Don?t forget your hands!
Don’t forget your hands!
by Lety Soto CMA
When you think about protecting your skin from the sun, what comes first to mind? Your face? Your neck? What about your hands? Unless you always wear gloves, your hands receive a tremendous amount of sun exposure over time. And about 90 percent of the visible skin changes attributed to aging – which appear on your hands as wrinkles, brown spots and leathery skin – are caused by the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) radiation. The majority of basal and squamous cell carcinomas (BCCs and SCCs) – the main nonmelanoma skin cancers, adding up to over a million malignancies a year – are also caused by UV exposure. According to Neil Sadick, MD, actinic keratoses (the most common skin precancers) and squamous cell carcinomas are the most common lesions on the hands. Treat Them Right When people think of hand care they usually think about moisturizer. This is because the hands are prone to dryness, due to the skin’s thinness and small number of oil glands. This tendency is exacerbated by hand washing. Although common moisturizers temporarily relieve parched skin, they do nothing to prevent sun damage. So instead of just slathering on lotion or cream, use a moisturizing sunscreen with an SPF of 15 or higher and some combination of the following UVA-filtering ingredients: stabilized avobenzone, ecamsule (a.k.a. MexorylTM), oxybenzone, titanium dioxide and zinc oxide. -Excerpt from skincancer.org Dr. Dima’s Cosminology carries Cosmic Ray Sheild SPF36 Your Skin’s Solar EclipseTM, it gives earth angel skin a dose of antioxidants while lightly hydrating. Daily use is proven to delay environmental aging and help prevent skin cancer. Formulated with exclusive botanical antioxidants and micronized zinc to help prevent the breakdown of collagen. To take your prevention one step further you should also incorporate a topical vitamin C. Clinical grade topical vitamin C will help prevent cell or DNA damage from free radicals caused by UV rays. Big Bang Those Light Years Away Hi-Plutonic C Daylight Anti-Oxidant CreamTM quick-absorbing moisturizer protects against typical signs of cosmic damage such as wrinkling and age spots. Continued use rejuvenates your earth angel appearance by lessening fine lines and evening out cosmic aging changes, including discolorations and skin roughness. Once this silky creme is applied to earth angel skin it vanishes, leaving no trace, reflecting its quick and unique absorption properties. 1.7 fl oz / 50ml You’ll be happy to know that these products are multi-taskers and are beneficial for face, neck, chest, hands or any other sun exposed area you would like to keep healthy. Learn more about these and all our out of this world products at www.cosminology.com Treating Sun Damaged Hands You should have your doctor give you a skin cancer screening to ensure that there is no evidence of skin cancer. Once you have been given the all clear you can treat your visible signs of sun damage cosmetically, ask your doctor which treatment they think is right for you. Some options may be lasers or chemical peels that remove the skin’s top layer to reveal less damaged tissue beneath. There is also a treatment called Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) done with Blu U technology, PDT is a treatment for the pre-cancerous skin lesions known as Actinic Keratoses (AK). After your treatment remember to protect your hands daily with sunscreen all year long and reapply often as necessary.
Source: http://newhealth.articlesinside.co.cc/dont-forget-your-hands
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