Prevent sun-induced skin ageing

Exposing yourself to the sun causes premature skin ageing. And it’s reduces the quality of your permanent make-up. With a bit of bad luck, you also suffer sun damage. In this blog I will tell you more about sun damage, premature skin ageing and how to protect yourself.

Prevent sun damage

The first sun damage on the skin is sunburn. You can see this happening pretty quickly. Your skin turns red, feels miserable and warm. Sometimes it swells and blisters appear. You may even experience nausea and headaches. So, sunburn not only accelerates skin ageing but can have very serious health consequences. Clearly, unprotected and frequently exposing yourself to the sun is one of the main causes of premature skin ageing.

So in the longer term, as you age, you are also likely to develop unsightly spots, white or, on the contrary, accumulation of pigment, brown. The so-called age spots that are also caused by sun damage.

What can you do to prevent sun damage

I have two tips for you.

Tip 1:? Lubricate, lubricate, lubricate

Lubricate, lubricate and lubricate! Repeat, repeat, repeat… UV radiation from the sun speeds up cell division in your skin, causing pigment to break down sooner. And therefore your permanent make-up fades. A week baking by the sea in the sun? Your skin ages faster.

Tip 2:? Wear a hat

I always like it, a hat. It’s also functional against the sun. Because you walk more in the shade with your face. You pick up a lot of Uv rays during a hike in the mountains or a day strolling through a city. A hat is a perfect, extra protection for your face. Choose a few cute models and keep them handy so you don’t forget the hat. This way, you avoid too much exposure to the sun and also premature skin ageing.

Sun ☀️ and permanent make-up

Do you have permanent make-up, such as permanent make-up for your eyebrows? Then take extra care of it:

• For your permanent make-up, preferably use factor 50 and at least factor 30, and reapply regularly
• So wear a hat if you go for a walk in the sun in the countryside or in the city
• Do you regularly go to the beautician for a facial? Ask not to treat the treated skin (i.e. with permanent make-up)

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Long-term sun damage

Sun exposure causes premature skin ageing

Before this, I described sun damage on the skin. Skin ageing and its effects on permanent make-up. That’s in the short term. But exposing yourself to the sun may also result in this in the long term:

• The skin loses its elasticity and becomes thinner. This is due to reduction in collagen. From the age of 30, this skin ageing starts, which is normal. But frequent exposure to the sun unprotected accelerates this process
• Skin ageing causes deeper wrinkles and your skin becomes dull and dry
• Sun damage slows down the production of new skin cells and increases the chances of flaking (accumulation of dead skin cells)

So, these skin problems you see immediately, it’s your face. What is less noticeable is that you are at risk of skin cancer by exposing yourself to the sun and lying in the sun unprotected. And of skin cancer, there are several forms of it.

Uv, what is that anyway?

UV radiation is one of the rays that reaches the earth from the sun. There is a difference between uv-A and uv-B. Both radiations affect the skin and skin ageing. The uv-B radiation burns your skin. It turns red as a result. The uv-A, which penetrates your skin much deeper and can even damage it at the DNA level.

Want to know more about permanent make-up care and aftercare? Then read this blog.

Feeling unsure about spots on your skin and in doubt? Then check out this site from the Skin Fund, for example, for more information on how to check your skin for skin cancer.