What is sun-damaged skin?

Facts: if you spend a lot of time sunbathing without SPF, you’re pretty much guaranteeing damage to your skin, long term. The fastest way to accelerate this damage process? Tanning beds. This is more than a quick tan top up. It’s such a highly concentrated form of sun exposure (you’re literally lying in a UV box) that you’re more likely to get sun damage. So if you’re going to sunbathe, it’s so important that you protect your skin with that all-important SPF . Particularly your face, but it’s just as important to cover your whole body.

Our top tip: avoid the hottest hours of the day (12-4 when UV is higher). Then whenever you’re outside, wear that SPF50 . It’s your skin’s holy grail to preventing sun damage and premature aging. Trust us, you don’t want to miss that final step in your AM skincare routine. That pre-holiday tan boost might seem like a skin hack at first, but it just isn’t worth it. Unless it comes in a spray bottle…