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Practice Safe Sun!

Summer is here.  Time for fun-in-the-sun! Unfortunately, too much sun can actually damage skin by causing discoloration, dehydration, wrinkles, and even skin cancer. Use of sunscreen is vital to skin health and beauty. Sunscreens protect the skin against damage by absorbing and/or reflecting UVA and UVB rays. Merely slathering sunscreen on is not enough. It … Continue reading

4 Hot Tips for Summer Hand Care

Summer is really hard on hands. They are exposed to UV radiation, abrasion from sand, and salty or chlorinated water. Even seemingly harmless activities such as gardening take their toll – according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission emergency rooms treat more than 400,000 gardening-related accidents each year. After your face, hands are the part … Continue reading