What Sun Damage Actually Does to Skin (and How to Repair It)

Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

“Sun damage” gets used loosely — sometimes for a sunburn, sometimes for years of accumulated aging. The mechanism behind it is specific and well-studied, and understanding it clarifies something important: prevention and repair aren’t equally powerful tools here. One works far better than the other.

👉 UV damage isn’t the only thing degrading your collagen — see The Diet-Skin Connection: What the Science Actually Says for the separate way sugar damages collagen through glycation.

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What Sun Damage Actually Does to Skin (and How to Repair It)