommend a product that does.
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More adolescent girls are visiting tanning salons than ever before. It’s no coincidence that the rate of skin cancers in young women, including the deadliest form (melanoma), is rising, too. So how do you persuade them to kick the tanning salon habit? Will they be convinced by the news that the World Health Organization recently reclassified indoor tanning beds to its highest cancer risk category?
According to a study recently published in Archives of Dermatology, the best strategy seems to be warning them that ultraviolet rays destroy collagen and cause leathery, wrinkled skin. “The fear of looking horrible trumped everything else,” says June Robinson, a professor of dermatology and senior author of the study. “They’re not worried about skin cancer, but they are worried about getting wrinkled and being unattractive.”
Why do some people have facial skin that makes them look younger than their actual age? What are they doing differently than everyone else?
Genetics could be a factor, but they most likely began following these sensible rules while they were still young:
Minimize ultraviolet exposure by avoiding the sun and tanning salons. When they do have to be in the sun, they protect their skin by applying a sunscreen with an appropriate level of UVA and UVB protection to the face, ears, neck, and the backs of the hands.
Don’t smoke, because smoking encourages wrinkling by depriving the skin of oxygen and creating lines and (eventually) deep grooves around the mouth.
Cleanse properly with warm (never hot) water and a gentle skin cleanser to remove makeup and excess oil. Be gentle…use your fingertips, not a terry cloth or scrubber, and never pick at blemishes.
Drink water, moisturize, eat well, and sleep well. These habits are good for your general health, too…not just your skin.
It’s never too late to start taking better care of your skin!
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Join us this Friday, June 4th from 6:00 to 7:30 pm at AVBS on 312 E. Olive Street
The Face Doctors and AVBS are bringing together a team of Face, Skin, Hair and Makeup experts to help you look your best this summer!
Bring a friend, enjoy wine and hors d’oeuvres, as you:
• Visit with the experts!
• Watch demonstrations of the latest trends, treatments, and techniques!
• See Before & After previews!
• Ask The Face Doctors your questions about facial refinement!
One lucky new client will win a make-over valued at more than $1,000! Don’t miss this unique event! Register today by calling LaFerriere & Kienstra at 887-FACE or call AVBS at 881-2666.
Have you noticed those tanning salon billboards going up in the Springfield area…the ones that show doctors and nurses and the message that “We are regular tanners”?
What do REAL doctors think about that message? “You’re getting one side of the story at best,” Dr. Kienstra says. “At worst, it’s deliberately misleading.”
REAL doctors know the other side of the story, the side that tanning salons won’t tell you: tanning causes early wrinkles and age spots. In fact, more than 80% of the signs of skin aging in adults result from tanning when they were teenagers. That “glow” that tanning salons sell is actually a symptom of injury to the top layers of the skin, which may begin to sag and stretch prematurely. Tanning also causes irregular coloring (“age spots”), and since it stretches small blood vessel near the skin’s surface, it can leave the face with a reddish appearance long after the tan has faded.
Much of this premature aging and many skin cancers can be prevented by protecting the skin with sunscreen, yet many people go out of their way to tan. Go figure.
Sculptra Aesthetic is a new facial injectable treatment. It works gradually to replace collagen and provides structure that lets your new look emerge more discreetly. An average number of treatment sessions of Sculptra is 3 injection sessions over a few months. The sessions are spread out this way because Sculptra gradually replaces lost collagen to restore a natural-looking appearance that can last up to 2 years.
From wrinkle fillers to hair removal, here are the top five non-surgical treatments*:
BOTOX®—Reduces facial lines and wrinkles, and is a safe and effective way to diminish the appearance of facial wrinkles with minimal side effects.
Hyalauronic acids—Restylane, Perlane and Juvederm are non-animal based hyaluronic dermal fillers which provide patients with restored skin volume and fullness while correcting moderate to deep facial wrinkles and folds.
Chemical Peels—Restores a more youthful appearance to wrinkled, unevenly pigmented, sun-damaged, and blotchy skin.
Laser Hair Removal—The laser pulses for a fraction of a second, just long enough to travel down the hair shaft to the end of the hair follicle. This process will eliminate or greatly impede hair growth.
Microdermabrasion—By exfoliating dead skin cells, microdermabrasion creates smoother, healthier skin in about 30 minutes.
According to a recent report, it may not contain enough of the ingredients that block UV-A…and that’s bad news.
Sculptra Aesthetic is a new facial injectable treatment. It works gradually to replace collagen and provides structure that lets your new look emerge more discreetly. An average number of treatment sessions of Sculptra is 3 injection sessions over a few months. The sessions are spread out this way because Sculptra gradually replaces lost collagen to restore a natural-looking appearance that can last up to 2 years.
…with wrinkle-smoothing Dysport® treatment! $75 rebate available now thru December 31st.
From wrinkle fillers to hair removal, here are the top five non-surgical treatments*:
