Redheads have beautiful hair that is most often paired with fair skin. This light skin is a result of reduced levels of melanin (pigment that gives color to skin, hair, and eyes). This leaves redheads particularly susceptible to harm from the sun as melanin helps protect the skin against UV damage (and they don’t have much). Their increased risk leads the Skin Cancer … [Read more...]

Sunscreen should be an important part of your daily beauty regime. A good, broad spectrum sunscreen will help to protect your skin from burning (caused by UVB radiation) and decrease the risk of melanoma (caused by UVA radiation). When used diligently, sunscreen also has the ability to slow wrinkle development and skin sagging. This makes protecting yourself from the sun’s … [Read more...]

Even the most sun-conscious people can forget to protect their lips. Although this area is both prominent and sensitive, many people stop at using only a quality sunscreen for the face. But no matter how good your face sunscreen is, your lips will still burn, swell, and chap. That’s why it’s important to include a lip sunscreen in your daily sun protection routine. These … [Read more...]

Golf is an outdoor sport that naturally leads to golfers spending hours in the sun a few times a week. This increases your risk of skin cancer and the rate at which your skin wrinkles and sags. These are serious consequences that make protecting yourself from the sun’s damaging radiation critical for golfers.   There are a number of things you can do to help protect … [Read more...]

Choosing the right sunscreen when you have melasma is an important decision, as you will be using this product everyday. Although caused by hormone imbalances, exposure to sunlight can trigger or worsen visible melasma symptoms. Preventing the condition from getting worse requires constant and effective protection. Treatments provided by dermatologists to fade melasma always … [Read more...]