Sunscreen Study Finds Year-Round Use Can Make You Look Younger For More Time [VIDEO]

Each year, women around the world spend thousands of dollars to find creams and remedies to battle aging. According to a new study, the secret to youthful skin lies in a product that dermatologists have long been recommending people to wear: Sunscreen.

The sunscreen study looked at 900 participants of the age 55 and younger. The subjects of the study were divided into two groups: Those who wore sunscreen and those who did not. The study used arm casts to measure for lines and wrinkles to see how much sun-related damage could be accounted for.

The findings of the sunscreen study were clear: Those who wore sunscreen on a regular basis had significantly fewer lines and wrinkles than those who did not. The researchers also found that there is no age that is too late to start applying sunscreen, and that the benefits could be seen immediately. In fact, those who wore sunscreen saw 24 percent less skin aging than those who did not. Essentially, ultraviolet rays manage to damage your skin by building up damage every time you're in the sun. Sunscreen manages to protect your skin from those rays and in turn, prevents the likelihood of aging and wrinkles.

"These are meaningful cosmetic benefits," lead scientist Dr. Adele Green of the Queensland Institute of Medical Research told the Associated Press in an email interview regarding the sunscreen study. She also noted that there is a lower risk of getting skin cancer when there is less sun-related aging.

"Regular use of sunscreen had an unquestionable protective effect," disclosed Dr. Richard Glogau, a clinical professor of dermatology at the University of California, San Francisco in response to the sunscreen study. "They can get a two-for-one with sunscreen. They can do something that will keep them healthier and also keep them better-looking."

But when investing in sunscreen, it is imperative to invest in a broad-spectrum product as it protects your skin from both ultraviolet B-rays and ultraviolet A-rays. The former is responsible for sunburn and the latter is responsible for wrinkles and skin cancers. And while it's easy to dismiss ultraviolet B-rays, sun burns are linked to melanoma which is considered to be the deadliest form of cancer.