Skin Care Tips — Sunscreen

Men are from Mars; women are from Venus… or at least, that’s how the saying goes. One area where men and women are definitely different is skincare, both in terms of their needs and their preferences. Guys don’t want to follow a complicated, multi-step regime that requires slathering on a bunch of serums and creams. They usually don’t like using products marketed mainly to women either, which can be an issue since most skincare lines do target female customers. And some guys just feel a little silly or vain if they start using a cream designed to get rid of...

Protecting your skin from the sun’s UVA and UVB rays is essential to having smooth and healthy skin into late adulthood. Teenagers and young adults that often go in the sun without protection from sunscreen will get sun damage, fine lines and wrinkles at a young age, dark or light sun spots, and the risk of developing skin cancer. The best way to protect your skin today is through cosmetic and skincare products with SPF. As a teenager, my mother preached to me on the importance of skin care in terms of the sun. Now at 27, I’m proud to...

Since skin cancer is the most common cancer among humans, it’s worth taking notice. An estimated one million new cases occur annually and each year the number is increasing. Current estimates indicate that half of Americans who live to the age of 65 will develop skin cancer at least once.

“Skin Cancer” generally refers to three different conditions:

• Basal cell carcinoma – Slow growing, usually painless, and initially affects the top layer of skin
• Squamous cell carcinoma – Grows faster than Basil cell carcinoma, early forms known as Bowen’s disease
• Melanoma – The most dangerous form of skin cancer, as it’s not only fast growing and can be painful, but also is the leading cause of death of all skin cancer.

Global warming may or may not be to blame for the planet’s climate woes (that’s for political pundits to debate and scientists to figure out), but, if there’s one thing this crazy weather is definitely wrecking havoc on it’s our skin. With dry, bone-chillingly cold winters and sun-scorched, hot and humid summers, our epidermis doesn’t catch a break. Thanks to this, we’re left with no other recourse but to take matters into our own hands if we want our skin to look and feel as good as it possibly can. Before we can look and feel our best, we need...