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Sun May 06, 2007 1:00 pm  |
| Let's say it's a nice sunny day outside, but you are practically home the entire day, are the harm of UV rays out of the picture? Do you need to be in direct sunlight for UV rays to affect you? |
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Sun May 06, 2007 1:26 pm |
| UVA can penetrate window so it is advisable to wear sunscreen even when you are indoor. |
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Sun May 06, 2007 3:17 pm |
| iaimei wrote: |
| UVA can penetrate window so it is advisable to wear sunscreen even when you are indoor. |
yes, i also think so |
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Sun May 06, 2007 4:39 pm |
| Even we stay indoors, the light from the lamps will also harm our skin, I guess. In fact I only wear sun screen when I go outdoors. |
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Sun May 06, 2007 4:45 pm |
If you're sitting front of a computer screen, you are getting UVA rays.
hth
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Sun May 06, 2007 5:20 pm |
| Arielle wrote: |
If you're sitting front of a computer screen, you are getting UVA rays.
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Absolutely correct. |
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Sun May 06, 2007 5:26 pm |
I agree that a light sunscreen is important everyday whether you are inside or outside.
Interestingly, when they use that special camera that photographs the skin damage we can't see, there is always worse damage on the side of your face that faces the side window as you are driving...confusing, but I think you get it.
I believe that if you are working in the kitchen by a window, reading on the sofa by a window, working at a desk by the window etc. you are still being exposed.
So I would say, just make a habit of putting it (sunscreen) on every day  |
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Sun May 06, 2007 6:04 pm |
If you are interested in research on UV exposure generally, check out the websites for the disease xeroderma pigmentosa, a rare genetic disease causing extreme sun sensitivity. People with that condition must avoid any sun at all and use at-home UV monitors to check for exposure. According to the latest research, computer and TV monitors are negligible sources of UV, with LCD screens better than cathode ray tubes. One unexpected source of UV is halogen lights, especially those that direct light towards people as opposed to towards the ceiling.
A sad condition with horrible consequences. (One of my students has a brother with it.) Makes our worries about skin aging seem a little less important in the greater scheme of things. |
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Sun May 06, 2007 7:23 pm |
| Are the UVA rays from the computer strong enough to warrant a sunblock application? |
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Sun May 06, 2007 8:56 pm |
| iaimei wrote: |
| UVA can penetrate window so it is advisable to wear sunscreen even when you are indoor. |
That's right.So must apply sunscreen anywhere even indoors. |
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Mon May 07, 2007 1:58 am |
| UVA goes indoor and even in cloudy day. |
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Mon May 07, 2007 5:13 am |
| luvyourskin wrote: |
I agree that a light sunscreen is important everyday whether you are inside or outside.
Interestingly, when they use that special camera that photographs the skin damage we can't see, there is always worse damage on the side of your face that faces the side window as you are driving...confusing, but I think you get it.
I believe that if you are working in the kitchen by a window, reading on the sofa by a window, working at a desk by the window etc. you are still being exposed.
So I would say, just make a habit of putting it (sunscreen) on every day |
Darn my seat in the office is right beside a window (with beautiful scenes of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and part of the Opera House)and I get the sun in my face every morning.
My mother paid the price for not putting on a sunscreen when she was in the car a few months ago, thinking that there will be no UV - she had a blue peel done at the derm bout a week before, money wasted. |
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Mon May 07, 2007 6:52 pm |
| Believe it or not...I voted to have our offices be internal so that I wouldn't need to sit by these huge windows and give myself exposure to the sun!! I probably still wear sunscreen since my assistant's desk is by the window. |
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41 years,normal to dry, can be sensistive to products |
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Tue May 08, 2007 12:43 am |
| Arielle wrote: |
If you're sitting front of a computer screen, you are getting UVA rays.
hth
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But...but...it's bedtime and I don't want to get up for sunscreen 
I was feeling so virtuous, makeup off, super cp on, dermawand in one hand and typing with the other. |
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Blond, Swedish/Cherokee, normal/dry skin, a sucker for products, gizmos, and treatments that are "age-defying." Just hit the big 4-0 |
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