May Is Skin Cancer Awareness Month

Skin Cancer Awareness Month

Skin Cancer Awareness Month: Getting a Jump On It May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month, and with less than a fortnight to go until then we thought it’d be a good idea to get a jump on things with an early post. Why? Because the sooner you begin practicing sun-safety, the better! So… What is Melanoma? … Read more

Home Remedies to Relieve a Sunburn

Home Remedies to Relieve a Sunburn

As much as we’d really like you to get in the habit of wearing sunscreen outdoors every day, we do realize that there may possibly be days when you don’t, or even can’t. If on one such day you develop a painful sunburn, you’ll want to seek relief as quickly as possible. The good news … Read more

How to Naturally Protect Your Skin from Sunburn

ow to naturally protect your skin from sunburn

With good reason, we discuss the continual use of sunscreen often on this blog. It’s the most important way to defend your skin against harmful UV rays, and we’re hoping to help you make it become a routine in your everyday life. But there are other ways in which you can help to reduce the … Read more

Wash-On Sunscreen: Sun Protection Alternative?

wash-on sunscreen in the shower

Sunscreen is a vital and necessary component to protecting us from the harmful effects of the sun’s UV rays. However due to its oily feel, and at times less-than-flattering appearance, very few people would categorize applying it as “fun.” But as the old saying goes, Necessity is the Mother of Invention. And as long as … Read more

What’s The Difference Between Skin Cancer and Melanoma?

Skin Cancer Awareness Month of May

Whenever you hear or read about skin cancer, it’s almost always paired with Melanoma. In a way, they’re kind of like the “Q” and “U” of the cancer world. If you’ve noticed this before you may have wondered why, since Melanoma is just one type of skin cancer, it often gets its own separate reference. … Read more

How Often Do You Apply Sunscreen?

How Often Do I Apply Sunscreen?

Due to an increasingly greater awareness of the dangers of skin cancer, people are adding sunscreen application to their daily routines. That’s fantastic, but it’s also important to remember that that initial use is not a one and done procedure. In fact, spending a good deal of time outdoors on the strength of a single … Read more

Subliminal Messages of Sun Safety: Repetition Gets Results

subliminal messages

There are many ways to try and Subliminal Messages across to people to make it easier for them to remember it. A simple method is to create something short and quick; something that effortlessly seeps into our collective consciousness so well, that at times we barely even know it’s there. If it’s successful, it’s done its … Read more