Tuesday, May 8, 2012

May is skin cancer awareness month!


May is skin cancer awareness month!
There has been a lot press lately about the new law just passed in California prohibiting underage tanning in beds. I thinks its long overdue given the risks involded! Besides the immediate risk of burning you can get heat stroke and sun poisoning. Sun poisoning doesn't really mean you've been poisoned. It is often the term used for a severe case of sunburn. This is a burn from ultraviolet (UV) radiation that inflames your skin. Sun poisoning can also refer to other reactions. Two examples are polymorphous light eruption and solar urticaria.

 

Signs and Symptoms of Sun Poisoning

Within just 15 minutes of being in the sun, you can become sunburned, but you might not know it right away. The redness and discomfort might show up a few hours later. You can become severely sunburned if you stay in the sun a long time and don't wear protection. You are at greater risk if you have light skin and fair hair.
Severe sunburn or sun poisoning can cause symptoms such as:
  • Skin redness and blistering
  • Pain and tingling
  • Swelling
  • Headache
  • Fever and chills
  • Nausea
  • Dizziness
Inadequate UV protection heads the list of concerns against chemical sunscreens. The sun emits three bands of ultraviolet light, UVA, UVB and the largely ozone-blocked UVC. Most active chemical ingredients only shield against surface burning UVB rays (the kind responsible for sunburns). Studies of sun-related health problems show that the deeper-penetrating UVA rays are far more dangerous to the skin. Suspected UVA overexposure contributes to the increased melanoma rate worldwide. This fact that has not escaped consumer advocates who want broad-band, physical sun protection like titanium dioxide or zinc oxide.Collagen and elastin are connective proteins that help support the skin and keep up its form. They can degrade more rapidly with regular UV exposure. When these fibers weaken and unravel, the skin starts to lose form, causing more clear lines and wrinkles. To help prevent premature aging, it is important to protect your skin from sun exposure every day with a good physical sunscreen.There is definitely confusion on which products are the best on the market. It depends on your skintype and what kind of protection you need.This is the scale that the skin experts use to determine your tollerance to sun and at what point you'll burn. The lighter skintone, sensitive, and babies should use a physical blocker like titanium or zinc. You want to make sure that your product has good photo-stabability. Don't be fooled by all the 80+ SPF out there you have to see if it breaks down in the UV rays or holds up well. If you have any doubts about a specific mole, make an appointment with a dermatologist. They may perform a biopsy where they remove a portion of it and check for cancer. Since skin cancer is the most common cancer in the U.S., it's better to be safe, so if they do find cancer cells or are unsure, they'll remove the entire mole. To protect yourself from future sun damage.








Are UV Nail Lamps Unsafe?


 Tip: Bring your sunscreen with you to the 
nail salon and use it before the UV light to 
protect your hands from skin cancer!
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*NEW* at the DeYoung Museum: The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier:

*NEW* at the DeYoung Museum: The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier:
March 24, 2012 - August 19, 2012 Herbst Special Exhibition Galleries. Dubbed fashion’s enfant terrible, Jean Paul Gaultier launched his first prêt-à-porter collection in 1976 and founded his own couture house in 1997. Emerging as a designer in the 1970s, he developed his own dress codes that reflected the changing world around him. The openly gay Gaultier uses his designs to tackle gender and transgender issues through androgynous, gender-bending styles, meanwhile delving even further into some of the darker areas of the sexual revolution. Always provocative, he addresses issues of multiculturalism by bringing ethnic diversity to the Paris runway. Despite the gritty and sometimes controversial context of his collections, the clothes remain beautiful, superbly crafted with the finest dressmaking and detailing skills. This dynamic, multimedia exhibition will include 140 haute couture and prêt-à-porter designs created between the mid-1970s and 2010, along with numerous sketches, archival documents, fashion photographs, and video clips that spotlight Gaultier’s collaborations with filmmakers, choreographers, and musicians, most notably Madonna. For this presentation, Gaultier partnered with the Montreal-based theater company Ubu Compagnie de Création in the design of 30 animated mannequins who talk and sing in playful and poetic vignettes.