Dogs are Skin Cancers Best Friend There has always been a special kinship between dogs and their owners. There are countless documented stories about the incredible feats that dogs have performed to aid humans. From alerting others that someone is in danger, to sacrificing themselves to protect people. Now, there’s another amazing tale to … Read more
A Consumer Reports study cited by CNN in the source article credited and linked below states that almost 50% of American sunscreens have a lesser amount of Sun Protection Factor (SPF) than their products advertised having. In some cases, dramatically less. These findings are very important, because this is nothing like buying a 20 piece … Read more
We’ve often espoused the virtues of either avoiding or protecting yourself from the sun whenever possible. Perhaps because this is a skin cancer awareness blog, you’ve occasionally thought that that’s little more than biased hyperbole. Maybe you’ve even wondered, is there really such a thing as a safe tan? If so, it’s certainly a fair … Read more
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
We’d like to first clarify that by “athletes”, we’re not just talking about professionals or hard-core amateurs, but everyone. If you’re someone who plays a few sets of tennis on the weekends, a round of Frisbee golf at the local park, or anything in between, this post is for you, too. Although there are certainly … Read more
As the title of this blog post so blatantly suggests, within this entry we’re going to discuss why it’s so important to protect your skin from the sun. As you read these very words, skin cancer is the most common form of that disease across the entire globe. Still though, it doesn’t get the ink … Read more
Not all skin is created equally. So we have tried to find the Best Sunscreen for you to chose from according to your body chemistry. There are some who have more sensitive skin than others, and others still who have skin that is vulnerable to allergies. It’s for those reasons that sunscreen and additional protective skin … Read more