The Tech Device Giving You Wrinkles
The mainstream loves to make you fear the sun.
“It’ll give you skin cancer!” they say.
“You’ll get wrinkles!” they insist.
Meanwhile, something that can dramatically age your skin—and that MOST people are exposed to DAILY—has flown entirely under the radar.
And you won’t hear this warning from mainstream sources…
You already know that excessive exposure to blue light can harm your eye health and interrupt your circadian rhythm.
But can looking at your cell phone all day also make you look older?
It turns out it can.
A study published in the International Journal of Cosmetic Science showed that exposure to too much blue light stimulates the production of melanin, the pigment that gives skin color.
There’s nothing wrong with melanin, but overexposure to blue light can cause too much melanin, leading to hyperpigmentation or dark skin patches (aka age spots).
Excessive exposure to blue light also interferes with collagen production, a protein critical for skin’s elasticity and hydration.
Losing too much collagen paves the way for wrinkled, sagging, older-looking skin.
But here’s the thing… blue light is NOT the enemy. In fact, the blue light the sun emits in the morning and midday helps promote alertness during the day.
But your body suffers when you’re bombarded with it all day AND night—from smartphones, computers, and T.V.s.
And that includes your skin.
For younger-looking skin, don’t avoid the sun… follow its rhythms. And drastically cut back on your use of electronics, especially in the evening.
P.S. Six reasons you need MORE sunlight.
SOURCE:
Campiche R, Curpen SJ, Lutchmanen-Kolanthan V, Gougeon S, Cherel M, Laurent G, Gempeler M, Schuetz R. Pigmentation effects of blue light irradiation on skin and how to protect against them. Int J Cosmet Sci. 2020 Aug;42(4):399-406. doi: 10.1111/ics.12637. PMID: 32478879; PMCID: PMC7496068.
