Sunscreen, Your New BFF

Webinar Session on 18th of August 2021

Is wearing suncreen really important?
Yup!
Here is why!
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Say Hello to your new BFF!

Sun Protector!

Why wear sunscreen?

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Say YES to sun protector!
Say NO to skin damage, sunburn, and skin cancer!
Bye-bye Dark spots and wrinkles!

Remember peeps, the sun is NOT your BFF!

Protect your skin, always!

Breaking Stigma: Sunscreen is a choice or a must?

Extra info just for you guys!

Hello Beautiful People!

Have you ever wonder why we should wear sunscreen?

Nope?

Don't worry, we got your back!

Here is some information that you need to know why wear sunscreen is vital in our life.

👨🏻‍🏫 Introduction to The Human Skin

The skin is one of the largest organs and constitutes 16% of the human body weight. It weighs around 5 kgs and covers an area of about 2 square meters. It is one of the tissues in our body that duplicates the most and the fastest. The skin has 3 main functions:

1️⃣ Protection
2️⃣ Regulation
3️⃣ Sensation

The primary function of the skin is to act as a barrier. The skin provides protection from mechanical impacts, pressure, micro-organisms, radiation and chemicals. Skin also regulates several aspects of the body such as temperature via sweat and hair, changes in peripheral circulation and fluid balance. Finally, the skin contains an extensive network of nerve cells that detect and relay changes in the environment. There are separate receptors for heat, cold, touch, and pain.

The skin is comprised of 3 main layers:

📌 Epidermis:
Its main job is to protect the body acting as a barrier and help control body temperature. It is made up of four types of cells: keratinocytes (which comprised the 90% of the epidermis), melanocytes, Langerhans cells and Merkel cells.

📌 Dermis:
Much thicker than the epidermis. It contains hair roots, blood vessels, lymph vessels, glands, and nerve endings. Blood and lymph vessels in the dermis bring nutrients to the dermis and epidermis. Glands make fluids the body needs, and the connective tissue (which builds an extracellular matrix) holds all these structures in place and allows the skin to stretch.

📌 Hypodermis:
The subcutaneous tissue, which means “below the skin”. It is mostly made of fat and connective tissue. It connects the skin to muscles and bones and it also saves body heat, stores energy, and absorbs shock to protect the body from injury.