Sunblock or Sun Damage? Where do I begin to tell the story of how strong the sun can be? The sweet love story of my sunburn by the sea. The simple truth about the harms it brings to me. Where do I start?
Sunblock, Sun protection: Skin Care for Men and Women,How to protect your skin from sun damage. Sun protection, Chemical-free sunscreens. UBPF clothing and more. Men’s Skin Care: By Find Bliss Style writer and Inner Beauty Empowerment Coach Lorelei Shellist
I spent my childhood playing in the sand and sun. Catching waves at Will Rogers State Beach on red-and-blue inflatable canvas mats was a thrill. In our early teens, my girlfriends and I would compete all summer long to see who could get the best tan. Our concoction of mercurochrome, an orange/ brown colored iodine with baby oil was the magical recipe to literally baste and burn our pre-pubescent bods, like chicks in a frying pan. Sunblock was not cool, unless you didn’t mind sporting a white zinc oxide stripe down the middle of your nose and across your cheeks warrior-style like the surfers and volleyball players. It was all we could do to achieve the exotic, “Bain de Soliel for the St. Tropez tan” coveted at the time.
I’ll never forget the day I came home and had to peel off my bikini ever so gently because I’d burned my skin so badly. My father literally threw me in the shower and doused me with vinegar to get the sting out. I screamed and then spent the next weeks molting like a reptile shedding its skin. Not a pretty sight.
“I began my own skin- care practice where daily cleansing, moisturizing, and make-up foundation was the new regime that protected my face from the sun.”
Fortunately I’ve come a long way from those irrational, beauty faux pas. I started my modeling career at 14, spending time in big cities, far away from the sand and the sun. I began my own skin-care practice where daily cleansing, moisturizing, and make-up foundation was the new regime that protected my face from the sun. I’ve been faithful to this practice ever since, and I believe I’ve managed to age as gracefully as possible, though much of the damage was done long before any of us knew any better.
Even though I’ve been loyal to my skin ever since, a few years ago, my dermatologist, Dr. Bradley J. Friedman, had to remove basal and squamous cell carcinomas, from the top of my ear ever so delicately. We continue to monitor my ear regularly as cancers grow and those UV rays will continue to wreak havoc in the most unassuming places!
Message for Men: Wear Sunscreen. Statistics show nearly twice as many American men have died from melanoma as women. Surveys show that 34 percent of men wear sunscreens, compared to 78 percent of women. I can’t count the times I‘ve urged my beloved to wear sunscreen. At the risk of acting like his mother, I am adamant about it…but it’s really up to him to take care of his skin. Recently, I noticed a pale freckle, the size of a dime appear on the end of his nose. I encouraged him to make an appointment with his doctor then and there. Sure enough, his doctor took a biopsy that resulted in two stitches on the end of his nose. Three appointments later, melanoma has been ruled out.
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For more information on Chemical-free sunscreens: ewg.org – Melanoma: melanomafoundation.org Sun-protective clothing: skincancer.org Dermatologist: Los Angeles: gr8skin.com Tinted sunblocks: PRESCRIBED solutions or falleneskincare.com
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Bring your style to life!By: Lorelei Shellist for Find Bliss Magazine |
