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There are two skin conditions that every person is afraid to even think about: skin cancer and aging. No one wants their skin to look old and certainly no one wants to be diagnosed with skin cancer. There are three easy ways to steer clear of both conditions.
1) Get smart about sunscreen. It is alarming to think about all the people who still don¡¯t use sunscreen despite the fact that cases melanoma are rapidly increasing. You can love to be in the sun but you shouldn¡¯t ignore the risks of doing so. To be safe, when you plan to spend a day in the sun, bring along plenty of sunscreen. There is absolutely no point in wearing sunscreen if it is not broad-spectrum. You need a sunscreen that protects against both UVA and UVB rays. Otherwise you aren¡¯t protecting your skin much at all.
Reapply sunscreen every two to four hours for maximum protection. It is also necessary to reapply sunscreen after every time you get out of the water. Even if the label on the sunscreen bottle says something like ¡°all day protection,¡± or ¡°lasts for 8 hours,¡± don¡¯t fall for that trick. The fact of the matter is, no sunscreen is still pulling its weight after about 4 hours.
If you hate the thick sticky feeling that sunscreen leaves on your skin (who doesn¡¯t hate that), try using a sunscreen that says it is sheer or goes on light. It would be a terrible shame to skip sunscreen because you hate the feel and then wind up with permanent skin damage a few years down the road.
Apply a liberal coat; use no less than a glob the size of a ping pong ball to cover your whole body during each application.
2) Never, ever use a tanning bed. Tanning beds used to be considered safe because they used primarily UVA rays which are not the rays that cause sunburn. These ¡°safe¡± rays are now known to be even more dangerous to your skin¡¯s health than the UVB rays. UVB rays are the rays that cause immediate but temporary problems on the surface of your skin but UVA rays do silent yet permanent damage that shows up years later. The UVA rays emitted from a tanning bed will at least cause excessive wrinkling and at worse skin cancer, both of which are conditions to be avoided when possible.
3) See a dermatologist. Your skin needs to be examined regularly by a professional. If a dermatologist detects skin cancer in its early stages it is usually completely curable. If the cancer isn¡¯t caught until much later, it can be deadly. To get free skin cancer screenings, go the American Academy of Dermatology Web site and click on the link that says ¡°Skin Cancer Screening.¡± Just type in your city and state to find a certified dermatologist near you who conducts free screenings. A dermatologist can also help you slow down or reverse aging effects and wrinkles through laser procedures, prescriptions, or just good skincare advice. |
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