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Tips for keeping warm-weather skin fresh and healthy
Tue, 04/26/2011 - 10:50 | Wendy
Summer is just around the corner. If you haven't already, pull out the sunscreen. Just because the sun isn't putting off its most intense heat yet doesn't mean your skin isn't soaking it in -- and drying out.
It might seem like an oxymoron, but hot and humid weather can actually cause your skin to dry out. Exposure to hot weather can suck the moisture right out of your skin. It's important to apply and reapply moisturizer (with a high amount of SPF) so you don't lose too much water. Over time, extended exposure to the sun can cause your skin to look dry, damaged, even leathery. Continued use of moisturizer can help to prevent this from happening to you.
Let's talk a little about sunscreen. You've heard it over and over. But it can't be stressed enough. Sunscreen can make the difference between a long, healthy life and one cut short by skin cancer. Here's a sobering statistic, according to the Skin Care Foundation: More than 3.5 million cases of skin cancer in two million people are diagnosed annually. Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States. It only takes a few minutes a day to lather on a protective coating of moisturizing sunscreen. If you're concerned about getting a tan, don't worry. Even with a higher SPF, you will tan. You just won't burn. And that is the key.
It might seem like an oxymoron, but hot and humid weather can actually cause your skin to dry out. Exposure to hot weather can suck the moisture right out of your skin. It's important to apply and reapply moisturizer (with a high amount of SPF) so you don't lose too much water. Over time, extended exposure to the sun can cause your skin to look dry, damaged, even leathery. Continued use of moisturizer can help to prevent this from happening to you.
Let's talk a little about sunscreen. You've heard it over and over. But it can't be stressed enough. Sunscreen can make the difference between a long, healthy life and one cut short by skin cancer. Here's a sobering statistic, according to the Skin Care Foundation: More than 3.5 million cases of skin cancer in two million people are diagnosed annually. Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States. It only takes a few minutes a day to lather on a protective coating of moisturizing sunscreen. If you're concerned about getting a tan, don't worry. Even with a higher SPF, you will tan. You just won't burn. And that is the key.
