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Doctors advise wearing sunscreen indoors to protect skin from ‘screen fatigue’
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As blue light from screens and devices weakens the skin barrier, using a ceramide-based moisturiser can strengthen it and help prevent irritation.
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- Doctors recommend wearing sunscreen indoors to protect the skin from blue light from indoor lighting and digital devices.
- "Digital ageing", "screen face" and "screen fatigue skin" refer to symptoms like dullness and wrinkles from excessive blue light exposure.
- Using screen filters, ceramide moisturisers and antioxidant sunscreens, and maintaining a healthy lifestyle can protect skin.
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SINGAPORE – Remember to wear sunscreen indoors. This is because indoor lighting, as well as blue light from your smartphones and screens, could age your skin.
A man in his 50s developed increased pigmentation or melasma on his face even though he had been working from home. He mostly stayed indoors, with the curtains drawn.
