Blue Light Filtering Glasses
Keep those blues away
Our blue-light glasses help with tired and dry eyes caused by screen use and provide protection against the harmful influence of blue light on our endocrine system, among other things. Too much blue light can disrupt our sleep-wake rhythm and hinder the production of our sleep hormone melatonin, which worsens our (beauty) sleep (falling asleep, staying asleep)
Review
“I’m very happy with the Glasses. I usually put them on from 3 p.m. I used to never yawn before bed, but now it starts early in the evening. And I sleep much better since using the Glasses.”
FUN FACT
The glasses filter about 35% of the blue light we are exposed to through screens (TV, telephone, tablet, computer) and LED lighting.
Blue light?
Let’s take a closer look at how blue light works. What are the effects? And, more importantly, what does it have to do with our skin?
1. UVA/UVB
UVA stands for Aging. These are the rays that, among other things, cause rapid aging of the skin (think pigmentation, wrinkles and loss of collagen).
UVB stands for Burning. These rays reach the top layer of the skin and are responsible for the ‘burning’ of the skin.
FUN FACT
Did you know that SPF (Sun Protection Factor) only says something about the degree of protection of UVB rays and not of UVA?
2. Blue Light (or HEV = High Energy Visible Light)
In other words, ‘blue light’ is the visible light from the color spectrum of the sun. This light ensures that we wake up in the morning, are alert and focused. That’s good and necessary.
But too much blue light can disrupt our hormone balance (think of the production of melatonin, our sleep hormone) and is not good for our skin. This light penetrates even deeper into the skin than UVA and can affect collagen and elastin (read: weaker skin and wrinkles). It can also cause (hyper)pigmentation.
How do we get too much blue light?
Not only day light contains a lot of blue light (just look at the
sky), but also our screens (TV, telephone, tablet, computer) and indoor lighting cause an overkill of blue light. They also call it ‘junk light’.
Review
“I’m very happy with the Glasses. I usually put them on from 3 p.m. I used to never yawn before bed, but now it starts early in the evening. And I sleep much better since using the Glasses.”
Review
“I am very happy with these glasses. I’ve always been a difficult sleeper. I take sleep medication and now that I put on these glasses I don’t have to tdouble up on my medication anymore. I fall asleep right away and even have trouble waking up.”
3. Pollution
Think of air pollution such as particulate matter and exhaust gases and smoke. Indoors, there seems to be even more pollution (!). Think of chemical emissions from paint, carpet and the fire retardant in your mattress and sofa. Tiny ‘dirt particles’ can irritate the skin barrier and cause red and sensitive skin, as well as pigmentation and wrinkles.
Since we all have to deal with the above influences, it is really not a bad idea to help protect your skin against these influences.
For maximum protection against blue light, we recommend protecting your eyes, your skin on the outside and the inside. In addition to our Blue Light Filtering Glasses, you protect yourself with our Screen Sun Screen and take the GLOmega-3.
Review
“I am very happy with these glasses. I’ve always been a difficult sleeper. I take sleep medication and now that I put on these glasses I don’t have to tdouble up on my medication anymore. I fall asleep right away and even have trouble waking up.”
