The pandemic and lockdown have changed the way you spend your time. Your lifestyle must have shifted to work, work out, and relaxing at home through this testing time without stepping out for long periods. Moreover, skincare routines have also changed related to staying indoors.
While some may become conscious of setting up and following a specific routine, others must have stopped taking care of their skin. As a result, sunscreen has gone out of the scope, a crucial part of the skincare routine. You may be unaware of this, but you need to use sunscreen or SPF indoors. Sounds awkward? We have some reasons to change your mind.

Why You Need SPF While Staying Indoors

Your skin can get damaged indoors
This may be a shocker for you. However, if you live in a house where a lot of direct sunlight touches your skin, your skin is at the risk of getting UV-damaged. A standard glass window can block only the UVB rays. However, the UVA rays are the real deal. UV-A rays are responsible for instigating aging. They can penetrate deeply into your skin and cause photo-aging and long-term skin damage.
If you work from home near an open window that gets natural light, you should add sun protection to your skincare routine. A broad-spectrum formula can block UVA and UVB rays to avoid skin issues such as sunspots and darkening. It can also prevent environmental wear and tear as well.

Blue Light can damage your Skin.
The quarantine locked you up in your house and glued you with your gadgets. Electronic gadgets are infamous for emitting a blue light, which causes skin damage. These factors together make sunscreen your only defense against tired, dull, and stressed skin during the lockdown.
While not every sunscreen can protect against blue light emitted from screens such as smartphones, laptops, or TVs)— those formulated with zinc oxide and titanium dioxide can do wonders. Moreover, as for the mentioned blue light damage to the skin, the sunscreen with SPF 30 is a good pick for combating free radical damage. This effective formula is formulated with intelligent drone technology and will keep your skin even-toned even after long days of blue-light exposure.

SPF is important during overcast days
UV light that can penetrate through windows consists of two basic types: UVA and UVB. UVA is "UV aging," and UVB is "UV burning." Your house’s window glass can block the UVB light. However, UVA can still sneak through the glass to damage your skin, even on a cloudy day.
UVA light can penetrate through the clouds. So, even when it's cool, you are unsafe because the UV’s strength does not correlate with the outside temperature. Thus, it’s important to cover your skin with SPF, even indoors.

Wearing sunscreen can reverse wrinkles.
We all know that sunscreen is beneficial for wrinkles. Although this is an area of controversy, studies have backed up the fact that it is possible to prevent wrinkles as well as reverse them in some cases. The study showed improvements in texture, skin tone, and fine lines after daily moisturizer with SPF 30 sun protection. We all know that sunscreen can prevent wrinkles. However, consistent use of sunscreen can see the reversal of some wrinkles and photodamage. Consult your dermatologist to get more clarity on this.

Reduces Photoaging
The negative impact of UV rays is beyond skin damage. Studies have found that sunlight causes DNA damage and can ignite photoaging and skin carcinogenesis. DNA damage can lead to cellular injury. A study states: “Many of the harmful human health effects that result from sunlight exposure are associated with a chain of events that begins with the formation of DNA damage. These lesions can lead to inflammatory and immunosuppressive processes in the epithelial tissue as well as accelerated aging and tumor development.”

Recommendation by the Terraform Brands:

• SPF 50 Moisturizer

Last Word
Sunshine is the best thing that people should be grateful for. However, it is imperative to protect your skin against UV rays. Sunlight exposure can pose a massive effect and potentially cause premature aging, skin cancer, and other skin damage. The abovementioned reasons are enough to highlight that it’s impossible to ditch the sun rays in winter or by sitting in the office.