it might be fall but don't put away your sunscreen just yet.
Our colleague Candido to talk to a dermatologist to find out why
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summer may officially be over.
But now that it's fall, that doesn't mean the sun is going away.
We all need to remain aware of our best skincare practices.
And yes, that means your SPF routine.
So here to give us expert tips on how to do just that as some bum and baby bump partner,
the Durham guru herself.
Dr Lindsay Zabritski doctor. Welcome to the show. We're so excited to have you.
Thanks so much for having me and I'm so excited to be here.
I do want to ask you something cause there's so many myths out there.
But now the summer is over.
Why is it so important to keep using SPF SPF
should be used all year long no matter what,
because we're always being exposed to
UV radiation that could damage our skin barrier
that can lead to premature aging and skin cancer. So
now is not the time to let your guard down. You should be using it every day.
And another important aspect is if you're outside and you're skiing, you're doing
you know winter activities,
some of that snow can actually reflect more UV radiation
onto your skin and make you more susceptible to burning.
Oh that is good information.
So what type of SPF do you typically recommend to
your patients and everyone just at least wear SPF 30.
Absolutely. So the recommendation is that everyone wear at least a broad spectrum
SPF 30.
And if if optional,
I would recommend a water resistant one just in
case you're outside and it's raining or you're sweating.
Now SPF 30 is the bare minimum
that protects around 97% of
UV radiation to our skin. Anything more than that's really just a bonus.
Your thoughts on SPF 15.
SPF 15 is not enough for me.
So that only blocks about 93% of UV radiation and that is
too big of a number for me to accept
doctor. I do want to talk to you about a photo that's gone viral lately.
It's a woman who used SPF every single day on her face. She was religious about it.
And then unfortunately we see the picture, her neck does not look the same.
She revealed like, hey, I was never putting SPF on my neck.
So what was your reaction when you saw this photo?
And what are some of the other forgotten areas that we may forget?
That's a great question. And this, this video or this photo has went viral.
And I actually love that. It's bringing awareness to the importance of sunscreen
everywhere. And how much it can really help prevent that premature aging.
And so as you can tell in that photo, the neck did not receive any sunscreen for many,
many years and it has significantly aged compared to the face.
And so that really helps to bring awareness to putting sunscreen
on the neck and other forgotten areas like the ears,
the back of the hands and the lips.
So I really like using an SPF lip balm sun bomb makes a phenomenal one
that you can use every day.
They even have an intended colors so you can wear it as a lipstick if you choose.
I was telling you before, I love the packaging as well, It's beautiful.
So speaking of going, going viral, you have over 600,000 followers on Tiktok.
How did this start?
And what are the questions you typically get from your followers? And
so it started because I really wanted to bring awareness to my specialty and
it's something I'm really passionate about is skincare and sun protection.
So I wanted to share my knowledge with the world and from there, it just kind of
took off. And so a lot of the questions I get do revolve around
sun protection, what sunscreen to use SPF myths as well as formula,
a skin care regimen.
What ingredient should we be adding to our morning and
nighttime routine as we're transitioning from summer to fall.
So it's really important that we're adding hydrating and nourishing ingredients
to our regimen because as the weather gets a little cooler,
our skin barrier needs more protection.
So we should be focusing on
improving that skin barrier with ingredients like nice cinema.
I'd, I really like the hydrating serum from
sun bomb. It's really lightweight.
It doesn't pill on the skin and it's really gonna protect that skin barrier.
I'm so embarrassed to say this, but for the first half of my life, because I'm brown,
I thought I didn't need sunscreen and now I have a few sunspots,
I'm obviously paying for it.
Can you dispel some of those myths that everyone needs sunscreen? Absolutely.
So no matter what skin type or color you are, you absolutely need sunscreen,
anybody can be affected by the damaging effects of
UV radiation.
And fortunately there are sunscreen options for every skin type color and tone.
So, for example, some bomb makes really nice
mineral based sunscreen, which is really, really safe for sensitive skin,
but it's also tinted.
So it's not going to leave behind that white cast. So you have your options.
There's so many opportunities to find a sunscreen that
works for your skin type put on that sunset.
Absolutely. Absolutely.
Like dr Lindsay Zabriskie for your advice on how to stay
protected from the sun year round and check out sun bum
if your SPF routine needs a revamp and we all need that. Absolutely.
And thanks again to have a job a and dr Lindsay Zaretsky, the Durham guru