Russell Grant Magazine - Oct21 (PUMPKIN1021)

To be healthy, you have to take care of yourself all-year-round – even in the UK! Unfortunately, lots of Brits fail as they don’t understand the impact of the winter sun. Over 25% of Brits don’t know that it’s possible to experience winter sun skin damage. If you fall into this category, you could be putting your wellbeing in danger since UV rays are incredibly powerful.

They don’t even have to leave a burn to have an adverse effect.

Everybody should take more care in the winter, but it’s essential to know why to avoid making the same mistakes.

No SPF The most common way the winter sun causes skin damage is through a lack of awareness.

When you are comfortable, you take fewer precautions that you would normally. For instance, not putting on sun cream before leaving the house. Even failing to use a moisturiser with SPF is critical as it’s one less layer of protection. As a result, everything from a redness and swelling ointment to a hyperpigmentation treatment might be necessary, depending on the level of damage. By taking the number and power of UV rays in the colder months seriously – they are around on cloudy days, for example – it should encourage you to be less casual.