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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Health
Georgie Darling

Best anti-blue light skincare: creams, balms and SPFs

We all know that prolonged sun exposure can cause premature ageing, but there’s another light source wreaking havoc on our skin: blue light.

Emitted from our phones, laptops and even LED lighting, blue light (also known as high-energy visible or HEV light) penetrates deeper into the skin than UV rays, generating free radicals and accelerating oxidative stress. This leads to inflammation, collagen breakdown and hyperpigmentation - often referred to as ‘digital ageing.’

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