Scientific studies have proven again and again that sun exposure causes wrinkles and age spots. We know the sun’s harmful and that protection is key to keeping skin looking youthful. Which is why it is essential to educate teens on the importance of protection. For the most part, parents and other responsible adults need to […]

March is Women’s History Month, and what better way to celebrate than by treating your body right! That means, exfoliating, moisturizing, sunscreen-slathering, scheduling checkups for strange bumps and marks, and of course, eating right. It’s also still cold out, and the skin on your face is constantly exposed to air and pollutants that rob it […]

Foundation, concealer, mascara, eyeliner, eye shadow, blush, the list goes on (hopefully on that list is also sunscreen). Be wary, many of the products you’re putting on your skin everyday and sometimes falling asleep with, contain harmful chemicals. Overtime these chemicals will do more damage than good, as they only provide a temporary perk and […]

Anyone can get melanoma. When found early and treated, the successful treatment rate is nearly 100 percent. Allowed to grow, melanoma can spread to other parts of the body and it can spread quickly. When melanoma spreads, it can be deadly. Melanoma is usually, but not always, a cancer of the skin. It begins in […]

  Moles fall within a list of common and benign, meaning non-cancerous skin lesions that can appear anywhere on the skin alone or in clusters. Moles typically appear between early childhood and during the first 30 years of a person’s life and it is normal to have 10 to 40 moles by adulthood. Throughout the […]

I think we can all agree that basking in baby oil under the glow of a foil screen is a bad idea. And most likely, sunglasses and SPF are at the top of your packing list. It is a common misconception that a base tan will prevent a person from burning their skin on vacation, […]

It’s widely known and confirmed by medical professionals that sunscreen is an important solution to protection from the sun. Researchers have found the necessity to protect the skin year round is one of the most important routines of your day-to-day health. Children have much more sensitive and less pigmented skin. Pigment protects and darkens the […]

Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States. More than 3.5 million skin cancers in over two million people are diagnosed annually. If an individual has experienced more than five sun burns in their lifetime, the chances of them developing melanoma doubles. Melanoma is the fifth most common cancer for […]

Melanoma is the most serious type of skin cancer, and the fifth most common cancer in men and seventh most common cancer in women. In the United States, the rate of melanoma is rising more rapidly than any other potentially preventable cancer. Recently, new findings that were published in the journal of Pediatrics reveals that […]

The sun emits three different types of wavelengths down to earth; UVA, UVB and UVC rays. UV radiation is a spectrum of light that penetrates the earth’s atmosphere and plays a huge part in premature skin aging, eye damage, and skin cancers. The radiate produces genetic mutations as a result of the skin’s cellular damage […]