do you spend a lot of time scrolling through your phone to find something interesting or do you slog for long hours in front of your laptop working and working well here is some news for you studies have suggested that the light emitted by laptop and smartphones not only weakens the eyesight but it also affects the skin tremendouslyall of us are conscious of the harmful uv rays that are emitted by the sun in fact we take different precautions to avoid any kind of damage to our skin from the sun however not a lot of people are aware of the fact that the blue light emitted from our laptop and mobile screens pose the same threat yes you read that rightthe dreaded blue lightthe blue light emitted by most screens that we use is a short wavelength light which emits a lot of energy considering the fact that we are exposed to this harmful light at all times through our screens it has become a serious concernit is a fact that a certain amount of blue light from the sun is beneficial for us however the light coming from our mobiles and laptops is manmade and hence has no positive effects the blue light could lead to skin ageing and wrinkles further it may also cause hyper pigmentation and skin laxity people with a darker skin tone have higher melanin content in their skin and hence are more prone to redness from screen lights and pigmentation the healthy collagen breaks down because of the light from screens and this results in black patches and hyper pigmentationit is important to protect our skin from any damages caused by the light emitted from the screens however it is also not possible to completely avoid using laptop and mobile in this technologydriven world the best way to protect our skin is to wear a sunscreen even when you are indoors the spf content in sunscreens protects the skin from any harmful light if this does not help it is always advisable to consult a dermatologist