Feb 17, 2021

Aside from a mixed bag of DNA, the most influential factor in reducing the appearance of aging skin looking skin is a near-religious use of sunscreen. Fortunately for millennials, terms like “climate change” and “ozone layer” were already familiar by the time they were born. Today’s summers are not the summers of the 1960’s youth –– summers when air was equal parts baby oil and secondhand smoke. Unfortunately, it took us decades of skin cancer research to acknowledge that although the sun is vital to our survival, it is also something to be protected from. 

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No matter what teen glamour magazines tell you, melanin does not hang out in our skin for aesthetic reasons. It, like sunscreen, is our body’s armor against the sun’s ultraviolet rays. It is why those who do not naturally have much melanin in their skin will burn more easily when in the sun. People who intentionally expose their skin to increased levels of UV rays as part of a beauty regimen (ie. sunbathing and tanning salons) should keep in mind that these same rays actually have the potential to "reduce skin elasticity and cause a person to age prematurely. Suffice it to say, sunscreen is your friend.”  

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Below I’ve included a list of some of our favorite sunscreens and the Certified B Corporations that you can buy them from. But keep on reading because beneath that, you’ll find a short-and-sweet explanation of the origin of this love/hate story between our skin and the sun.