We love the cuteness of kids with freckles as much as you do. They are unique identifiers that give their bodies more character and personality. However, freckles can also mean regular trips to the dermatologist’s office if parents don’t practice proper sun protection methods. Freckles are a visible notification that sun damage is present on the … Read more
Don’t Forget Your Sunscreen and Sundicators Cruising season is here! You’ve finally booked a cruise and can’t wait to get out there on the high seas. Who could blame you? Seven days of endless entertainment and mountains of free food will soon be coming your way. During the daylight hours you spend on that floating … Read more
Sunscreen Came Over on the Mayflower? Do you believe this? When the Pilgrims set sail for the New World in 1620, among the essentials stored in the Mayflower’s cargo hold were several cases of commercial sunscreen? No? Well, it’s because that isn’t true. Sunscreen did not come over on the Mayflower. However with what we … Read more
Recipe for Sun Protection Raise your hand if you are getting ready for the Thanksgiving holiday? Well, here is a fun recipe for sun protection called Sunblock Jambalaya. Every family has one special, greatly-anticipated Thanksgiving dish that’s recipe is known only to a beloved aunt or grandma. At Pretty Pale, we have our own great Turkey Day … Read more
Whenever we’re told we NEED to do something that’s good for us, it goes over about as well now as the “eat your peas!” edict our parents regularly gave us once did. When kids are taught something beneficial to them in health class, textbook jargon often gets in the way. And the ease of…oh, let’s … Read more
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
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