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Why Window Film Makes You Healthier and Why You Need to Know

January 25, 2018 by Carol S Leave a Comment

Why Window Film Makes You Healthier and Why You Need to Know
Why Window Film Makes You Healthier and Why You Need to Know

Maybe in the past you’d always thought of window film as a luxury, or something for people with too much money. But what if window film improved your health? What if window film could help block the UV rays that cause skin cancer? News Flash! Window film does screen out the UV rays that can cause cancer! Here’s how the sun and UV cause cancer from Cancer Research UK.

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Your Eyes and Your Skin Need Protection

You eat healthy food, you drink plenty of water, but do you protect your eyes and your skin as much as they need to be protected? Probably not. It’s strange to think that you might need to wear sun screen indoors! But UV rays travel right through glass. So you might want to know How Window Film Protects Your Skin. Because maybe no one told you before.

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Skin Cancer Rates on the Increase

Did you know that skin cancer rates have been increasing every year? And that over the past three decades, more people have had skin cancer than all other cancers combined? Take a look at more statistics about skin cancer from Skin Cancer Facts & Statistics from the Skin Cancer Foundation. Prepare to be terrified!

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UV Rays Travel Through Clouds

While you might not get quite as many UV rays on cloudy days, UV rays do indeed travel through clouds. So fog won’t protect you, people of San Francisco! Take a look at these Six Common Sun Myths, Exposed, by CNN. 80% of the sun’s rays travel through clouds, which is why you’ll still get burnt on a cloudy day unless you take steps to protect yourself! And 80% is a B (not for you, but for those sneaky UV rays!).

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Want to Live Longer and Better?

Preventing UV rays from reaching your skin can prevent wrinkles and premature aging as well as preventing cancer! We’d all like to look better as we grow older, right? Not to mention, we’d like to keep our eyesight in tip-top shape! Here’s an article about protecting your skin that you might like: Spotlight on Skin: Six Ways to Protect Yours Now.

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Convinced Yet?

Give us a call! We’d love to talk to you about which kind of window film might be best for you!

 

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: 3M window film, skin cancer statistics, skin protection with window film, stay young look better, ultraviolet rays, UV rays, window film, window film installers in San Francisco

A Shrewd, Invisible Enemy Is Stealing Your Greatest Asset

April 27, 2017 by Carol S 1 Comment

A Shrewd, Invisible Enemy Is Stealing Your Greatest Asset
A Shrewd, Invisible Enemy Is Stealing Your Greatest Asset

What if someone told you that something you’d thought was purely positive wasn’t? Well, it’s true! The sun’s rays can hurt you. The sun is the enemy that is stealing your greatest asset–your health! And it’s happening little by little every day.

Sun Damage is Cumulative
Sun Damage is Cumulative

Sun Damage is Cumulative

There’s no backing up the tape or do-overs in the world of sun damage. Every time you go outside unprotected, or are exposed to the sun’s rays (even in the comfort of your own home), your health is jeopardized. The damage that UV rays can do to children’s skin is worst of all! Unlike compounding interest in your bank account, cumulative sun damage is not a positive thing!

For a fun article on staying cool, you might like Bigfoot’s Guide to Beating the Heat.

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Photo by The Moonstone Archive

Is There Anything You Can Do?

Why, yes, there is something you can do. Thanks for asking. Here’s a list of quick and easy things you can do protect yourself and your family from sun damage:

  • Avoid the sun from 10:00 – 4:00 p.m. when the sun is at its strongest
  • Wear sunscreen when you’re in the sun (you can get sun damage indoors, too!)
  • Use enough sunscreen (other tips from Consumer Reports on sunscreen)
  • Sport a big hat, with 3″ or larger rims
  • Use sunglasses to protect your sensitive eyes

Here are some other things you can do, from a previous article: Afraid of the Sun? You Should Be!

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At Home and at Work

Window Works offers window film to protect you and your family from the harmful rays that can travel through glass. Did you ever realize that the sun was so sneaky? Over the past three decades, more people have had skin cancer than all other cancers combined.3  

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Glass Does Not Protect You from UV Rays

You might think you’re safer if you’re inside your own home, but did you realize that some UV rays can travel through glass? For instance, Window glass blocks most UVB radiation, but only 30 percent of UVA radiation, according to the Melanoma Education Foundation An umbrella won’t always protect you from UV radiation, either, as sand (for instance, at the beach) may amplify those sneaky UV rays.

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Window Film is Sunscreen for Your House

What if you never had to worry about damaging UV rays inside your home or office ever again? Well, you can stop worrying if you get window film. It keeps the harmful UV rays out.

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Photo by mypubliclands

We’d Love to Work with You!

We’d love to kick some ideas around with you if you’re thinking of window film.

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: invisible enemy, skin cancer, skin damage, sunscreen, UV rays

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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Got Questions?

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

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