Sunscreen
UV Protection, Now and for the Future
15 Jul 2019
Keeping kids safe from the harmful effects of sun damage to skin is very important. Some estimates are that kids are likely to receive 80% of their lifetime sun exposure during the first 18 years of life. One study estimated that regular use of sunscreen before age 18 would reduce the lifetime [...]
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Choosing the Right Sunscreen
4 Jul 2019
Summer brings us outside to enjoy the pleasures and benefits of the great outdoors. Detracting from that pure pleasure is the knowledge that there were an estimated 81,700 cases of non-melanoma skin cancer predicted in Canada for 2013. We can protect ourselves against skin cancer, one of the [...]
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Don’t Get Burned – The Dangers of DIY Sunscreen
5 Jun 2019
The motivation behind making sunscreen from scratch, other than cutting costs, is ingredient control. While it makes sense to be concerned about what chemicals could be absorbed into your skin, it’s important to remember that all sunscreens go through rigorous Health Canada testing before being [...]
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