Snowbirds Need Sun Protection Too Up here in the north, our waterfowl aren’t all who head out of the region for the winter. When the mercury falls our Snowbirds also sprint for the warmth of points south and west, until the robins can be heard singing their songs again. If the snowbird set includes you, … Read more
I’ll have a shot sounds funny as it relates to sunscreen huh? As regular readers of our Blog you are well aware, we’re big advocates of people using sunscreen whenever they’re outside; regardless of climate or season. To that end, we’ve posted numerous stories and examples about why that’s so important. However, it’s equally essential to know … Read more
Sun protection has been an important part of skin care since the dawn of time. Luckily for us, modern-day technology provides the convenience of pre-packaged, easily-portable sunscreen. And it’s readily available at just about any store or market you walk into. Years ago, that convenience just wasn’t there. In ancient times, people tried avoiding sunburns … Read more
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
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
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
Teens and Prom Season are the Biggest Pressures to Tan Peer pressures are something that every one of us has probably faced at one point, or multiple points, in our lives. In our younger years most of the time peer pressure is associated with the forbidden; things such as smoking or drinking. Later on, perhaps it’s something … Read more