The Scary Trend

It's that time of the year where everyone is itching for summer.  And of course with this awkward time of year comes the craving to have a sun kissed look, tan.  For some reason most people just are not content with the natural pale look.  Because of this, a lot of people resort to using tanning beds or laying out excessively on these random 80 degree days in April. 

This weekend while picking a few things up at the grocery store I decided to treat myself to a magazine, Glamour. One of the article squeezed between the mass amounts of advertisements was about skin Cancer. You can find the article here, but in this post I summarized most of what it said.

Facts:

• one fake bake tanning session increases your risk of getting melanoma skin cancer by 20%
• A first degree relative with melanoma is a risk factor to you getting it too
• In 2007- 59,940 people were diagnosed with the deadliest form of skin cancer
• In 2013 it is projected that 76, 690 people will be diagnosed

Tips for Preventing skin cancer...

• Where a hat while outside.  There are tons of cute ones out there.
• When buying sunscreen look for the words: water-resistant, broad spectrum, SPF 30 or more
• Make an annual appointment with a dermatologist
• Re-apply sunscreen

What I do...

• I have never been tanning at a tanning salon.
• I have yearly appointments with my dermatologist.
• I am working to be better at wearing a hat, this past summer I opted quite frequently for a white baseball style cap with my college's name on it.  I used to have a straw hat, but it broke.  I am search of a new one!
• I always wear sunscreen, but I'm not the best at remembering to re-apply.
• My daily face moisturizer contains SPF 15, so on a daily basis I at least have this on at all times of the year.

This is my favorite sunscreen.  It smells good and it moisturizes your skin while protecting it.

This is what I use on my face for sunscreen.  It is less oily, and feels like you are wearing moisturizer rather than sunscreen.

xoxo

-mQs-