Summer Fun in the Sun - Protect the Skin On Your Next Prince Edward Island Beach Vacation
...uires you be outside your best protection is to choose and use a good sunscreen, or wear clothing that will keep your skin covered.
Cover up, dont get sun struck! Wearing clothing that covers exposed skin can help to block the suns rays as well. Choosing to wear long sleeved shirts, long pants or long skirts can protect as much skin as possible. Dark coloured, tightly woven fabrics may provide more protection than light coloured loosely woven clothing. Ideally sun protective fabrics are lightweight, comfortable, and stylish as well.
Cover your lid! While wearing an ordinary baseball cap may protect your scalp and face from sun exposure and help to prevent sunstroke wearing a proper wide brimmed hat may offer the additional benefit of protecting all of your vulnerable skin from the sun. A hat with at least a 2-3 inch brim or a shade cap is ideal because it protects areas that are often exposed to the sun. The areas of your body that typically receive the most sun exposure include: the ears, neck, eyes, forehead, nose and scalp. The back of the neck and the ears are the most common places skin cancers are found, so preventing burns and cumulative skin damage to these areas may help prevent skin cancers from forming.
Protect your eyes from whats high in the...more
Skin Cancer: Keep Your Skin Safe
...young adults.
Ninety percent of skin cancer is caused by the sun's rays, with UVA rays affecting the genetics of the skin and UVB rays altering the outside layers. Sun exposure in childhood can dramatically increase a person's chance of getting skin cancer. One blistering sunburn in childhood can as much as double the risk of melanoma, the most deadly type of skin cancer, later in life. Childhood is also the part of life which holds the greatest sun exposure for most people. Most parents protect their children from the sun during the summer, or on a trip to the beach, but for children especially, every day is an opportunity to experience the damaging rays of the sun. It is important to protect against the sun's UVA and UVB rays year round.
...moretanning bed Lotions Can Help Prevent Skin Cancer
...n the job all day! Better yet, the manufacture guarantees that their product wont drip no matter how much you sweat.
These pleasantly scented, non greasy lotions and creams are perfect for kids. No squirming and squealing because the lotion smells yucky. No fighting with them to stand still.
Its also great for adults who dont want to have a greasy residue on their skin. Very important if you work outside and dont want to jeopardize youre safely with sl...more
Airbrush Tanning At Home - Airbrush Kits, Solutions And More
...Sunless and airbrush tanning kits are becoming more and more popular. People want to tan at home without having to buy an expensive tanning bed. For those people that are concerned about ultraviolet ray exposure, then sunless tanning is the way to go.
How does it work? Well, most home airbrush tanning kits come equipped with a compressor, airbrush gun, and some sunless spray solution. The sunles...more
