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Afraid of the Sun? You Should Be!

November 14, 2016 by Carol S Leave a Comment

Afraid of the Sun? You Should Be!
Afraid of the Sun? You Should Be!

Recently, during a Twitter chat, a few of us were talking about good blog posts, and Floors to Your Home, an Indianapolis-based Flooring specialist, suggested discussing window film and how it prevents premature aging. So here you go!

A1: Or, for us skincare nerds, how window film prevents premature aging. #constchat

— Floors To Your Home (@FTYHFlooring) October 13, 2016

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Sunlight, Your Skin and UV Rays

Sunlight is made up of harmful UVA and UVB that can cause premature aging as well as more serious conditions. According to the Skin Cancer Foundation “UV radiation is considered the main cause of non-melanoma skin cancers (NMSC), including basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). These cancers strike more than a million and more than 250,000 Americans, respectively, each year.”

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Window Film Blocks Harmful UV Rays

According to 3M™  “By reducing the amount of heat gained through transmission of sunlight, 3M™ Window Films let in the natural light you love while rejecting heat and UV rays.” And 3M Window Film blocks up to 99% of harmful UV rays–the rays that cause skin damage and premature aging. So imagine if you will having sunblock that encases all your windows and protects your skin against premature aging. It’s like that.

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Want Younger-Looking Skin?

Stop thinking of window film as a luxury, and instead allocate some money to your health care budget. Window film takes the worry out of blocking UV rays, and it can be used on your home, your business, or your car. Skin damage is cumulative, so a little prevention goes a long way towards keeping your skin healthy. According to WebMD:

“Sun exposure causes most of the skin changes that we think of as a normal part of aging. Over time, the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) light damages the fibers in the skin called elastin.”

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Elastin Keeps Skin Elastic

Without elastin, the skin can’t “bounce back” like it does with children. So keeping out of the sun, or protecting your windows with window film, help to prevent the damage from UV rays that cause the loss of elastin to your skin.

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Every Little Bit Helps

While window film isn’t your entire skin care strategy, it certainly helps. Nobody wants to have to protect their skin indoors, but that’s exactly what you need to do if you have windows!

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Photo by Beegee49

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Call our office in Santa Clara, California! We can help.

 

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: California, elastin, premature aging, Santa Clara, skin cancer, sun, UV rays, UVA, UVB, window film

Window Film: Seven Ways it Can Improve Your Life

May 13, 2015 by Window Works 2 Comments

 

 

Window Film: Seven Ways it Can Improve Your Life
Window Film: Seven Ways it Can Improve Your Life

You may have heard of some of the benefits of window film for your car, but there are so many other ways it can improve your life. Here are just a few benefits of window film:

Window film protects your skin

Ultraviolet rays can penetrate glass and find you. But window film reduces the sun’s short-wave, UVB rays by nearly 100%, protecting you from aging and skin cancer. Read more from the Skin Cancer Foundation.

Reduces glare

When you drive at dusk, in particular, you’ll see a lot of glare. And glare can keep you from seeing the road and cause eyestrain. AAA has some good tips on driving at night and managing glare. http://dev.seniordriving.aaa.com/understanding-mind-body-changes/vision/driving-night-managing-glar

Keeps you cool

3M’s Prestige Series window films use non-metallized, multi-layer optical film and nano-technology to reject up to 97% of the sun’s infrared light and reject up to 60% of the heat coming through your windows. The non-metallized film allows you to get signals from your cell phone.

Window Film lets you watch your energy bills fade, not your furniture
Window Film lets you watch your energy bills fade, not your furniture

Lessens fading of your furnishings

UV rays enter your windows and damage your furniture, rugs, and flooring. You could think of window film as insurance for your valuable furnishings.

Protects quick entry through window panes and glass doors

Safety film holds the glass together and makes glass more difficult to break. Sometimes that extra few seconds is all it takes to keep someone from breaking into your home or business.

Lowers cooling and heating costs

Window film keeps your home, office, or car more even in temperature. When you have window film installed, air conditioning costs go down by about 30%. And with the price of heating and cooling going up every year, we really enjoy that savings.

Provides privacy

Decorative window films easily provide privacy for conference rooms, offices, and do not sacrifice natural light. Not only that, but there are many beautiful choices that add to the aesthetic appeal of your home or office.

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