Can sunscreen make your skin look younger?
A Comprehensive Systematic Review of The Relationship Between Sunscreen Use and Prevention of Photoaging
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This study looked at many other studies and found that using sunscreen every day helps keep skin from aging too fast from the sun. It can even help fix some sun damage like wrinkles and dark spots.
No biological mechanisms were identified in this study. This may be an epidemiological, observational, or survey-based study that reports associations rather than proposing causal biological pathways.
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Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
This study looked at many other studies and found that using sunscreen every day helps keep skin from aging too fast from the sun. It can even help fix some sun damage like wrinkles and dark spots.
No biological mechanisms were identified in this study. This may be an epidemiological, observational, or survey-based study that reports associations rather than proposing causal biological pathways.
Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analyses
Max 100Randomized Controlled Trials
Max 90Cohort Studies
Max 72Case-Control Studies
Max 58Cross-Sectional Studies
Max 44Case Reports & Case Series
Max 30Expert Opinion & Narrative Reviews
Max 520 / 100
Evidence Score
The highest quality evidence. These studies systematically search, appraise, and synthesize results from multiple individual studies, providing the most reliable summary of current knowledge.
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Putting on sunscreen every day can stop your skin from getting worse from sun damage, and might even help fix some of the wrinkles and spots you already have.
If you put on sunscreen every single day for nearly five years, your skin will show about a quarter fewer wrinkles and sun spots than if you only use it sometimes.
Sunscreen that also has extra ingredients like vitamin C or plant extracts that calm and repair your skin works better at reducing sun damage and wrinkles than sunscreen with just the basic sun-blocking chemicals.
Showing adults pictures of how UV rays damage their skin or using phone apps that track sun exposure can help them feel more motivated to wear sunscreen and avoid too much sun—though the boost isn’t huge.
If you use sunscreen every day for a few months to a year, your skin might look smoother, have fewer dark spots, and show fewer wrinkles over time.