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The Newest “PF” That Needs To Be On Your Radar: Genetic Protection Factor
PRIORI Blog
The Newest “PF” That Needs To Be On Your Radar: Genetic Protection Factor
We all know SPF (Sun Protection Factor) and how it’s the crucial part of your sunscreen. But there’s a new PF in town, and it’s the Priori exclusive GPF, or Genetic Protection Factor, and like the name implies, it’s all about protecting your genes, or DNA.So, what exactly should we be protecting our genes against, and what makes it different than SPF? We’ll break it down for you.What should we be protecting our genetics from?The short answer is all different types of light and free radicals. That might sound simple, but it’s astonishing how many types of light there actually are, and the damage that can be done. We discussed the basics of different light in this blog post, but here’s the lowdown.Light consists of the following: physical (whether that’s real light outside or artificial inside), blue light (HEV or High Energy Visible light), and infrared. All of these penetrate the skin at different levels, causing a variety of damage. UVA hits the skin deep enough to cause DNA oxidation, but visible light and infrared hit the deepest to cause the most destruction in the form of free radical formation and premature skin aging. More than half of the energy the sun emits is infrared!Everything that SPF protects against, it’s not enough to protect your DNA.In this modern age with technology and urban living, our genetic defense struggles to keep up with the constant attack. Sunscreen only stops approximately 45-55% of free radicals from entering our systems. Some other free radicals can come from the inside with things like stress, something we all have to deal with.So, what does GPF do exactly?It protects against all that SPF protects against, and then some.
- Pollution
- Infrared
- HEV Blue Light
- Free Radicals
- DNA Damage
- Physical light
We all know SPF (Sun Protection Factor) and how it’s the crucial part of your sunscreen. But there’s a new PF in town, and it’s the Priori exclusive GPF, or Genetic Protection Factor, and like the name implies, it’s all about protecting your genes, or DNA.So, what exactly should we be protecting our genes against, and what makes it different than SPF? We’ll break it down for you.What should we be protecting our genetics from?The short answer is all different types of light and free radicals. That might sound simple, but it’s astonishing how many types of light there actually are, and the damage that can be done. We discussed the basics of different light in this blog post, but here’s the lowdown.Light consists of the following: physical (whether that’s real light outside or artificial inside), blue light (HEV or High Energy Visible light), and infrared. All of these penetrate the skin at different levels, causing a variety of damage. UVA hits the skin deep enough to cause DNA oxidation, but visible light and infrared hit the deepest to cause the most destruction in the form of free radical formation and premature skin aging. More than half of the energy the sun emits is infrared!Everything that SPF protects against, it’s not enough to protect your DNA.In this modern age with technology and urban living, our genetic defense struggles to keep up with the constant attack. Sunscreen only stops approximately 45-55% of free radicals from entering our systems. Some other free radicals can come from the inside with things like stress, something we all have to deal with.So, what does GPF do exactly?It protects against all that SPF protects against, and then some.
- Pollution
- Infrared
- HEV Blue Light
- Free Radicals
- DNA Damage
- Physical light
So, what does GPF do exactly?
It protects against all that SPF protects against, and then some.
- Pollution
- Infrared
- HEV Blue Light
- Free Radicals
- DNA Damage
- Physical light
So, what does GPF do exactly?
It protects against all that SPF protects against, and then some.
- Pollution
- Infrared
- HEV Blue Light
- Free Radicals
- DNA Damage
- Physical light
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