This week (6th - 12th May) is
Sun Awareness Week and although the weather is a bit temperamental at the moment, it's an incredibly important subject.
The above photo demonstrates what 28 years of skin damage can do to a lorry drivers face. For
28 years, the driver has had his left side exposed to UVA rays transmitted through his window – whereas his right side was covered and relatively unharmed.
UVA rays are able to penetrate through glass windows and clouds and chronic exposure can lead to the destruction of the skin’s elastic fibres – which explains the deep wrinkles. Apart from ageing the skin, they also carry skin cancer risks, due to the breakdown of DNA and direct toxicity. So it’s crucial that you use sun cream every day, even when it’s cloudy outside.
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