I previously went over skin care for dry skin, combination skin and oily skin but a discussion on caring for sunburn skin deserves a special look. Sunburn Symptoms Nobody likes sunburns. It stings, your skin feels hot and it peels. Worst of all, it leaves lasting damage. Sunburn is also similar to sun poisoning. In medical terms [...]
Continue reading...29. September 2009
Living in Seattle, trust me when I say I know how much I should be thankful for the sun since I’m in a place constantly under a grey sky but UVA still exists and penetrates the skin during cloudy and rainy days. But it’s real easy to forget in Seattle. So, the last thing [...]
Continue reading...21. August 2009
Do Higher SPF Sunscreen Products Work Better? When you purchase sunscreen products, what is the first thing you usually look at? I bet it’s the SPF, and whichever sunscreen product has the highest SPF, it’s the one that usually goes into your shopping basket. But does a higher SPF mean the sunblock works better? Sunblock Product Myth Exposed A [...]
Continue reading...16. June 2009
We’ve talked about the dangers of direct sun tanning and indoor tanning such as tanning beds. Does this mean that there are no safe methods of tanning with great results? Thankfully there is and that is where self tanners come in. Self Tanning Methods Self tanners include tanning lotions, tanning sprays and tanning towels or tanning wipes. [...]
Continue reading...10. June 2009
Tanning booths were first introduced in 1999 and by 2000, there were about 20,000 tanning salons that popped up across the United States. Every day, more than a million people were visiting tanning salons. Since this data was provided in 2000, it’s safe to assume that the number of tanning booths and tanning salons and [...]
Continue reading...31. May 2009
There are many websites and so called studies without any hard evidence claiming that sun exposure and sun tanning is actually beneficial more than it is dangerous. This clearly does not make sense and is absolutely false. Science, fact and evidence tells us that suntans do not protect us from the sun, sun exposure is [...]
Continue reading...28. May 2009
We all know about UV rays and the harm it does to our skin. The ultraviolet light beats down on our skin and is a major cause of skin cancer which is why we know that being protected with sunscreen wipes and other products is a must. But let’s get a little deeper into what [...]
Continue reading...24. May 2009
Face skin care or regular skin care for that matter isn’t just limited to facial cleansing and putting on facial masks, it is also about prevention and being aware of certain things that are harmful to our skin. If you have this knowledge, you’ll then be able to go about finding alternatives that are much [...]
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4. October 2009
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