Sun safety means more than just using sunscreen and Sundicators or seeking shade during the warmer months, when more time is typically spent outdoors. The term represents something much broader as it relates to total skin health. It’s a 365 day, fifty-two week annual commitment to awareness of the sun’s destructive impact on your skin. … 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
How Can Men Protect Their Skin From the Sun? We’re just as committed to the good health of men’s skin as we are to women’s. In that spirit, I’m going to focus today’s post on the male gender. Generally speaking, it’s probably fair to say that men don’t spend anywhere near the same amount of … Read more
Skin Cancer and Melanoma I found out first-hand skin cancer and melanoma is a Rated “G” General Audiences disease. Before I was diagnosed with Melanoma, I thought Skin Cancer & Melanoma only impacted “old” people. I didn’t consider 27 old but, if you do, then maybe you’re right. At the time of my diagnosis my maternal great- … 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
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