The Skin Nerd: Are all those hours spent on screens ageing your skin?

Our laptops, tablets, and smartphones emit blue light which could potentially be damaging to our skin and sleep.

The Skin Nerd:Come rain, shine or when enjoying a duvet day spent tucked up in bed with Netflix, it’s crucial that we protect our skin from damage.

If you’re anything like me, you probably rack up a tonne of screen-time. From Zoom meetings galore to unwinding with an e-book or watching a TV series, it’s likely that you’re glued to a screen at some point during the day and evening. But have you ever wondered whether these screens are doing any harm to your skin?

You might already be familiar with the term ‘blue light’, otherwise known as high-energy visible (HEV) light. Blue light is visible light that’s mainly emitted by the sun, but also comes from digital screens, LED, and florescent lights, too.