What's aging your skin? It's about the sun... and Smartphones?

In a simpler time, people used to lay out in the sun, oiling our skin for a "deeper tan", blissfully unaware of the long-term damage that we were causing.   But as a generation of sunbathers aged, we found out that there were two very real prices to pay for that indiscretion.

Sun Exposure and the Risk of Skin Cancer

The first price began to surface in the growing number of skin-cancer cases found across America.  Studies confirmed that one of the major contributors was unprotected sun exposure.  Newer studies show that using a high SPF factor sunscreens (SPF 30 or more) reduces the risk of skin cancer by at least one third.

Premature Aging of Skin

The second price for careless sun habits has many forms and names; photo-damage, hyperpigmentation; "liver spots", fine-line wrinkles, collagen breakdown, and others. But it all comes down to a premature aging of the skin.  This is caused by a range

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