We know it’s important to use sunscreen every day to protect our skin against the sun’s UVA rays, as the sun is a significant source of environmental damage leading to accelerated skin damage and aging.

What we didn’t know, is that our skin has the potential to get worse — even though we are spending the majority of our time indoors now (save for us venturing outdoors once per week for groceries). A lot of us who are craving sunshine as positioning ourselves by the window to soak up the rays — which actually does even more damage to our skin. 

YOUR SKIN ISN’T SAFE INDOORS

Even when we are inside of our homes, more than 50% of UVA rays pass through glass windows and contribute to skin damage and collagen breakdown. Even with an excellent broad-spectrum SPF, some UV radiation still passes through to generate skin damaging free-radicals. 

UV ISN’T THE ONLY LIGHT YOU HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT

Now that you know UV radiation will still pass through windows, your solution may be to sit as far as you can from the window, but that’s not enough – because an indoor light source you are continually exposed to EVEN when you are working from home is doing damage to your skin, and it’s the light coming from our technology device screens.

THE AVERAGE PERSON SPENDS 4 HOURS PER DAY ON THEIR DEVICE

How many hours do you spend on your phones, laptop, iPad, and other electronic devices that emit blue light and visible light from its screens? The average person spends over four hours a day on their device. That’s right, you likely spend a full quarter of your waking hours looking at your phone or another device. With the latest figures released over the past few weeks, we have seen internet time increase by 70%, meaning if you usually spend 4 hours per day on your device, you are now spending close to 7 hours on your device daily!

Working from home has inadvertently drove us to spend even more time than usual glued to our devices, driving up the amount of time we are exposing our delicate skin to blue light.

This matters because the blue light and visible light emitting from our device screens are environmental aggressors that exist in our homes to generate skin-damaging free radicals. This is why even if you have been working at home for the past few weeks and noticed that your skin condition seems to be worsening. 

Want to protect your skin against premature aging, free-radical damage and collagen breakdown?

ANTIOXIDANTS + SPF = COMPLETE PROTECTION

 You can achieve the most complete protection against all types of environmental damage and damaging particles from blue light by supplementing your SPF with Vitamin C antioxidants.

WHAT ANTIOXIDANTS SHOULD YOU USE?

The research of Dr. Sheldon Pinnell, founding scientist of SkinCeuticals, the #1 Medical Aesthetic Brand in the US, established the parameters for effective vitamin C antioxidant delivery to the skin, allowing SkinCeuticals to become a pioneer in the field of cosmeceuticals. The month of April marks an annual celebration of this research and the proven benefits of topical Vitamin C, an antioxidant proven to provide complete protection against skin-damaging free radicals and UV rays when used together with SPF. 

Here are the recommended Vitamin C/antioxidant SkinCeuticals products you should use for each skin type:

• C E Ferulic for normal to dry skin types, 8x skin’s natural protection against environmental damage, preserve collagen to maintain skin firmness and radiance.

• Phloretin CF for normal to oily skin types, offering synergistic protection against environmental aggressors while improving uneven skin tone, texture, and discoloration by 19%.

• Serum 10, ideal for sensitive skin or new users of Vitamin C, while still optimized for absorption to protect a healthy complexion.

We have had friends and colleagues treat this product as their holy grail, stating its a must as part of their daily skin care regimen. We have often pondered how they have such baby soft, smooth and flawless skin and now we know!

If you want to maintain youthful-looking skin and prevent against pre-mature again, it’s important to incorporate the use of Vitamin C into your daily skincare routine. visit this page to find out more about these antioxidant serums, which are scientifically proven to improve your skin.