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How Does Light Play A Role In Skin Care?
Eleanor Crawford
If you're interested in skin care, there's a good chance you've heard of light therapy. Light therapy has been shown to have potential benefits for a variety of skin conditions, but it's perfectly understandable if you're suspicious of it. After all, there are many so-called skin care products and techniques that have little to no impact on the skin. But you may be happy to hear that light therapy does actually work and is used by many aestheticians and other skin care professionals. Here's a look into how it works.
Light's Impact
It may seem silly or even fraudulent to think about light having any kind of impact on the skin. However, your skin is exposed to sunlight every day, and that light has a definite impact on your skin.
UV rays emitted by the sun can cause skin damage and lead to wrinkles and loss of elasticity of your skin. This is a bad thing, but not all light contains UV. However, the same principles apply; certain wavelengths of light can penetrate through to the deeper layers of skin, or have an impact on the cells themselves. Here's a look at the two most common forms of light therapy.
Red Light
Red light is often used in skin care to help with wrinkles, sagging, and other premature signs of aging skin. The benefits of red light were established by NASA.
Red light causes cells to speed up reproduction. As you age, your skin naturally produces newer cells less often, which can lead to the skin looking dull and aged. Red light helps to speed up the process, making your skin more similar to someone who is younger.
In addition, red light has the capability of helping to boost collagen production, which can plump your skin up and make it look healthy and fresh.
Blue Light
Blue light is often used by aestheticians and even dentists for its capabilities. However, in skin care, blue light has a different purpose than red light.
Blue light is often recommended for people who struggle with acne and breakouts. This is because blue light kills bacteria that can trigger acne. While younger people tend to have breakouts due to hormonal imbalances as they go through puberty and early adulthood, many breakouts are due to bacteria. While keeping your skin clean can certainly help, regular blue light can kill the bacteria directly, reducing inflammation and the risk of more acne developing.
Light therapy is a safe and valuable method of helping with skin aging and acne. If you're interested in giving light therapy a try, reach out to a skin care expert.
For more info about skin care, contact a local professional.
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