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Sun Protection (and Prevention)

Aly Walansky — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:23:08 +0000

I’m about to leave for Los Cabos (like in a matter of hours!) and my biggest fear: Burning my body to a blistery pulp. I’ve decided to treat it as I treat all other things – I poured a glass of wine and am browsing YouTube.

Sxc.hu

In my browsing, I found a tutorial from Kelli LaBer, a makeup artist in Washington, DC, and her advice: The best time to lay out in the sun is between 1 and 4 in the afternoon when the sun is slightly lower in the sky and the harmful rays are shorter. Oh, and wear a high SPF sunscreen.

Thanks, Kelli! I feel way smarter now. This is totally stuff I had no idea about.

Sigh. I’m just going to lather up and hope for the best.

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More on the Importance of Sunblock

Aly Walansky — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 17:19:09 +0000

So, last night I blogged about the incredible importance of sun protection.

Image: PCA Beauty

Roughly 12 hours later, here I am, blogging from the beach.

Clearly, one would think I would follow my own advice. Especially since the OCD in me led me to take my computer TO the beach, where said advice is readily available.

That said, I am wearing sunblock, at least.

I’m scared to death of skin cancer. I am super pale, and have at least one questionable mole I’ve been living in blissful ignorance about; but let’s be honest here–melanoma, sun spots, wrinkles, burns are no joking matter.

That said, they are no reason to render ourselves indoors on an absolutely gorgeous day.

Today, I was at least smart enough to apply PCA Skin Perfecting Face & Body Hydrator SPF 30, a new sunscreen I’ve received with pigment control and is effective for both daily facial and body use.

This is not just a sunscreen, but a UVA/UVB moisturizer developed to hydrate the body and offer broad-spectrum UV protection and minimize skin discolorations. But the truth is in the pudding – I have been using it for the last few hours, and while my skin is a bit on the pink side, no burning is happening. This is a huge deal – normally I’d be a tomato by now!

So, I am a fan. And would probably be even more of one if I applied it as often as I’m supposed to. (About hourly.)

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Soap sure has come a long way!

Aly Walansky — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 00:59:41 +0000

Alas, we all know the dangers of UV now, too bad we didn’t know when we were sunbathing in baby oil with a double album covered in tin foil!

Nothing we can do about that now, but we can prevent further damage by using sunscreen every day and by applying nutrients.

The only problem for us is that after we shower and dry and preen, we really are in no state of mind to apply some industrial grade products.

This is why we love Bethesda Sunscreen Soap. You apply it when you wash in the shower…and you have just fed your skin with nutrients and given it an SFP 10 shield.

Not bad for just a simple shower.

Also not bad: I have two bars of Bethesda to give away! To win, tell me about the worst sun damage you’ve ever received! Deadline is Jan 15.

Photo credit: Bethesda Skincare

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