A sunscreen’s SPF rating is incredibly important, but it is not the only guide when you are buying sunscreens. All the SPF number lets you know is how long you can stay in the sun without burning while wearing that product. For example, let’s say you’re like me and you can stay in the sun […]

Whether or not you decide to protect your skin from the sun with sunscreen is a personal decision. Given the controversies surrounding sunscreen ingredients (including nano-sized titanium dioxide and zinc oxide) and vitamin D deficiencies, it is not automatically a slam – dunk decision. Nonetheless, what is 100% certain is that not using sunscreen on […]

If you thought the dispute about vitamin D was complicated, the controversy about ingredients in sunscreens just takes it beyond the pale. Let me state clearly from the begin­ning that I am as frustrated by the conflicting research as anyone. We know sun damages skin but what are we to do if sunscreen ingredients pose […]

Capitalizing on the controversy around vitamin D and the sun are tanning-bed salons and a lobbying group supporting the billion-dollar tanning-bed industry. Now they feel they have a legitimate reason to encourage you to spend money absorbing UV radiation from their machines, or at least that’s the claim they proudly promote. Yet according to the […]

Some people worry that if they use sunscreen it will cancel out their body’s ability to absorb vitamin D from the sun. Here, the controversy is between those who feel that ex­posing our skin to the sun without sunscreen is dangerous, versus those who believe that sunscreen will cancel out the body’s ability to manufacture […]

One of the controversies surrounding sun exposure that has cropped up over the past few years is the issue of vitamin D deficiency. Sunlight is the primary source of vitamin D, and vitamin D deficiencies can be a serious health problem. As luck would have it, sunlight is the most abundant, natural source that helps […]

Just when it seems the message about sunscreen’s importance as part of a person’s daily routine has been widely accepted, along comes more scary information that has consumers wondering whether their sunscreens are as bad for skin as the sun itself. An article ques­tioning sunscreens appeared in an issue of the fashion magazine Allure. To […]

There is no such thing as a safe tan from the sun or sun lamps. ALL tanning other than from a self-tanner is a problem. Actually, any and all unprotected sun exposure is damaging to skin. Most of us think sun damage occurs from baking in the sun and getting a deep, dark tan. That […]

Before you can understand how to deal with the sun, it is helpful to know what exactly you are dealing with. Sun feels great, especially when you’re outdoors and it’s shining. But even on a cloudy day, when you can’t see the sun, the sun’s rays are ever present and ever attacking the skin. Basically, […]