SPF - Not Just for Summer

You need to wear SPF every day.  365 days a year.  Not just in the summer, or when it's sunny out.  Here's why.

• UV rays travel through clouds, fog, haze, & windows to reach your skin.  Weather is irrelavant.  UV rays will damage unprotected skin even when it's raining.
• UV rays are present in daylight hours every day of the year. 
• UV damage is cummulative.  That means the UV rays that come through your windshield on your morning commute will continue to contribute to sun damage if your skin isn't protected.

Sun Protection Factor should be renamed Daylight Protection Factor.  The sun doesn't have to be shining bright to damage your skin.  Always protect your skin, including the backs of your hands with at least an SPF 15, preferrably SPF30 every morning before you head out. 

UV rays contribute to premature aging, wrinkles, hyperpigmentation (brown spots) and skin cancer. 

Tanning is one of the worst things you can do to your skin.  A tan is UV damage.  Even if you never burn, you are still damaging your skin cells and possibly the DNA.  

Love the skin color you were born with!