Sun protection is necessary in the winter!

It is believed that sunscreen is needed only in the summer. However, even in the winter ultraviolet rays of the sun do not disappear, as if it was cold or in the street. This experts warn.

"Many of us believe that in the winter your skin protected from the sun is not required, because in the street, to put it mildly, not hot, - said Dr. April Armstrong from Sacramento, a dermatologist and professor at the School of Medicine Davis at UCLA. - It is often cold temperature inspires us false sense of security. We ubedzheny that harmful UV   winter there. Therefore, most of us sunscreen I do not use. "

I agree with him and professor of dermatology at the School of Medicine of New York University Ariel Kavuar. "People should enjoy sunscreen   all year round, - she says. - And in fact, does so well, if 20% of the population. Yes, true that ultraviolet B rays (the ones that are responsible for the appearance of the skin burns, as well as skin cancer) in the winter is much less intense. A rays but retain their harmful effects. And they are also guilty of skin cancer But also have a major impact on the process of aging. "

In winter, the skin suffers from the sun is particularly strong because it exposes them to the effects of the top and bottom. Top - directly from the sun, and from below - from the snow, which reflects the sun's rays. Experts recommend that people even in winter, to imagine that they are on the beach. And for longer stays in the street certainly rubbed into the skin sunscreen or day cream with SPF.

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