Luckily, at last some sunshine again! Although it’s nice having lovely weather, I have already written extensively in my blog about the negative effects from exposing your skin to sunlight. So slap it on well! During my search for suitable sun creams, I discovered another good reason for not going into the sun unprotected….
Last week my husband went on an annual trip with his “old” student friends. On his return (because, of course, we missed him so much…) the kids were waiting by the door to greet him with their banners, drawings, practiced dance routines, etc. When he eventually arrived home the children didn’t gave all their usual screams of joy. It was only our eldest, after a few minutes of silence, who dared to make the remark: “Papa you’re so red”. It turned out he’d spent a day on a sailing boat and hadn’t noticed anything due to the cold wind. Seriously burnt! After some harsh remarks (I write about the dangers of the sun daily, and this happens…) I did give him a few tips.
The report “self confidence from sun” was in the ‘Spits kopt’ last Monday. This emerged from market research on behalf of the tanning studio chain, Sunday’s. The comments made here were that, provided that you become tanned sensibly, there won’t be any health risks involved.
I wrote earlier in my blog about self tanning creams. DHA (Dihydroxyacetone) is used in ‘self tanners’.
Some people use a tanning bed in the winter for a healthier look. I believe that it is not a tanned skin that makes you look healthy but rather the condition of your skin. If you look after your skin (and don’t have too much stress) it can always look good, whatever time of year it is.
Do anti-wrinkle creams really work? How then? A short time ago I received this question via e-mail. Below is a short answer to this.
During the holidays I went to a newly opened children’s park in Laren. As you can see from the photograph, it is a super park.
People like looking good by, among other things, having a ‘healthy’ tan. This can be from either sitting in the sun or, a much safer option, a self tanning cream.
The illustrations show you how it is not only wrinkles that age the skin. Pigmentation also plays a role. The answer?
I am returning once again to the subject of the sun: too much sun causes ageing of the skin, resulting in wrinkles, including around the eyes. Fortunately there is an attractive solution for this: sunglasses.