Hey there, it's Christy from Go See
Christy Beauty Boutique, and in this video today we're going to be talking
about blue light and how it may be contributing towards the premature aging
of your skin. So blue light may come from your phone, your laptop, your computers,
and any other electronic devices. Now on the flip side, blue light can also be
helped to treat Acne, but that's not going to be discussed in this video. So
in our last video we talked about how UVA rays -- which you cannot see -- is the
major contributor of premature aging in your skin. So if you haven't caught that,
then go ahead and check that last video out. So, on with this new topic of how
blue light may be prematurely aging your skin. And for those of you who this is
the first time in watching our channel, welcome and thank you for watching. I
have been treating clients with hyperpigmentation, anti-aging, and Acne
for over eleven years at my boutique located in Southern California. And as
always, links and sources will be located in the description below. And a quick
SHOUT OUT to our binge watchers: EXCI Gold, Ashley Jay, and Chrissy Moss. Thank you
for watching, guys! So this is a mouthful, so I'm actually gonna get it from my
sources. Okay. So it says, according to article titled:
"Electronic Device Generated Light Increases Reactive Oxygen Species -- this
is otherwise known as ROS -- in Human Fibroblasts". So the studies were
performed where they exposed AG 13145 Fibroblast. And this
is in, you know, iPhone, so specifically iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone 6, and the firt- iPad 1st Generation, at a reading distance level of one-centimeter to
measure the EDGL -- which is the Electronic Device Generated Light. This
includes all measurable light, including UV light, and any type of light that is
generated from iPhones, and computers, and electronic devices. So after one-hour
exposure of the Electronic Device Generated Light, it showed a significant
increase in the cells of ROS -- which is the Reactive Oxygen Species. And that is
one of the major contributors of premature aging of skin cells. It not
only stops the repair and regeneration of DNA, it actually leads to fine lines
and wrinkles, dryness, as well as loss of elasticity. So the increases are as
follows: So this is an a-, iPhone 8 Plus, the increase was 87.71%, the iPhone 6, an increase of 85.79%,
and the iPad 1st Generation, an increase of 92.98%. However, a non-significant change in Apoptosis -- and I refer to that term
before in other videos -- Apoptosis is basically cell death. And Necrosis is
basically the premature death of a cell. So it's a cell injury that leads to the
premature death of a cell. So based on those studies, it does show some increase
of the ROS species in the skin cells, however, the long-term effects are still
not studied and are not inconclusive. And we have to remember that this experiment
was actually based not on live skin, but human skin cells in a petri dish or in
vivo. However, when there was another experiment done on actual live skin, but
the live skin were from mice, according to this study, they do see that even on
live skin -- even though it's mice -- that they do show an increase of the Reactive
Oxygen Species increasing in live skin when exposed to a blue light. So
basically the result is that they have found that the same reaction happens in
live skin when exposed to blue light just like the same as UVA rays. Now here
comes the Cosmetic Chemistry part. Three different cosmetic active ingredients
were specifically chosen for their anti-oxidant capabilities to reduce ROS and Rosacea. Now we're not going to get into the minute details of this, but I will leave the links below if you are willing
to read the scientific journal article. Some of the ingredients used were
Sunflower Oil, Rosemary Leaf Extract, Ethyl Ferulate, and Polyglyceryl-5
Trioleate. This reduced the amount of ROS in the cells that were exposed by the
blue light in the Basale layer. There was an application test that was done on 53
women. It was 21 women that were placebo and 32 that applied the 3% of the
combined ingredients previously mentioned. The test was done where the
women applied the application two times a day for 84 days. So for those that had
Rosacea, that we're doing this application, the red spots were reduced
by over 8.5% over baseline placebo. Now the MOST improved by one individual was
over 44.3% reduction of red spots caused by
capillaries. And one of the products that we sell in our store, the MD Dermaceutical Overnight Repair Cream, does include the Sunflower Oil in addition to
the other anti-oxidants, and a balanced blend of occlusives, humectants, and
emollients. Now another protective ingredient that has been shown to
protect you from the photo-aging capabilities is Lutein. This bright
orange flower, Marigold, has HIGH amounts of Lutein. And Lutein is a Marigold pi-,
Marigold-based Carotenoid. According to a study, Lutein actually has HIGH
protection from UV light and blue light, both from the sunlight and artificial
light. The maximum absorption is 446 nanometers. So one of the products I'd
like to talk about is this one called Urban Anti-pollutions Essence. It is a
water-like gel serum, or essence -- it's actually a little bit thicker -- and so you
can-, what you can do is you can use this directly on clean dry skin,
and then on top of that is where you would use your serums or your creams,
depending on if you're not using any serums. And so what this does is it
actually filters out blue rays. I actually saw a video from this company where it
actually had a blue ray, and it showed this product in a container along with
another gel-like substance that had some, you know, some colorants in there, and
they actually had the blue ray going through it, and it actually did block out
the blue rays for this. And so what it does is it hydrates the skin, it actually
filters out blue rays, as well as protects your skin from oxidative stress from
pollution. So the hydration properties, I looked at the list of ingredients, was
Glycerin and Sodium Hyaluronate. So this product here, I looked in the ingredients
here, and pretty high up on here has Xanthophyll. So Xa-, Xanthophyll is
actually the extract from Marigold to help filter out blue rays. So it's pretty
high up on the ingredients list. Okay, so this also has the Hydrolyzed Rhodophycea
Extract, that's a macroalgae, and it's been shown to fight the pollution, the
heavy metals in-, and ozone in the air, it also helps balance out Sebum
production. And the next beneficial ingredient is Saccharide Isomerate (hope
I said that right) this actually helps to exfol-, exfoliate AND hydrate or moisturize the
skin. This also helps the new Corneo- cytes to be healthy, so the results of
that are less visible pores and resistant to external stressors. So,
further down it says Theobroma Cacao, which is Cocoa Extract, and so it's an
extract from Cocoa seeds, and basically this also helps filter out blue light.
Okay, so the other one is Biosaccharide Gum-1, and basically that's a
Polysaccharide, and this forms a film creating a barrier between your skin and
the pollution outside, so it protects the skin, again, from environmental stressors,
as well as indoor pollution. If you're finding this information helpful for you
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