Dr. Teo Soleymani

Polypodium has been shown to help block the effects of visible light as well, which makes melasma worse. It's this discoloration that we see mostly in women, usually after pregnancy or women who are on birth control. It is really challenging to treat. And sun protection is the first line, like diligent sun protection.

But we found that supplementing with polypodium enhances this and makes patients' treatments more effective.

But we found that supplementing with polypodium enhances this and makes patients' treatments more effective.

But we found that supplementing with polypodium enhances this and makes patients' treatments more effective.

So yes, Sunpowder is a brand. It's a product that I helped formulate with one of my colleagues over at Harvard who's a laser and aesthetic dermatologist at Harvard trained. And this is something that we came up with when I was up at Stanford. And it's a supplement dedicated to skin health. And it does two things. I take it daily myself as a single scoop.

So yes, Sunpowder is a brand. It's a product that I helped formulate with one of my colleagues over at Harvard who's a laser and aesthetic dermatologist at Harvard trained. And this is something that we came up with when I was up at Stanford. And it's a supplement dedicated to skin health. And it does two things. I take it daily myself as a single scoop.

So yes, Sunpowder is a brand. It's a product that I helped formulate with one of my colleagues over at Harvard who's a laser and aesthetic dermatologist at Harvard trained. And this is something that we came up with when I was up at Stanford. And it's a supplement dedicated to skin health. And it does two things. I take it daily myself as a single scoop.

It helps reduce your skin cancer risk, your non-melanoma skin cancer risk by up to 30%. And the data was published in the New England Journal of Medicine in a phase three randomized trial for one of the ingredients. The other ingredient, obviously, is polypodium. And I take that one to prevent sun-related changes, but also help reduce my risk of burning. Often when I'm personally...

It helps reduce your skin cancer risk, your non-melanoma skin cancer risk by up to 30%. And the data was published in the New England Journal of Medicine in a phase three randomized trial for one of the ingredients. The other ingredient, obviously, is polypodium. And I take that one to prevent sun-related changes, but also help reduce my risk of burning. Often when I'm personally...

It helps reduce your skin cancer risk, your non-melanoma skin cancer risk by up to 30%. And the data was published in the New England Journal of Medicine in a phase three randomized trial for one of the ingredients. The other ingredient, obviously, is polypodium. And I take that one to prevent sun-related changes, but also help reduce my risk of burning. Often when I'm personally...

find the need for sunscreen, it's when I can't apply. Always at the water, I'm swimming. My son, he's seven, he races on a swim team. I cannot get this kid to reapply sunscreen. So this is a supplement that I give him. And it took us several years of formulation and testing, including MED testing, which is minimal erythema dose testing to come up with.

find the need for sunscreen, it's when I can't apply. Always at the water, I'm swimming. My son, he's seven, he races on a swim team. I cannot get this kid to reapply sunscreen. So this is a supplement that I give him. And it took us several years of formulation and testing, including MED testing, which is minimal erythema dose testing to come up with.

find the need for sunscreen, it's when I can't apply. Always at the water, I'm swimming. My son, he's seven, he races on a swim team. I cannot get this kid to reapply sunscreen. So this is a supplement that I give him. And it took us several years of formulation and testing, including MED testing, which is minimal erythema dose testing to come up with.

It's easy over the counter and it's one of many supplements that contain polypodium. I just like it because it's a single scoop and I mix it into my morning drink and I'm done. Terrific.

It's easy over the counter and it's one of many supplements that contain polypodium. I just like it because it's a single scoop and I mix it into my morning drink and I'm done. Terrific.

It's easy over the counter and it's one of many supplements that contain polypodium. I just like it because it's a single scoop and I mix it into my morning drink and I'm done. Terrific.

Yeah. So I tend to take a pragmatic approach in this. My recommendation is a brand that you will use. Because if I recommend a brand and you don't like it, it doesn't feel good or smell good, you're never going to use it and it's a waste of your money and time. So number one, any brand that is mineral-based is fine.

Yeah. So I tend to take a pragmatic approach in this. My recommendation is a brand that you will use. Because if I recommend a brand and you don't like it, it doesn't feel good or smell good, you're never going to use it and it's a waste of your money and time. So number one, any brand that is mineral-based is fine.

Yeah. So I tend to take a pragmatic approach in this. My recommendation is a brand that you will use. Because if I recommend a brand and you don't like it, it doesn't feel good or smell good, you're never going to use it and it's a waste of your money and time. So number one, any brand that is mineral-based is fine.

What you're looking for is broad spectrum coverage, which almost all mineral-based sunscreens provide. Broad spectrum meaning UVA and UVB. And we know these two UV forms do different things in the skin. We know that UVB is more implicated in redness and some early skin cancer changes. We know UVA is linked to premature photoaging and certain melanomas.