Is the SPF in your moisturiser and foundation causing joint pain and lethargy?
- ANTI-ageing beauty products containing sunscreen could be behind the growing problem of vitamin D deficiency
- A world survey into tanning habits found that 95 per cent of Brits changed their make-up habits during the warmer months, using foundation and moisturiser with added sunscreen for the summer.
See also Vitamin D Life
- Overview Suntans melanoma and vitamin D
- Optimize vitamin D from the sun
- Overview Suntans melanoma and vitamin D
- No – 10 minutes per day of sun-UVB is NOT enough
- 5-10 minutes provides only 1,000 IU ONLY IF you are near the equator
- AND young
- AND not obese
- AND have light skin
- AND it is summer
- AND it is the middle of the day
- AND you have lots of skin exposed to the sun
- AND you are lying down
- AND you are not wearing sunscreen
- AND you have a healthy Liver
- AND no clouds and nor air pollution
- AND you have good response to sunshine (4X variation between individuals)
- 20 cent vitamin D pill similar to 2 hours sunbathing at 60 degree latitude – RCT Aug 2013
- Noontime sun and D category listing with associated searches