Frequently Asked Questions

Once the skin is exposed to the sun, melanocytes, the skin’s pigment-producing cells, start to produce melanin, the protective darkening pigment which results in a tan. In the early stages of photodamage, the melanocytes loses their ability to distribute pigment evenly and you start seeing signs of damage – freckles and areas of darker pigmentation. All skin types are susceptible to this damage, the process just take a longer in darker skins. The sun’s rays also break down collagen and elastin fibres which give the skin its firm tone. Just one bad sunburn during your childhood can result in seriously damaged skin later in life but damage also results from a lifetime of accumulated sun exposure.

Preventing from Sun Damage
• Avoid sunlight between 10am and 4pm when UV rays are the strongest.
• Apply sunscreen to all exposed skin with SPF15 or higher.
• Do not smoke and avoid second hand smoke
• Use moisturizers to combat skin dryness.

Sun damage results in wrinkles, dilated blood vessels, age spots, crow’s feet, freckles, and loss of skin tone. It is the number-one cause of dull yellowish skin, especially on the cheeks and nose.

Most over-the-counter wrinkle creams simply exfoliate the surface layer of the skin. However, sun-damage affects deeper layers of the skin. An effective cream should penetrate deep into the layers of your skin to increase collagen production and speed up the repair of defective cell tissues accumulated over years of sun exposure.

Take the first step towards rejuvenating your skin – find out more from our friendly skincare specialist today.