Safe Sun Skincare Tips For Summer:

Safe Sun Skincare Tips:

• Always wear sunglasses with UV filtered lenses to protect your eyes from the sun's harmful rays.

• Do not ever air dry after a swim. Always towel dry. Water drops act as a magnifying glass.
  
• Always use a sunscreen even on a cloudy day. Reapply it regularly.
  
• Apply your sunscreen 15 minutes before you go out in the sun to give it time to absorb.
  
• When you are sitting outside always sit in the shade.
  
• Protect your hair from the sun and chemicals in pools. Use products that have a protective layer of silicone and UV protection.
  
• Wear a higher SPF sunscreen on your face.
  
• Have your moles checked regularly, especially any that come up after exposure to the sun.
  
• Salt water and chemicals in pools are drying to your skin, so take showers immediately after you have been swimming.
  
• Use a sunscreen with UVA and UVB protection. Look for ingredients like avobenzone (absorbs and deactivates rays) or titanium dioxide (blocks rays and bounces them away from the body).
• Make sure you drink plenty of water so you will not become dehydrated.

For more information checkout:

http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/skin/basic_info/howto.htm

http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/common/cancer/risk/614.html

http://www.playsafeinthesun.org/

http://tray.dermatology.uiowa.edu/Vol1-1.SafeSun.pdf