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                                           Each day, even cloudy ones, damaging rays from the sun can reach your skin. Fortunately, skin cancer may be the most preventable form of the disease.

What’s more, the American Cancer Society(r) maintains that many of the 1 million skin cancer cases expected to be diagnosed this year could have been prevented by wearing daily sun protection.

"The truth is-there is no excuse not to wear sunscreen every day," says Dr. Darrell Rigel, clinical professor of dermatology at the New York University School of Medicine.

A few simple tips about choosing sunscreen can help keep your skin healthy and protected year-round:

1. Don’t rely solely on SPF: Merely a measure of how long you’ll be protected from skin-burning UVB rays, Sun Protection Factor, or SPF, doesn’t account for the deeper-penetrating UVA rays.

Use a sunscreen that offers at least an SPF 30 but don’t let it be your only deciding factor.

2. Be sure your sunscreen contains the most effective UVA ingredients: Avobenzone is a common UVA sunscreen ingredient that breaks down in sunlight. To counteract this problem, select Neutrogena sunscreens now contain what many people consider a revolutionary new discovery-a technology called Helioplex.

It provides stabilized, highly effective and long-lasting protection against the UVA rays that can lead to the signs of premature aging or skin cancer.

3. Read: Carefully review labels to see if the sunscreen contains this cutting-edge technology. Helioplex can be found in recreational sunscreens, such as Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry-Touch Sunblock SPF 55/70 and Healthy Defense SPF 45 Daily Moisturizer, as well as certain daily face products.

According to a recent study published in Dermatologic Therapy, more than 50 percent of lifetime sun exposure can be reduced by using daily sun protection.

4. Play favorites: Be sure to use and reapply sunscreen properly. It helps if you choose a formulation you love, so whether it’s a lotion, spray, gel or mist, find a formula that suits your specific tastes.

By: Wendy Mitchell

5 things to know about skin care labels?

One of the important aspects of reading skin care labels is understanding what sort of ingredients the product has and in what concentration if it is to do something for your skin. For example if you’re buying a mineral sunscreen.

What are the new regulations for sunscreen labels?

Congress is working to update how sunscreen will soon be rated for both UVA and UVB rays. SPF numbers only measure a product’s ability to block UVB rays (the main cause of sunburn) so many consumers do not understand how well their .

Different Types of Sunscreen?What to know the healty labels?

If you are confused with the various types of sunscreens available over the counter and you can’t understand the labels of them all, then welcome to the club You are just one of the millions of people.

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Whether you’re outdoors for recreational or work purposes, repeated exposure to the sun will have its natural consequences for your skin.

Regardless of color, skin that is repeatedly exposed to the sun tends to become tough and thick. Beyond the middle years of adulthood, the results can include wrinkly, leathery skin.

Irrespective of the circumstances for sun exposure, selecting a sunscreen product that offers some degree of protection from the sun’s UV rays can be one way to protect your skin from these ageing affects.

Due to the variety and range of sunscreen products available, here are some basic factors to consider in making an appropriate selection:

1. Ingredients:

Sunscreen products can be made with ingredients to protect against UVA rays, and / or other ingredients to protect against UVB rays (which are in fact more harmful for sun burning than UVA rays). The best products offer ingredients for protection from both UVA and UVB rays. Consider also the actual ingredient list.  

2. SPF (Sun Protection Factor):

The SPF number on the product’s label refers to the strength of protection, and the length of time a sun-screening product will allow your skin to be in the sun without burning - relative to the length of time bare skin (or skin without the product applied) would burn or redden.

To sum that up, the SPF number tells people how much longer they can last out in the sun with protection for their skin, without being burned. The higher the SPF number, the longer the period of protection against the sun.

For example, let’s say ‘Joe’, a young student, would normally burn after 12 minutes of being out in the sun. He applies a sunscreen, also referred to as a sun block, with an SPF of 15. This means that he should be fine for 15 times his average amount of protection time. In other words, ‘Joe’ would be protected for up to 3 hours. Here’s the formula for calculating:
12 minutes x 15 SPF = 180 minutes (3 hours).

(Now if ‘Joe’ applied a sunscreen with an SPF of 30, he’d be protected for up to 6 hours. E.g. 12 minutes X 30 SPF = 360 minutes (6 hours)).

3. Skin Type:

When selecting a sunscreen, it’s important to consider the different skin types and how they react with exposure to the sun.

Young children: For ages 6 months+, consider a product with SPF of 15 or higher to protect against both sun tanning and burning. Also consider a product label that lists protection against both UVA and UVB rays (also known as the "broad-spectrum").

Skin Type - Very Fair: This skin type generally burns quickly. Tanning is rare. Consider sunscreen products containing SPF 20 to 30.

Skin Type - Fair: This skin type almost always burns easily. Some tanning can occur, although not much. Consider sunscreen products containing SPF 12 to 20.

Skin Type - Light: This skin type burns in the moderate range. Tanning is normally gradual, yielding a light brown shade. Consider sunscreen products containing SPF 8 to 12.

Skin Type - Medium: This skin type burns in the minimal range. Tanning happens much of the time, yielding a moderate brown shade. Consider sunscreen products containing SPF 4 to 8.

Skin Type - Dark: This skin type rarely burns. Tanning occurs big time, yielding a dark brown shade. Consider sunscreen products containing SPF 2 to 4.

Skin Type - Other: This skin type includes people with moles (or whose close blood-relatives have a history of moles), people with skin cancer in their family histories (including melanoma), and people with very fair skin and hair. As this is a high-risk category for health damage from too much UV exposure, consider using sunscreen products with the highest SPF available, combined with light to moderate sun exposure.

Once you’ve selected the most suitable sunscreen product, and regardless of your skin type, apply your sunscreen ‘before’ going out into the sun’s rays. To ensure the best possible UV protection, the sunscreen product should also be spread fairly thick, and in a uniform manner over all areas of the skin that will be exposed to the UV rays.

Whatever your current circumstances and choices are for going out in the sun, taking appropriate care of your skin ‘now’ will help determine a healthier and younger-looking skin in the future.

By: Angela Perin

Sunscreen Products & Spf?

Due to the variety and range of sunscreen products available, here are some basic factors to consider in making an appropriate selection: 1. Ingredients: Sunscreen products can be made with ingredients to protect against UVA rays.

Skin Care Tips From Dermatologist: Basic Skin Care Tips

Let us examine the factors that contribute to the health of the skin, hair and nails. These will provide us with a strong base while we consider the Skin Care in general later on. A. Internal Skin Care. 1. Balanced Nutrition: A balanced diet of … Use of Sun Screens: By using a moderate strength sunscreen, you will be protecting your skin from sun damage, skin cancer, aging and premature wrinkles. Too much sun can blister one’s lips, leaving them red, sore and charred.

Protect Your Skin from the Rays of the Sun

It is important to check on the labels of sunscreens to look for terms like “broad spectrum”, “water resistant”, and “SPF.”

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