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Don't Let Your SPF 30 Turn into SPF 20
Did you know that if applied incorrectly, an SPF 30 sunscreen is actually SPF 20?
SPF 30 sunscreen may provide significantly less protection when not enough is used. To get the most out of your sunscreen, use one ounce, enough to fill a shot glass (or your palm).
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5 Tips for Applying Sunscreen
We all know the importance of applying sunscreen, especially since skin cancer rates are rising among young women. Putting on sunscreen improperly can render an effective sunscreen ineffective. In the future, use these five tips from WebMD on how to apply sunscreen properly:
Summer Health Tip: Apply Sunscreen When You're Nude
When applying sunscreen, you want to make sure you cover every inch of your exposed flesh to protect yourself from sunburn and skin cancer. If you apply lotion when you're already dressed, you tend to miss spots since you want to avoid getting lotion on your clothes. I highly suggest applying sunscreen before dressing, to ensure that every part of your body, neck and feet included, is protected.
Skin wrinkles and blemishes
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- The skin of smokers ages more rapidly than the skin of non-smokers, even in areas of the body not exposed to sunlight, according to a 2007 study. Women in the study who smoked also had much lower levels of vitamin E secretions in their skin. Vitamin E may protect the skin from sun damage.
- There may be an association between smoking and higher frequency of a type of acne (noninflammatory acne) in adult women, according to a European study.
- A study in the Journal of Nutrition found that a combination of antioxidants and trace elements supplementation raises the risk of skin cancer in women, but not in men.
- Overall, exposure to ultraviolet radiation from sunlight (radiation referred to as UVA or UVB) accounts for about 90% of the symptoms of premature skin aging.
- UVB primarily affects the outer skin layers.
Melanoma and other skin cancers
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Nine Tips For More Beautiful Hands
Ellen Sirot is one of the most in-demand models in the business, but you probably wouldn't recognize her face. That's because Sirot is a parts model, using her hands, legs, and feet to land clients including Clinique, Maybelline, Estee Lauder, and Elizabeth Arden. (And that's only a minuscule sampling of the thousands of jobs she's done!) Her new line of hand-care treatments, Hand Perfection, was developed after years of caring for her own money-making mitts.
Six Tips to Take the Confusion Out of Sky-High SPFs
You know how I feel about sunscreen. It's a daily essential. But, with the mega-wattage sunscreens available these days, like Neutrogena's new SPF 100 Sunblock and Banana Boat's UltraMist Ultra Defense SPF 85 Continuous Clear Spray ($12), are you confused by the notion that the higher the number, the better the protection?
How Much Sunscreen Is Enough?
Dr. Adrienne Denese is a leading expert on the topic of skin care, particularly when it comes to antiaging regimens. She's got a complete line of products available on QVC, from sun protection to antiacne formulations.
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Summer Skincare Tips From a Beverly Hills Dermatologist
Summer is officially on the horizon, which means it is time to show some skin and dare to bare. While you prepare to trade in your snuggly sweaters for sleeveless shirts, don’t overlook preparing your skin for Summer, especially the delicate areas.
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