Your Daily Dose of SPF: the Importance of Wearing Sunscreen
The sun is hot, but skin cancer is not! You may not realize it, but sun damage adds up over the years. Applying SPF daily is one way to protect your skin from the sun. What is SPF? SPF stands for sun protector factor, allowing only the “amount of solar energy required to produce sunburn on unprotected skin.” Even if you do not spend a lot of time out in the sun, cloudy days—or even the sun through the windows—can cause skin damage. Keep your exposed skin protected from UV damage by wearing sunscreen every day. Places like your face, ears, the back of your neck and your hands are areas where sunscreen should definitely be applied. How much vitamin D is too much? Spending time outside is very healthy, but it can also lead to harm. Wrinkles, age spots and sun spots are all results of skin damage caused by the sun’s rays.
Most people know that sunscreen protects your skin, but they only think about it in the summer. What about all the other months where the sun is just as strong? Applying sunscreen every day is the key to flawless, glowing skin.
Supergoop sunscreen is a brand founded by Holly Thaggard. Holly started the company after a friend's skin cancer diagnosis in 2007. Ever since Holly’s brand launched, Supergoop has become the face of sunscreen. There are many products that Supergoop has come out with to try and normalize sunscreen or SPF on the daily. The Daily Dose SPF 40 + Vitamin C Serum is one product that has blown up in the media. This Daily Dose product has a “silky formula that boosts your healthiest and brightest complexion.” The serum has many hydrating factors, and it protects the skin from sun damage while giving you a more even skin tone. Supergoop has also done a great job using sunscreen in many other products. For example, Supergoops Glow Screen is one of my favorite products that is used to create a bronzy and tan glow on the skin. The Glow Screen also provides your daily SPF needed as a foundation for under your makeup. Not only does your face need protection from the hot sun, but so does your scalp. So many young women tend to forget about their scalp and are left with a burn they will remember. Supergoop’s Poof 100% Mineral Part Powder will do just the trick, leaving you sunburn free.
Remember, every day is a sun-day! Wear your SPF and say yes to sun protection, and no to sun damage!