A new warning for women who love the high shine they get when using lip glosses might end up with something they never bargained for – skin cancer. “These lip glosses can make more of the light rays penetrate directly through the skin instead of getting reflected off of the skin’s surface,” says Dr. Christine Brown, a dermatologist at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas.
Dr. Bruce Robinson, a Manhattan dermatologist says that the moisture in lip gloss is the culprit because lips have a protective outer layer; however, the hydration of a lip gloss, “kind of smooshes that down.” Once that happens, it’s easier for UV rays to penetrate deeper into the skin. “Instead of having to travel through that thicker layer, it’s more condensed,” Robinson says. “So, the UV rays are reaching deeper layers of epidermis and dermis because you don’t have this force field.” (more…)
