Unfortunately, many people still believe that skin cancer and Melanoma are things you’re at risk for mostly when you’re older. But that’s just not true. In fact, the seeds of Melanoma are most often sewn in our adolescent and early adult years. The sunburns we incur during that time can significantly increase our chances of … Read more
On a recent bright sunny day I participated in a casual sales function where many Outdoor Vendors participated. Unfortunately, because my participation was due to a very kind, completely spontaneous invitation, I was mostly unprepared with regard to sun-safety. And later that day I saw what the bill for just three or four hours outside … Read more
Although FDA labeling no longer allows sun protection companies to label as products as “sunblock”, there is a meaning to each name and we break the confusion down for you here. What are Words For? While both terms are effective defensive options against the sun, the former concentrates on UVA rays, and the latter, UVB. … Read more
If you live in an apartment, or work in an office building, you’ve likely seen them around a lot. If you own a home, perhaps you’ve hired them at one time or another. We’re talking about Outdoor Workers and sun exposure of course. The men and women whose jobs are to paint, construction, landscaping, roofing, gutter-cleaning, … Read more
Okay, so there’s technically nothing “good” about moles per se; unless you are Cindy Crawford, Sherilyn Fenn or Eva Mendez. As far as the ‘typical’ Moles go, there is really bad about them either. So the title of this post is, theoretically, justifiable. At any rate, today we’d like to talk about moles. And maybe, with some assistance from … Read more
As healthy adults, we’re all pretty much familiar with the skin blemishes that have been on our skin since as far back as we can remember. But have you ever wondered about the origin of the birthmarks themselves; why or why not we might have them? We came across an article posted by Woman’s Day … Read more
In a perfect world, at some point you may be sitting there thinking to yourself, I know Sunscreen is important, and it should be worn whenever I’m outside. But does one size fit all, so to speak? What type is best suited for me? If that sounds like you, fortunately cosmeticsmag.com has posted a few … Read more