How A Wholesome Getting older Complement Can Assist Handle Solar Spots

Here's the thing about sun damage: prevention is always the best medicine. We should do our best to be diligent with proper SPF care (see some of our favorite face SPF options for every skin tone). You should also step up your antioxidant use both topically and internally. Antioxidants help neutralize free radical damage (an effect caused by UV radiation) before it occurs, protecting you from oxidative stress across the board.

However, there is life and sunny days – and no one is perfect in their skin care at all times. Hence, at the end of summer, you may need some damage control. There are many topical treatments that need to be explored (alpha hydroxy acids are most effective at reversing sun damage). However, to treat sunspots and other sun-related skin problems, you should also pay attention to your cell health.

When we talk about your cell health, we are discussing how well your cells can regenerate. If your cells (skin or otherwise) can regenerate, they look younger and function better. In the skin, this means that it is more vibrant and can minimize damage.

And much of it has to do with their mitochondrial function. Your mitochondria are very important to the health of your cells as they literally power the whole thing. As we get older, their functions decrease and we have fewer energetic cells. It's so important to overall health that research links mitochondrial decline to many age-related health conditions. The same applies to the skin: since our skin cells are less able to regenerate, these sunspots develop more quickly.