5 beauty treatments to repair sun-damaged skin, from microneedling to cryotherapy
- Microneedling, Fraxel laser, cryotherapy, chemical peels and topical solutions are treatments that can help former sun lovers now seeing the negative results
- Keeping up with preventive measures along with the treatments is key – all the experts interviewed were adamant about staying out of the sun from 10am to 4pm
Y2K fashion may be having its moment, but one trend from the era is unlikely to make a comeback: sun damage.
Two decades have passed since being bronzed was in vogue and people reached for oils to maximise their tans.
The damaging effects of sun exposure are now common knowledge and we’re familiar with warnings to stay out of the midday sun and wear sunscreen even when it’s cloudy out.
That’s increasingly being reflected in beauty: more skincare and make-up products include sun protection, including items like scalp sprays and lip balms with SPF.
But for former sun lovers who spent years bathing on beaches only to be seeing the negative results now, what options are available to turn back the clock?
The good news is that technology has progressed in being able to reduce the appearance of overexposure to UV rays.
