Birthmarks: What You Need to Know

Can Birthmarks be skin cancer?

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

Can Your Hairstyle Prevent Skin Cancer?

May is Melanoma Awareness Month, and all throughout May we’ll bring you blog posts that focus on a specific result from, or contributor to, sun skin damage. Today, we’ll be focusing on how your Hairstyle can actually be a defense against skin cancer. When the topic of conversation turns to the quality of Canadian singer … Read more

Shade Shelters: Nothing Shady About It!

Shade Shelters: Nothing Shady About It!

May is Melanoma Awareness Month, and all throughout May we’ll be bringing you blog posts that focus on a specific result from, or contributor to, sun skin damage. Today we’ll be focusing on Shade Shelters that help you create your own shade for instant sun protection for the entire family. If you’re familiar with our … Read more

Don’t Fry Day 2016

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

Home Skin Exams: Your Partner Has Your Back

Home Skin Exams will save a life

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

Defeating Melanoma: A Single Cell Approach

Defeating Melanoma via research

Every once in a while, we come across very interesting news regarding potential breakthroughs in the fight against cancer and Defeating Melanoma. Today, we have some more of that kind of news to bring you. A group of medical scientists were interviewed collectively for a fascinating article regarding a new single cell approach to help … Read more

Social Media Danger: Sunburn Selfies

Social media can be a health danger

I am not at all a fan of Social Media but I am a big fan of Sunscreen. I’m learning to be open about Social Media but honestly, these posts happen because I am reminded by my team that social media is a constant. I’m used to the old fashioned way of doing things like talking face-to-face, … Read more