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sun tanning and sunscreens articlesSafe Sun Tanning
Walk into a room in shorts and a T-shirt showing off a glowing tan and chances are someone will say, “Hey, you look great!” Getting a tan is a preoccupation for North Americans.
Walk into a room in shorts and a T-shirt showing off a glowing tan and chances are someone will say, “Hey, you look great!” Getting a tan is a preoccupation for North Americans.
Sunscreen on Your Plate
There are ways to protect your skin without spending all of your time hiding in your air-conditioned house. Nothing says “alive” to me quite like the kiss of the warm sunshine on my winter-weary skin.
There are ways to protect your skin without spending all of your time hiding in your air-conditioned house. Nothing says “alive” to me quite like the kiss of the warm sunshine on my winter-weary skin.
Burns
Even the most superficial burns can be very tender, but they are neither serious nor do they inflict lasting scar.
Even the most superficial burns can be very tender, but they are neither serious nor do they inflict lasting scar.
Vitiligo
Vitiligo produces white patches on the skin’s surface without any other changes to the skin. It occurs when the skin’s pigment-producing cells, the melanocytes, stop producing pigment.
Vitiligo produces white patches on the skin’s surface without any other changes to the skin. It occurs when the skin’s pigment-producing cells, the melanocytes, stop producing pigment.
Smart Fun in the Sun
All winter long you’ve waited for the sun, and here it is—but wait—aren’t you supposed to avoid the sun? Instead of avoiding our largest source of energy, follow these friendly tips to help you enjoy this summer outside!
All winter long you’ve waited for the sun, and here it is—but wait—aren’t you supposed to avoid the sun? Instead of avoiding our largest source of energy, follow these friendly tips to help you enjoy this summer outside!
Are You a Tanner Kid?
Do you remember your first bad sunburn? I do. We spent a day on the beach in the Florida sun after a friend’s mom doused my fair skin in baby oil, the same way she did her own olive-skinned daughters. They were tanned; I was red, blistered, and very unhappy. That early sunburn counts, as it turns out.
Do you remember your first bad sunburn? I do. We spent a day on the beach in the Florida sun after a friend’s mom doused my fair skin in baby oil, the same way she did her own olive-skinned daughters. They were tanned; I was red, blistered, and very unhappy. That early sunburn counts, as it turns out.
Sunscreen Savvy
What exactly is wrong with chemical sun protection products? They contain harmful chemicals and are made to be absorbed into the skin. Once these chemicals are absorbed, they transfer easily to other parts of the body.
What exactly is wrong with chemical sun protection products? They contain harmful chemicals and are made to be absorbed into the skin. Once these chemicals are absorbed, they transfer easily to other parts of the body.
Emergency Remedies for Sun Holidays
On her layover in Vancouver en route to Hawaii, my fair-skinned friend Jane, who lives on the Prairies and is used to a weaker sun, wanted to pick up some homeopathic remedies for her trip, in case she suffered overexposure to the sun. Here is what Jane took with her.
On her layover in Vancouver en route to Hawaii, my fair-skinned friend Jane, who lives on the Prairies and is used to a weaker sun, wanted to pick up some homeopathic remedies for her trip, in case she suffered overexposure to the sun. Here is what Jane took with her.
Fake—Don’t Bake
We’re all aware that baking in the sun can cause cancer and premature aging of skin. Tanning beds are no better. The safe answer for your lily-whites is to use a self-tanner. Sunless tanning products are available everywhere, including natural health stores.
We’re all aware that baking in the sun can cause cancer and premature aging of skin. Tanning beds are no better. The safe answer for your lily-whites is to use a self-tanner. Sunless tanning products are available everywhere, including natural health stores.
Good Day, Sunshine!
Have you been playing peek-a-boo with the sun? Reports of a disappearing ozone layer and increasing incidences of skin cancer conflict with concerns about vitamin D deficiencies, making the news on sun exposure completely confusing. What do you really need to know to be safe and happy in the summer sun?
Have you been playing peek-a-boo with the sun? Reports of a disappearing ozone layer and increasing incidences of skin cancer conflict with concerns about vitamin D deficiencies, making the news on sun exposure completely confusing. What do you really need to know to be safe and happy in the summer sun?
Sun-Kissed Skin
The sun can be your skin’s worst enemy. It can encourage premature aging and cause skin cancer, collectively the most common form of cancer in Canada. When it comes to sun exposure, the bottom line is this: protect yourself or pay the price.
The sun can be your skin’s worst enemy. It can encourage premature aging and cause skin cancer, collectively the most common form of cancer in Canada. When it comes to sun exposure, the bottom line is this: protect yourself or pay the price.
