HELIOCARE

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The sun damages our skin every day, all year round. Wearing daily sun protection is essential in maintaining skin health and helping to prevent premature skin ageing. Nothing protects skin like Heliocare 360°. The multi-award winning range provides daily protection against UVA and UVB , plus visible light and infrared-A . Heliocare 360° protects skin at its surface and defends skin from within with clinically proven anti-oxidants and DNA repair enzymes . This powerful combination of ingredients makes Heliocare 360° the essential part of every regime. Why should we use Broad Spectrum Sun Protection? In fact, rather than sun protection we should think of it as daylight protection. That’s because while UVB is strongest in the Summer, UVA, visible light and infrared-A are present all year round . They release millions of free radicals in the skin causing damage that results in premature skin ageing and impaired skin health . These daylight-induced free radicals damage: Skin cell DNA leading to mutations Langerhans cells compromising the skins ability to protect itself Melanocytes causing pigmentation Collagen leading to lines, wrinkles and laxity Heliocare 360° provides broad spectrum protection against UVA, UVB, visible light and infrared-A and protects against the effects of free radicals – read on to find out how: UVB: Harmful during the Summer months, UVB burns the skin and penetrates down to the epidermis UVA, visible light and infrared-A are present all year round, penetrating cloud and glass UVA: Penetrates to the dermis and is responsible for a huge 95% of UV rays, and 46% of sun-induced free radicals Visible light: Affects the epidermis and dermis and is responsible for 33% of sun-induced free radicals. It’s a key cause of pigmentation