It is essential to properly care and protect our skin since the sun has a direct impact on it. Generally, when we put ourselves cream to avoid solar burns, we tend to spread it on the face and body, but We always forget an area that must be protected with special attention and on which the dermatologist Ana Molina alerts: the scalp.
Ana Molina is a dermatologist and communication director of the Spanish Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (AEDV). Book writer ‘Healthy skin, pretty skin’ and co -author of the podcast ‘from head to head’, Molina uses Your social networks as Instagram, where he already accumulates More than 365,000 followersto share tips, information and other relevant issues on the skin and how to take care of it.
The importance of protecting the scalp
In a recent publication, Molina talks about the importance of protecting the scalp from the sun’s rays. Although this part is covered by the hair, it is extremely sensitive and is continually exposed to the harmful effects of this great source of light and heat. As the dermatologist explains, this exposure without protection “can cause redness, peeling and even risk of cell damage.
The scalp is not only a place on which the hair rests, it is also an extension of our skin, which, like the rest of the body, is covered by cells sensitive to the negative effects of ultraviolet radiation. “Hair itself already protectsthat’s why we fall more in autumn. Because in summer the head of the head, which is very wise, says, I have to protect the skin of the scalp, “explains Ana Molina.
The expert comments that during the summer, our scalp performs a protection phase in which the hair “GROUNDS YOUR FALL PHASE”so hair detachment is reduced during that time to improve and increase protection against solar burns. “If you have fine hair, you wear a very marked line or you are a man with little hair, sun protection in the scalp is not optional, it is essential,” he says.
How to protect scalp
Fortunately, the dermatologist has shared some tips to avoid the risks of permanent exposure to the sun. Not protecting properly causes the skin to be more exposed to radiation and in very extreme cases it can damage the scalp cells giving rise to cellular mutations and even, In the worst case, cancer.
“There are photoprotectors of all textures, in gel, in lotion, in scalp,” explains Molina. “The mists or solar sprays are ideal for all types of hair, do not cake and apply in seconds. The lotions or gels are perfect for those who have less capillary density, since they absorb quickly and do not leave waste,” he recommends. In conclusion, the dermatologist encourages Do not leave the skin unprotectedeven those areas that you do not usually see.
#Ana #Molina #dermatologist #area #body #sensitive #suffers #effects #sun #risk #cell #damage
