Signs of Sun Damage and How to Prevent Sun Damage

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Sunburn Look at the healthy skin of any young child – the texture of the skin on the top of the arm is the same as the texture on the underside of the arm.  Now look at your own arm and compare the texture of the skin on the top vs. the texture on the underside [...]

Understanding Sunscreen

Sunscreen and Your Skin Type Even the best sunscreens let UV rays through to your skin – the number one cause of skin cancer, premature aging and changes in the skin.  In fact, up to 90% of visible skin changes commonly attributed to aging are caused by sun exposure. Everyone, regardless of race or ethnicity, [...]

Sun Protection Products Get a New Look

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Manufacturers of sunscreen products have until June 2012 to revamp their labels by order of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. In our article Sunscreen: New Guidelines This Summer we outlined the rationale behind the new guidelines.  So what changes can you expect to see when you go to purchase your next bottle of sunscreen? Some [...]

Creating a Sun-kissed Glow with Self Tanner

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Even the most accomplished makeup artists know that it can be intimidating to even consider applying self-tanner to your face. But if you want a natural sun-kissed glow without actually exposing your skin to the harmful rays of the sun, then learning to master this skill can be useful.  Here’s how: Start by exfoliating the [...]

Repairing Sun Damaged Skin

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  Once you have identified that you have sunburn (the first sign of sun damaged skin), it will be important to determine how severe the damage to the skin really is.  Burns are classified into three degrees.  First degree burns merely redden the skin – the most common sign of sunburn.  Second degree burns cause [...]

Sun Damaged Skin

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  Damage to the skin from the sun happens when there is continuous exposure to the sun’s harmful rays without the use of proper sun protection.  While there are immediate signs of sun damage, such as redness and burning (sunburn), permanent and lasting damage from the sun  does not appear until 10 to 20 years [...]

 
RT @AADskin: Use one ounce of sunscreen, enough to fill a shot glass, to cover exposed areas of the body. http://t.co/s7bQcDFaJg #healthti…16 hours ago