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Photoaging is a term describing skin damage that is caused by intense and chronic exposure to sunlight. Those who have photoaging will have visible effects such as mottling, fine wrinkles, skin roughness and pigmentation of the skin. These effects are usually associated with chronological aging, but it is important to note that photoaging is not an indicator of chronologic age – it just makes a person to look older than his/her true age and that is where the condition gets the name. It is possible to differentiate between the sun-induced photoaging and natural aging because even in the elderly, the skin area that is not exposed usually has a fine and soft texture, unlike the sun-weathered parts. Photoaging is reversible and the three best approaches to combat photoaging are avoiding the midday sun, using photoprotective agents such as sunscreen and using skin rejuvenation treatments. The use of physical and/or chemical agents in the prevention of sun damage to the skin is called photoprotection and these physical agents can be umbrellas and parasols, protective clothing and tents if you are outdoors. It is important to note that even on cloudy days, 80 percent of the sun’s UV rays will reach the ground and so precautions should be taken everyday.

The use of sunscreens is by fat the best way to avoid sun damaged skin if you have to be outdoors under intense sunlight. Sunscreens are absorbers of Ultra Violet radiation due to the ingredients such as cinnamates, para-amino benzoic acid, salicylates and benzophenones. These ingredients vary from product to product, depending on the manufacturer.

Sunscreens are also reflectors of Ultra Violet radiations due to ingredients such as zinc oxide and titanium. Again, these ingredients vary in different sun skin damage preventing products depending on the manufacturer and you should look at the container for the ingredients. The container will also indicate whether the sunscreen has been approved by the relevant government agency.

There is a third class of topical agents and these are antioxidants such as vitamins C and E. These do not absorb or reflect Ultra Violet radiation like the ones mentioned above, but they are just as effective and they work by enhancing the ability of the skin cells to repair damage to skin induced by UV radiation.

The emphasis on photoprotection is because there is no option of skin repair at extreme circumstances and so prevention is better than cure. If it is too late and skin lesions start to appear, immediate damage skin repair should be done since lesions can degenerate to skin cancer. Drugs such as tropical retinoids are readily available.

Other methods of taking care of these skin lesions caused by skin damage include cosmeceuticals, which are approved agents marketed as cosmetic products having biologically active ingredients, using fabrics made specifically to provide UV protection such as full body, tightly woven synthetic fabrics made from nylon and polyester and laser procedures among others.

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