Rated “G” General Audiences

G General Audiences

Skin Cancer and Melanoma I found out first-hand skin cancer and melanoma is a Rated “G” General Audiences disease.  Before I was diagnosed with Melanoma, I thought Skin Cancer & Melanoma only impacted “old” people. I didn’t consider 27 old but, if you do, then maybe you’re right. At the time of my diagnosis my maternal great- … Read more

CONTEST: Halloween Fun With Sunscreen

sundicators contest

We like to have fun with our blog from time to time. And when better to do so than around our most popular holidays? Now of course, we exist primarily to bring you a continual stream of information and tips to help you maintain and protect the good health of your skin…but it’s Halloween, and … Read more

Skin Cancer and Melanoma Detection Apps

We Put Them to the Test I say it all the time, the internet has its pros and cons. I tried a couple of the mole or skin cancer & melanoma detection app’s that are out there over the airwaves and here is what I came up with. It was uncomfortable from the very point of … Read more

Can Sunscreen Impact Our Environment?

Experts Weigh In A recently-released report indicates that the chemical Oxybenzone, which is used in a significant number of sunscreens worldwide, is putting the coral reefs of the world’s oceans in serious jeopardy. Now, unless important or integral to a post, we don’t generally bog down our blog with an excess of statistics or mostly … Read more

Halloween: Trick or Treatment?

Retinyl Palmitate and your sunscreen

Skin Protection Maintaining proper skin care is, of course, essential throughout all seasons. However, a change in routines and treatments when the leaves turn orange and the corn mazes whither will help keep your skin looking and feeling great once Old Man Autumn comes a-knockin’. Recently, Elle Magazine published a half-dozen tips to help get … Read more

Autumn Sports Sun Protection

Autumn Sports Sunscreen

As October rolls around in the east and north, the weather gets both colder and bolder. And the athletes among us Yankees start to shift some of our athletic activities indoors. However that doesn’t mean every outdoor sport gets mothballed for the season up here. We hearty folk will frolic outside till long after the … Read more

Cyber Influences Can Be Good and Bad

Cyberspace positive and negatives

Cyber Influences can be  really good or they can be really bad. One of the many reasons why I have a hard time with the power of social media is due to some of the nasty exchanges I’ve seen in both the Fashion/Beauty and Skin Cancer communities. Back in 2010 as social media grew, it … Read more