Like many people, I see a dermatologist regularly, and no matter what is going on, the dermatologist always asks whether or not I am using sunscreen. In fact, the dermatologist that I see makes it a point to ask all of the patients what their average sunscreen or sunblock usage is like. And contrary to popular belief, dermatologists are usually very against going out into the sun so that you can “lay out”. In fact, most dermatologists would recommend that you avoid any type of prolonged period in the sun so that you can avoid doing any further radical damage to your skin.
I make it a point to use sunblock with an spf of 85. I look for sunblock that won t clog up my pores and is hypoallergenic because my skin is extremely sensitive. But applying and using sunblock goes far beyond this. In the future, I don t want my face to be leathery and wrinkled when I know now that I can prevent this from happening. This is why it concerns me that so many people in their 20s and 30s seem to be reckless in how much sun exposure they get. I have friends who, when the summer rolls around, make it a part of their “go do” list to go around to whatever sandy, sunny spot that they can in order to get rid of the paleness that they cannot seem to stand about themselves.
In recent years, I have come across more and more people who diagnosed with and successfully treated for skin cancer. It is a scary thought to think that for these people, their situations their diagnoses could have been prevented if all they had done was had the foresight to say, “Hey, wait a minute; let me put on a hat before we go out into the boiling hot sun,” or “Hey, let me just grab my sunscreen before we head out. Instead, many people don t want to be bothered with having to put on sunblock. For some men, putting on sunblock isn t quite as manly as winging it while for others putting on sunblock is annoying because they may not like the way that it feels or makes their face shiny.
The great thing about sunblock today though is that there are so many different varieties to choose from. For example, I have one type of sunblock that I put on my face, and another type of sunblock that I use to put on the rest of my body. And while sunblock typically isn t that cheap (a bottle can sometimes be as much as $10 15), isn t the price that you pay at the checkout counter relatively small in comparison to the kind of damage control that you would have to do when you are older and frequenting the dermatologist to have skin cancer removed?
So, the next time that you are thinking of going to the beach with friends, do yourself a favor. Pack up a beach umbrella, a fashionable sun hat and maybe some sort of summery linen pants and/or long sleeved shirt, and don t forget to put on your sunblock at least thirty minutes prior to the time you hit the beach.
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