Sun care

The sun emits two types of UV radiation that reach our skin: ultraviolet A and ultraviolet B. Both types damage unprotected skin, but in different ways. Knowing the difference between UVA and UVB rays is essential to understanding the need for broad spectrum sun protection.

Without question, daily, consistent use of a broad-spectrum SPF 30 or greater 365 days a year, rain or shine, is the best way to preserve the health of your skin and reduce the risk of early skin ageing (fine lines, uneven skin tone, and loss of radiance) and even skin cancer.

The research is clear: you need to wear sunscreen every day, rain or shine, to prevent both skin cancer and skin’s premature ageing. But what if you don’t like wearing sunscreen, even though you know you should?

If you’ve got a bottle of sunscreen left over from last summer, you may want to think twice before you use it or you could end up with sun damage.

Paula’s Choice is more than happy to provide you with information about products with sun protection, so that every day you can ensure you give your skin ...

We all recognise the importance of protecting the skin with SPF products, but understanding how SPF actually works is a little more complex. In this article...

Vitamin D is essential for our overall body health. Exposing your skin to the sun is one way to get it as UVB radiation from sunlight triggers the skin to make vitamin D, but there’s a catch: unprotected sun exposure damages skin. And then there’s the fact that for most people, sun exposure isn’t an effective way to get vitamin D anyway.