What are the effects of blue light on my skin?

It's no understatement when we say 2018 has been a year of building awareness on the mental negatives of social media. Alongside our constant habit of checking our notifications every 5 minutes, we have also learnt from our lifestyle choices that mindfulness and self-care is the power-couple to surviving the digital landscape.

While we mask, relax and try to switch off our phone 1-hour before bed to achieve a good night's sleep - sometimes going offline isn't the only effort we should be making to fight the curse of tech.

 

Blue light damage is one of the underlying effects from heavy tech use. Also known as High Energy Visible Light (HEVL), this pesky little brightness from your phone can lead to an acceleration in the natural ageing process, pigmentation and saggy-ness (YIKES!).

Like UV rays, HEVL can have harmful effects, needing just as much attention and care as being in the sun (HI SPF!). Statistically, we are spending a lot more time indoors, scrolling on our phones, checking whats app, and longing over that skirt online – consequently leaving our skin malnourished from essential vitamins and antioxidants.

Did you know that the neck and chest are one of the most ageing areas of the body and should be focused on just as much as the face? This also goes with mobile and UV ray use.

Including chin/neck piece, facepiece and ear holes, the firming tech neck is made of a fibre and hydrogel mask, which together create extra absorption and locks in essential moisture into the skin.

 

 

@thestylecat using our Tech Neck Mask

 

Containing Marine Extracts, which help to firm and hydrate, the mask provides a youthful glow for both chin and neck and reduces lines caused by looking down at your mobile. 

Curated for the creative-on-the-go, the firming Tech Neck is must-have to maintaining you defence against tech.

To fight those accelerated wrinkles

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Simply, remove all make-up from your skin, by using a cleanser to refresh all those hard to reach places. Then, placing the mask on your face, sit back and relax for 10-20 minutes. 

"Antioxidants are our first line of defence; think Vitamins A, C, E and Ferulic Acid. To further protect skin against blue light make sure you’re always wearing a broad-spectrum SPF..." Kate Bancroft of Face The Future explained to Elle.

As we said, we merely go outdoors as much as we used to, so you need to make sure your skin is still receiving the nourishing treatment it needs as a supplement. We recommend using our moisturising Watermelon Mask.

Infused with juicy watermelon, this fibre sheet mask is guaranteed to give you nourishing treatment of Vitamin C - a key antioxidant to fighting free-radicals that build up from rays.

Free-radicals can cause oxidative stress to the skin, causing enzymes to break down (way more than they should) collagen in the skin, effectively damaging skin cells. This is the main cause of ageing and can be difficult to reverse if not catered for.