{"id":1305,"date":"2017-04-01T15:23:48","date_gmt":"2017-04-01T21:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siankaanvillage.com\/blog\/?p=1305"},"modified":"2017-04-03T15:43:41","modified_gmt":"2017-04-03T20:43:41","slug":"importance-using-sunscreen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siankaanvillage.com\/blog\/wellness\/importance-using-sunscreen","title":{"rendered":"The Importance of Using Sunscreen"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just about everyone living in the modern world has heard about the benefits of wearing sunscreen<\/strong>. \u00a0However, there are still an alarming number of people who regularly face the damaging and downright dangerous effects of UV rays<\/strong> without protecting themselves. \u00a0Whether your skin sins are big (like slathering yourself with oil and baking in the sun) or seemingly small (you don\u2019t religiously wear a moisturizer with SPF on your daily commute), your skin is being damaged whenever you expose it to UV rays without sunscreen. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s take a look at the top reasons we should all be using sunscreen every day:<\/span><\/p>\n

It Decreases Your Chance of Developing Skin Cancer<\/b><\/h2>\n

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Skin cancer can be deadly, and with its rates on the rise, wearing sunscreen has never been more essential. \u00a0It is estimated that 90 percent of all nonmelanoma skin cancers, as well as 65 percent of all melanomas, are caused by sun exposure. \u00a0Using sunscreen to protect your skin from ultraviolet radiation (UVR) caused by the sun, which produces damage to your DNA that can lead to skin cancer-causing gene mutations, is one of the simplest and most effective ways to limit your risk. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

You are Less Likely to Get a Dreaded Sunburn<\/b><\/h2>\n

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While most of us have suffered through the discomfort of at least one sunburn sometime in our lives, many people don\u2019t realize how dangerous they can be. \u00a0Sunburn occurs from overexposure to the sun, when the skin becomes inflamed or blistered in reaction to the injury it has endured, causing symptoms including swelling, reddening, and burning and stinging sensations as it heals. \u00a0Unfortunately, this DNA damage is often the first step towards developing skin cancer. \u00a0Just one blistering sunburn during childhood or adolescence can double a person\u2019s chances of developing melanoma later in life, while five sunburns in your lifetime, no matter what your age, can double your chances, too. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It Helps Fend Off Premature Aging of the Skin<\/b><\/h2>\n

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In addition to putting your health at risk, unprotected sun exposure can also wreak havoc on your looks with UV-induced skin aging known as photoaging. \u00a0When you faithfully apply sunscreen every day, you will be slowing the natural development of aging skin. \u00a0Spare yourself from waking up to premature signs of damaged skin including wrinkles, sagging skin, a leather-like texture, skin discolorations and hyperpigmentation, which are often called age spots or liver spots but actually come from sun damage. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Wearing sunscreen every day, no matter the weather, is crucial to keeping your skin looking better, longer. \u00a0Even on overcast days, between 70 and 80 percent of the sun\u2019s rays make their way through clouds and fog. \u00a0In addition, UVR levels rise with higher altitudes, and the reflection off of surfaces such as water, snow, concrete and sand can increase their effects by as much as 80 percent. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Protect yourself against the damaging effects of the sun by using sunscreen daily! <\/span><\/p>\n

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Just about everyone living in the modern world has heard about the benefits of wearing sunscreen. \u00a0However, there are still an alarming number of people who regularly face the damaging and downright dangerous effects of UV rays without protecting themselves. \u00a0Whether your skin sins are big (like slathering yourself with oil and baking in the sun) or seemingly small (you don\u2019t religiously wear a moisturizer with SPF on your daily commute), your skin is being damaged whenever you expose it to UV rays without sunscreen. \u00a0 Let\u2019s take a look at the top reasons we should all be using sunscreen every day: It Decreases Your Chance of Developing Skin Cancer Skin cancer can be deadly, and with its rates on the rise, wearing sunscreen has never been more essential. \u00a0It is estimated that 90 percent of all nonmelanoma skin cancers, as well as 65 percent of all melanomas, are caused by sun exposure. \u00a0Using sunscreen to protect your skin from ultraviolet radiation (UVR) caused by the sun, which produces damage to your DNA that can …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1307,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.siankaanvillage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/the-importance-of-using-sunscreen.jpg","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\nThe Importance of Using Sunscreen<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Your skin is being damaged whenever you expose it to UV rays without sunscreen. Take a look at the top reasons we should all be using sunscreen every day.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.siankaanvillage.com\/blog\/wellness\/importance-using-sunscreen\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Importance of Using Sunscreen\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Your skin is being damaged whenever you expose it to UV rays without sunscreen. Take a look at the top reasons we should all be using sunscreen every day.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.siankaanvillage.com\/blog\/wellness\/importance-using-sunscreen\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Paradise Blogging\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SianKaanVillage\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-04-01T21:23:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2017-04-03T20:43:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.siankaanvillage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/the-importance-of-using-sunscreen.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"801\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@SianKaanVillage\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@SianKaanVillage\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\">\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Social Media\">\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\">\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\">\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.siankaanvillage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1305"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.siankaanvillage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.siankaanvillage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.siankaanvillage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.siankaanvillage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1305"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.siankaanvillage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1305\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1315,"href":"https:\/\/www.siankaanvillage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1305\/revisions\/1315"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.siankaanvillage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1307"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.siankaanvillage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1305"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.siankaanvillage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1305"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.siankaanvillage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}