Sun is the #1 cause of aging! Don’t kid yourself—no matter how much you love it, the sun does not love you back. According to The Skin Cancer Foundation, 90 percent of all premature aging and skin cancers are caused by sun exposure. Wearing an SPF 15 or higher every day is the single best skincare product you can use on your skin. SPF is proven to be the most effective way to fight aging, case closed.

Also, SPF is not just for summer anymore. UVA and UVB rays penetrate the atmosphere 365 days per year, and you don’t have to be sunbathing to incur damage—the sun still shines on you when you’re driving or walking out to grab lunch. New reports are warning us that the damage incurred from this incidental exposure can add up; after a year it’s equal to the sun damage equivalent of a week soaking up the rays in St. Barths.

It’s not just the sun that can cause burns; clouds, water, snow can also do so. Just because you can’t see the sun doesn’t mean it can’t see you. According to The Skin Cancer Foundation, clouds block as little as 20 percent of harmful UV radiation. And reflective surfaces like water, sand, concrete, and snow bounce back as much as 80 percent of the sun’s rays.

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