Get Ready to Choose Sunscreen

What’s new in sunscreen lately?   Let’s start by saying… you should PUT IT ON!  Convincing someone to put on sunscreen is half the battle.  Many people dislike bothering with it at all.  I hear all kinds of complaints… too sticky, too pasty, burns my eyes, wears off too easily in the water.  Men and kids are the worst!  When Mom’s a dermatologist, it looks pretty bad to have sunburned kids and a bronzed husband, so I am forever trying to overcome barriers to sunscreen use.  These are the tips that have helped a lot for swaying my family in the direction of sun protection.  If you are a woman reading this, please considering forwarding it to the man in your life…husband, son, father, brother, friend.

Wash on sunscreen!  My husband actually doesn’t mind this one.  Amazing!  Men, you can wash with this before going out to work in the yard, run, or a round of golf.  It can be used as a shampoo as well, giving great coverage for ears, scalps that are a little thin on top and hairy arms and trunk.   There is only one of these I know of… Klenskin.  The interesting thing about this sunscreen is that it clings ionically to the skin and the sunscreen is actually held within the ionic bead, making it a safer alternative because it does not actually interact with the skin.  It’s amazing science at work!    We sell this in the Spring Boutique, but it is now becoming more commercially available.

Photolyases!  Even more amazing science!  Photolyases work to correct DNA damage caused by sun exposure.  Photolyases, DNA repair enzymes, occur naturally in the skin, but are now available to apply topically.  Products containing photolyases not only protect, but ACTIVE REPAIR the skin as well.  Anti aging products containing DNA repair enzymes have been available commercially for a few years in products such as  ZO Daily Power Defense (plankton derived photolyases) , but combining them with sunscreen at an affordable price point is new and exciting. These are available from a company called ISDIN.

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A few studies have shown that in addition to protecting the skin, using a topical sunscreen containing photolyase could also decrease the number of active actinic keratoses or precancer spots.  These are the original articles.   https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28329483

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26355618

To learn more about the exciting science of photolyases, check out this link!

For a more exhaustive review of the sunscreen science and my picks for 2018, stay tuned.  I will update that on our site and email that out once stores start stocking sunscreens this summer.  Here is the Sunscreen guide from 2017.

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