Sun Damage? Try Red Light Therapy to Repair and Rejuvenate Your Skin

UV radiation is a harmful form of radiation that can lead to skin cancer and other health issues with excessive exposure. Therefore, it's important to use sunscreen to protect your skin in daily life. For people who spend long hours in the sun, selecting efficient sunscreen and using red light therapy can help protect their skin.

Firstly, when choosing sunscreen, SPF value should be considered. SPF is the sun protection factor of the sunscreen for UVB rays, indicating how much time the sunscreen can delay skin damage from UV exposure. Generally, the higher the SPF, the longer the protection lasts. If you need to spend long hours in the sun each week, it's recommended to use sunscreen with an SPF of 30 or above.

Secondly, waterproof sunscreen should be chosen if you need to be exposed to the sun for an extended period of time during water activities or intense exercise. Waterproof sunscreen can provide better protection as it can last longer in sweat or water.

Moreover, it's advisable to select broad-spectrum sunscreen that can protect your skin from both UVB and UVA radiation. UVB radiation is the main factor causing sunburn and skin cancer, while UVA radiation can penetrate deep into the skin and accelerate skin aging and skin cancer.

Lastly, you can use light therapy to protect and repair damaged skin. Light therapy is a treatment that uses specific wavelengths of light to treat skin issues. Red light therapy can be used to prevent sunburn. Its principle is to stimulate skin cell metabolism and regeneration with the energy of red light, enhancing the skin's natural defense and reducing the degree and duration of sunburn. Red light therapy can activate mitochondria in skin cells, increase ATP production, improve cell vitality, and accelerate skin repair and regeneration. Additionally, it can promote the production of collagen and elastic fibers in the skin, increase skin elasticity and resilience, and enhance the skin's ability to resist damage.

For people who are regularly exposed to sunlight, their skin can be damaged by UV radiation, resulting in symptoms such as skin redness, pain, peeling, wrinkles, and pigmentation. However, red light therapy can stimulate skin metabolism and regeneration, promoting the repair and regeneration process of skin cells, reducing or eliminating symptoms and damage caused by sunburn.

Research shows that red light therapy can also activate the antioxidant enzymes in skin cells, enhancing the skin's resistance to UV radiation, thus preventing sunburn and skin aging. Red light therapy can also promote skin blood circulation, increase nutrient supply and metabolic excretion, and improve skin immunity and disease resistance.

Moreover, red light therapy can also be used to relieve pain and inflammation caused by sunburn. Sunburn is caused by excessive exposure of the skin to UV radiation, resulting in skin damage and inflammatory reactions. Red light therapy helps to repair damaged skin cells and reduce inflammation and pain caused by sunburn by emitting specific wavelengths of red light.

The wavelength used in red light therapy is usually between 630 nanometers and 660 nanometers. These wavelengths of red light can penetrate deep into the skin and be absorbed by damaged skin cells. When red light is absorbed, it activates mitochondria within cells, promoting the production of ATP (cellular energy), helping damaged skin cells to repair more quickly.

In addition, red light therapy can promote blood circulation and lymphatic flow, accelerating the removal of inflammation and waste, helping to relieve pain and swelling caused by sunburn. Red light therapy can also stimulate the generation of collagen, which is important for the repair of sunburned skin.

For example, using the Cloud-S light therapy mask from the GYH brand, if you want to prevent sunburn, you need to irradiate red light for 10 minutes before going out to provide early protection. Then, after returning home, irradiate red light again for 10 minutes to promote repair.

It is important to note that while red light therapy can help relieve pain and inflammation caused by sunburn, it cannot replace the importance of using sunscreen and avoiding prolonged exposure to UV radiation. Using high SPF sunscreen, wearing sun-protective clothing and hats, and avoiding outdoor activities during times of strong UV radiation are important measures for preventing sunburn.