May is Melanoma Awareness Month. And just as it’s kicked off every year with Melanoma Monday, it begins its wind down with Don’t Fry Day. Don’t Fry Day is celebrated annually on the fourth Friday of May, and in 2016 it falls on May 27th. As you know, that’s today; so of course it’s no … Read more
May is Melanoma Awareness Month. Throughout May we’ll be bringing you a variety of posts that highlight topics specifically to do with Melanoma and sun skin damage. Today’s post is about how important partners can be when it comes to Home Skin Exams and monitoring each other’s skin health. Recently, we posted a piece about … Read more
Odds are, if you were born in the 1980’s or earlier, you’ve seen the late, great John Hughes’ magnum opus Planes, Trains Automobiles, starring Steve Martin and the equally late, great John Candy. However, its title is not just the initial introduction to a movie. In this instance, it also serves as reminder of a … Read more
Even though May, and therefore Melanoma Awareness Month, is about halfway over, there’s still plenty of time left to bring you even more informative posts pertaining specifically to the damaging effects of the sun, skin damage, skin cancer and Melanoma. Today we’d like to talk about just how easy-and important-regular Full Body Skin Exams of your … Read more
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
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
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