UV Protection needed even in winter months.
Most of us believe that once the weather turns and autumn becomes winter, we no longer need to protect our skin from the suns’ harmful uv rays. This is a misconception as uv radiation takes place even on overcast and cloudy days. Year round protection needs to be practiced no matter the season. Dr. Darrell Rigel, a clinical professor of dermatology at NYU, conducted a survey on women to find out how much they knew about ultraviolet light. The study revealed that most women actually receive more uv exposure than they knew with 16 percent of participants knowing that UVA exposure can actually occur indoors through glass windows, and 18 percent only understood the difference of UVA and UVB rays . To help us understand more about the difference please find below the following information that we hope will help you to understand more about UVA and UVB rays.
The difference between UVA and UVB
- UVA Can Cause: premature aging Risk of Exposure: can penetrate glass windows
- UVB Can Cause: sunburn Risk of Exposure: outdoors & through open windows
- UVA & UVB Can Cause: aging & skin cancer Risk of Exposure: primarily outdoors/all year round
