Premature skin aging

[missyjean130]

how many years does it take for premature skin aging to surface? Especially even if you only have a few periods of over-exposer to the sun in your life? like, if only one year of your life had intense exposer and then before that a few weeks of exposer sprinkled here and there? All of this BEFORE the age of 15...then from that point on your extemely sun-conscience?

 

is judging your parents aging an accurate way of determining how you will age?

 

what are all the factors that cause premature skin aging besides the sun?

 

how much can UV rays can penetrate thin curtain fabrics(over windows)?could this be a significant risk to premature skin aging?

Do different clothing materials have an SPF? If so, how high would that SPF be?

[Monomer]

how many years does it take for premature skin aging to surface? Especially even if you only have a few periods of over-exposer to the sun in your life? like, if only one year of your life had intense exposer and then before that a few weeks of exposer sprinkled here and there? All of this BEFORE the age of 15...then from that point on your extemely sun-conscience?

 

is judging your parents aging an accurate way of determining how you will age?

 

Here's some info I found...

 

Intrinsic aging, also known as the natural aging process, is a continuous process that normally begins in our mid-20s. Within the skin, collagen production slows, and elastin, the substance that enables skin to snap back into place, has a bit less spring. Dead skin cells do not shed as quickly and turnover of new skin cells may decrease slightly. While these changes usually begin in our 20s, the signs of intrinsic aging are typically not visible for decades.

 

How your parents age is a good sign of how you're likely to age since you've got their genes, and aging is somewhat of a genetic thing.

 

 

what are all the factors that cause premature skin aging besides the sun?

 

Repetitive facial expressions, gravity, sleeping positions and smoking.

 

Causes of Aging Skin

 

 

how much can UV rays can penetrate thin curtain fabrics(over windows)?could this be a significant risk to premature skin aging?

Do different clothing materials have an SPF? If so, how high would that SPF be?

 

I'd say that UV rays can penetrate thin curtain fabrics because what's stopping them? But I doubt they'd be a major cause of premature skin aging, unless you're pressed up against the window for hours. Different cloting materials have various SPF, but you'd be more concerned about premature aging of the face, which you're probably not going to cover up with material. If you want clothing with SPF, then you'll likely want that factor to be as high as possible.

 

Sun Precautions,30+ SPF Clothing

[missyjean130]

but what if you are inevitably bathed in this sunlight through you curtains due to the fact your bedroom faces the sunrise and directly goes into your room for 1-3 hours while you are sleeping?

[Turtle]

but what if you are inevitably bathed in this sunlight through you curtains due to the fact your bedroom faces the sunrise and directly goes into your room for 1-3 hours while you are sleeping?

 

The glass blocks the UV-B rays, and you can put special film on the glass to block UV-A. (many of the auto-window films block both UV-A & UV-:hihi: The type & thickness of curtain fabric must also affect how much of what UV gets through. Sorry, I can't find any sources citing fabrics.

Sun Burn through a Window?

How Does Window Film Work? - TintCenter.com

[missyjean130]

Ya I stapled tons of blankets over my window, no light passes through and there's over an inch of fabric. I'm not concerned about ADDITIONAL damage. I'm a hypochondriac and I'm freaking out about the damage I may have already recieved before I compulsively layered a bunch of things over my window.

 

getting sunlight through two different types of thin curtain fabric, both polyester cotton blend, for 1-3 hours becuase my room faces the sunrise. and I only get this exposure during june,july, and august. So for three months Ive been getting that much exposure.In fact, it's only sunlight exposure I've ever got in a year because I am always indoors and when I go outside it's for a brief period and I slather on spf 70.

 

I'm pretty pale, but it's just due to the fact that I dont get exposure...the rest of my family is more tan. So becuase I'm not getting any darker from the sun exposure through my window, is it safe to say I wont prematurely age from the exposure I've been getting from the past 3 months?

 

I really don't care getting wrinkles when I'm in my late 30's or early 40's...I just don't want to start rapidly aging in my 20's. Due to me being a hypocondriac this worry has been interfering with my life and health for weeks now. I just need some assurance that I won't turn into a wrinkly hag in my 20's.

 

my father was always out in the sun and NEVER wore sunscreen and he also smoked for 20 years...he doesn't hardly have any wrinkles and he's 57. My mother looks like she's in her 40's but she in her 50's and she had so much over exposure she had level 3 melanoma. Yet even after looking at them I still worry.

 

Maybe the light coming through my curtains will cause aging for me in the future...I just want to know how severe it is going to be and if I will see aging in my 20's just becuase of this. PLease someone give me some reassurance and peace of mind before I completly lose my mind

[Tormod]

Aging is a natural process and fighting it by blocking out the sun completely sounds like overdoing it, MJ130 (no offense, of course). You *will* see aging eventually.

 

Sounds to me like your parents are aging excellently even with lots of exposure. That should give you a sign that you have "good" genes in this regard and that exposure to the sun is not a problem for you.

 

You'd probably be fine with just a regular blackout screen to make your room dark at night.

 

I've always been very sensitive to the sun - pale skin, easily sunburnt, yet I'm now 36 and think I show fairly normal signs of aging.

 

I am not saying you are *wrong* in taking precautions, but I would argue that you would be MUCH better off just enjoying life and the natural processes we are a part of, rather than fight them with fear. SPF 70 is a bit over-the-top, perhaps. :hihi:

 

Have you talked to a dermatologist about this?

[missyjean130]

I realize I can't stop the aging process. I'm not trying to.

 

but If I'm in my room sleeping for 1-3 hours in morning sunlight despite my curtains ( which light does pass through) I worry. Because if that is at all significant in giving me sun damage then its sun bathing for 1-3 hours a day for three months. Which scares me to no end.

 

How much sunexposure do you get and how often do you use sunscreen?

 

All I see everywhere is ," UV rays cuase saggy, wrinkly premature aged skin...many people experience this effect before thie thirties, and blah blah blah...90% of sging is caused by the sun"

 

so I figure either what they is true or it's a huge conspiracy to make everyone incredibly paranoid to buy anti-aging products. If it is to mak everyone scared and paranoid, it's working on me...and probably 50x more vs. people without a obsessive mental illness.

[palmtreepathos]

missyjean....

 

either what they is true or it's a huge conspiracy to make everyone incredibly paranoid to buy anti-aging products. If it is to mak everyone scared and paranoid, it's working on me...and probably 50x more vs. people without a obsessive mental illness.

So you are on to their strategy, eh? Believe it or not many folks enjoy a bit of the fearfulness engendered by such warped science coverage in the press. Like you though, I see that information on health in the media is skewed to either stir up that fear and sell papers or stimulate buyers to spend!, spend! spend! which is what the companies who buy the ads are hoping for. :D

 

Hopefully you will spend some quality time online learning ways to quell your fears. Unlike windows that let just one type UV ray in, curtains (like those in your room) actually block to a degree sun exposure. There is no proof that you have done yourself any damage. Alternate info about not getting ANY sun is that your bones will not stay strong without a certain amount of sunlight* , also cancers are higher for those who get TOO little sunshine*. Do the research on this! Do you stay well hydrated? That is one key to skin health. And smoking is the worse thing for skin!

 

Personally, I baked in the sun on purpose for years as a preteen when it was "cool" to be tan, then I was a lifeguard for 2 years. But, few people guess my age correctly, usually guessing 15 years less than I am. I credit clean living, good Bible knowledge* and proper hydration(the watercure*).

Also to handle obsessive thinking I have used Bach* flower remedies (cherry plum, mimulus and white chestnut) from a good health food store(or online) and I have relied on a daily supplement of magnesium* to have calm nerves. Be the best you can be by eating right, too, avoid sugary foods.

 

We do what we can to trust those who lead the way in science but the media enjoys rattling our cages... let's not let them ;)

 

*Sun, bones and Vitamin D - The Pulse - Health Matters

 

*Watercure.com - The Miracles of Water to Cure Diseases Water Cure 2

 

*Bible knowledge

Giving Children the Attention They Need - Jehovah's Witnesses Official Web Site

 

 

*Rapid Recovery From Depression Using Magnesium Treatment

 

 

*Magnesium and Taurine for OCD

http://http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=magnesium+and+taurine+for+OCD&btnG=Google+Search

[missyjean130]

thank you so much...that actually worked to comfort me lol...im done freaking out over this topic now.

 

but ya ive been looking at old folks in the grocery stores, they grew up back in the day when they didnt wear sunscreen too often! premature skin againg doesn't look too bad. My dad never wore sunscreen and he was outside alot...he even smoked for 20 years! he looks fine....