Blue Light Protection - Why does your Skin need it more than ever?

In this digital era, we are always surrounded and exposed to screens. Exposure to your mobile, laptop or TV can leave a lasting impact on your skin. We are aware about the UV rays but we don’t talk much about how blue light too affects our skin. 

Blue Light is a skin aggressor that may lead to premature ageing, hyperpigmentation, and dullness of skin. UV rays only penetrate on the surface layers of the screen but Blue Light can penetrate deeper into the skin where the collagen and elastin reside. In this blog we will see how Blue light affects your skin and how you can save your skin from the same.

What are the effects of Blue Light on your skin?

1. Pre-Mature Ageing: You can see fine lines and wrinkles on your skin. This happens because Blue Light leads to the breakdown of Collagen which strengthens your skin.

2. Hyper-Pigmentation: Blue light triggers melanin which can lead to stubborn dark spots and uneven skin tone.

3. Inflammation and Redness: Your skin can become sensitive and irritated due to the weakened skin barrier. This happens because of prolonged exposure to the screen.

4. Dull and Tired Skin: Blue light can make your skin look fatigued and lackluster as it disrupts the skin’s natural repair cycle.

How to protect your skin from Blue Light?

Emitted by phones, laptops, and LED lighting, blue light penetrates deeper than UV rays, triggering premature aging, pigmentation, and skin barrier damage. And since ditching screens isn’t an option, protecting your skin is more essential than ever. Here’s how you can defend it daily:

1. Apply Sunscreen daily:

A broad spectrum SPF of 30 or higher should be used daily even if you are spending your time indoors. Use mineral sunscreens with titanium dioxide as this ingredient is effective. The best sunscreen which provides all this is Moody’s HrdroBurst Water Sunscreen SPF 50 PA +++. This sunscreen provides complete protection from UVA / UVB and the main thing, Blue Light too, making it ideal for daily use. 

2. Use Blue Light protective Skin Care:

Just like SPF protects against UV rays, there are products which you can use to protect your skin against Blue light. Products rich in niacinamide and SPF can help your skin fight the harmful HEV (High Energy Visible).

3. Reduce the screen time and use Night Mode:

It is not possible to reduce the screen time in this digital era as we need our devices every now and then, be it some professional or personal work. But one way to protect your skin is to use night mode on your phone or blue light filters, this way you can reduce the stress that is caused due to HEV.

4. Use Antioxidants

Incorporate products rich in antioxidants in your skin care like Vitamin C, E and Green tea. These ingredients can help your skin repair damaged cells and it will also help you prevent pre-mature ageing.

5. Hydrate and Repair your skin overnight:

While you take your time to relax at the end of the day, you should never forget to hydrate your skin. Nighttime is when your skin repairs itself. Include a product rich in hyaluronic acid like our 7D Hydroburst Moisture Magnet Night Cream which helps your skin calm and repairs it, promotes cell turnover, so you can wake up to plump skin in the morning.

This is a generation where electronic devices are no longer an option but a necessity. And another thing that is not optional is protection of your skin from these blue rays emitting from these electronic devices . While you can’t completely cut off your devices from your daily routine, doing these 5 things will help you prevent the damage that is caused due to the blue light.

Be mindful of your screen time and use skin care products rich in anti oxidants and vitamins. Investing in the right skin care routine can make a lot of difference in keeping your skin youthful, damage-free and radiant.