Polypodium Leucotomos Supplement.

"I take this every day. Polypodium leucotomos, aka fern block, is their trademark name. This stuff helps prevent sun damage from your skin. So, I take it every single day and especially on days if I travel somewhere where it's sunnier out. I'm definitely not messing around with skipping a day of it. It helps protect your skin from sun damage and it's studied and researched and yeah, it's the real deal. I do feel better on the days I take it. If I skip it for a few days, I notice it."

"Polypodium leucotomos comes from a fern so it's a plant-based ingredient that offers antioxidant properties that help with UV protection. When you're taking this as a supplement it's in oral form you can take it as a pill it also comes in gummy form and it offers additional UV protection that extends beyond what your sunscreen or UPF clothing could offer. These supplements have a rather immediate effect so I usually take it the morning of when I'm going to be doing those activities. I've been taking a polypodium leucotomos supplement for years but I did not take it when I was pregnant and when I was breastfeeding it's just not studied in those populations and it wasn't something I personally felt comfortable with."

"There's an extract from a fern plant called polypodium leucotomos that's shown to enhance your skin's ability to defend against UV radiation. Heliocare is the most popular brand with polypodium leucotomos containing supplements. This is something I do recommend for people who are at high risk for skin cancers including melanoma or for people who are going to be outside for prolonged periods of time, people who burn pretty easily even with sunscreen and other sun protective measures."

"Heliocare is a supplement that's been shown in clinical studies to reduce UV damage and sunburns. It's derived from a fern from South America called Polypodium leucotomos. It is not a replacement for sunscreen, however when taken with sunscreen on top of some protective clothing, it really essentially is an oral antioxidant supplement that can offer additional protection against damage. You can think of it as a practical way to reduce the risk of skin cancer. I use it in aesthetic dermatology in the sense that it helps to reduce melasma flares during the summer time, and certainly if you want less sun damage for anti-aging concerns, this would be a great one. You can take it every day, but I find it to be most doable when I know I'm going to spend all day out, and I will often take one when I know I'm going to spend extended time outside as additional protection for my skin. You essentially just take one to two as needed when you need to."