Sun Damage Myth

LEADING SKINCARE MYTHS MYTH: Ninety percent of sun damage is done before you’re eighteen, so it doesn’t matter what I do to my skin as an adult. FACT: Although one blistering burn when you are young can double your chances of developing skin cancer as an adult, sun damage is cumulative throughout your life. By age eighteen, you’ve acquired only 23% of your lifetime dose of UVA. Therefore, most of the damage has not been done. So, no excuses. Always protect yourself from harmful UV radiation.