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2. EXCUSE: EXCUSE:
"Mymakeul ("Itrunsinto
has SPF in It." my eyes when
Unless you're performing • I work out."
Kabuki on the beach, chances Sure, it can happen-but not
are you aren't wearing . with every form of sunscreen.
enough foundation or powder
to stay safe. "Even if you're No-excuses fix: Wax on! A
relying on a tinted mineral waxy stick has polymers that
powder with SPF, it will not latch onto the skin so that
give you enough coverage your sun protection stays put,
unless you apply at least 10 even through major sweat
times the normal amount," sessions. Sweep the stick over
says Francesca Fusco, M.D., your skin, applying a thin coat
an assistant clinical professor onto your entire face. Then
of dermatology at the Mount rub it in to make sure you're
Sinai School of Medicine. completely covered. Or
"Judging by my patients, smooth on your regular facial
those who rely only on sunscreen lotion, then use the'
the SPF in their makeup stick blockjust around your f
always have areas that are eyes (including eyelids, brow
missing coverage." bones, and under-eye areas):
The waxiness will form a
No-excuses fix: Get good barrier so the lotion doesn't EXCUSE: skin red and inflamed," says
coverage-ofboth
and makeup-with
sunscreen
a tinted
drip below your brows and "It makes my Kat y- Fields, M.D., an
get into your eyes. Bonus: A asslstan clinic -professor of
sunscreen. It's like a tinted waxy stick is also great for
acne or rosacea derma ology atthe University
moisturizer but with higher covering small spots like lips, worse." of California at San Francisco.
SPF and ingredients to help ears, and even your hair part. Rich oil-based creams can
fade dark spots. trap dirt and sweat on the
skin-and cause im les.
And while chemicals like
avobenzone don't actuall
One to try: caUSe breaKouts, Uiey
Burt's Bees
Baby Bee 6:an aggravate existing acne
SPF 30 rosacen,anul"eanessDy
Sunscreen
Stick, $lO, at "creating a heat reaction on
drugstores the skin, which causes blood
vessels to dilate and makes
What's Your Skin Cancer Risk?
More reason to do regular checks of your skin: Melanoma rates in young women have
skyrocketed. A Mayo Clinic study finds they've increased eightfold between 1970 and
2009. (Show a derm any new or changing moles.) These factors raise your risk:
AFAMILY ABLISTERING TANNING-BED FAIRSKINOR LIVING IN A
HISTORY SUNBURN USE LIGHT EYES SUNNYOR
HIGH-
If your mother, Just one in Indoor tanners- Pale women have
ALTITUDE
father, siblings, childhood or both past and less melanin, the AREA
or children have adolescence more present-are skin's natural sun
Tropical climates
had a melanoma, than doubles 74 percent more protection. Those
expose you
your risk is 50 your chances likely to develop with baby-blue
to strong UV
percent greater of developing melanoma than or green eyes
radiation year-
than the average melanoma later in those who have are also more
round. As for One to try: oJ
person's. If more life. And even five never used a prone to skin MDSoiar ••
altitude, for every
q'stant relatives- mild sunburns tanning bed. cancer, especially Sciences SPF
1,000 feet above
like gra'ndparents over the course of They also have ocular and eyelid 30+ Mineral
sea level, you Screen Gel,
or cousins-have your life can also a 69 percent melanomas,
increase your UV $25. mdsolar •
been diagnosed, double the risk. increased risk for than women
exposure by sciences
your risk goes up, early-onset basal with deep- .com
4 to 5 percent.
but not as much. cell carcinoma. brown irises.
WH Online> Find out how to get more from your sunscreen at WomensHealthMag.com/June. 41

3. Beauty Buzz
EXCUSE:
"The chemicals
in sunscreen
are worse for
me than sun
damage is."
There's been a lot of scary
buzz that two common No-excuses fix: Still stressed?
sunscreen ingredients- Ease your mind with a
oxybenzone (a UVblocker) broad-spectrum potion that's
and retinyl palmitate (an all natural. _
antioxidant that keeps
formulas effective longer)-
cause hormone disturbances
and may increase your cancer
risk. But tHe researcn was
perfeJrmed on rats exposed to
exceptionally hig~,
and it nas n@connectidfi to
umans, says Fields. "No one
YOU'VE GOT Q'S?
WE'VE GOT A'S!
Can I reuse last year's sunscreen?
No, ma'am. Sunscreen has an expiration date of
about a year and should be thrown away at the
end of the season. If it starts to separate or change
textures sooner, toss it, says Fusco.
Do you really need sunscreen if you have dark skin?
It's true that more skin pigment = more melanin =
more natural protection, but people with dark skin
are still at risk for skin cancer. And it's often deadlier
because it's hidden in places like hands and feet and
not diagnosed until it's in a serious stage.
Is it OK to get a little base tan when I'm pasty?
Any sun exposure damages and ages the skin, so
even a hint of color means you're creating wrinkles,
sagging, and cell injury that could lead to skin cancer.
.. If I wear a hat, can I forgo sunscreen on my face?
The broadest brim can't shade all parts of your face.
EXCUSE: papers), which absorb your
"The UV rays that reflect up from the sand and water
"It'feels gloppy skin's natural oils and help
"~ keep your complexion matte
wind up on your face," says Friedman. "And any sun
you see coming through the hat when you hold it
and greasy." throughout the day. Also great up is hitting your hair and scalp." The best lids have
.;,.. are new "watery" sunscreens- a tight weave made of UV-infused fabric (UPF, or
ultraviolet protection factor). Try Scrunchie UPF 50+
superthin potions that dry to
by Wallaroo Hat Company ($38, wallaroohats.com).
a matte finish and feel as if you
have nothing on. They're Do I really have to reapply every two hours?
Yep. Your body's thermostat keeps you cool by
the ones markedfiuid or liquid.
creating moisture on the skin, and that dilutes
sunscreen and causes it to evaporate, explains
Friedman. It takes only a couple of minutes."t..,o _
reapply, but the ramifications last forever. "Women
spen s.o muc.llJ.iliDe and money to lOOK ounger, but
One to try:
Neutrogena they dGlrlctrealize that the best anti-aging serum is
Ultra Sheer sunscreen" say's Fields. N'ia-ereapplication a breeze
No-excuses fix: The important Dry-Touch with a mess-free spray. 1i~ L'Oreal Paris Sublime Sun
stuff you wantto see on the Sunblock SPF
45, $11,at
SPF 30 Crystal Clear Mist €$lG, at drugstores).
label? Silica, kaolin clay, or drugstores
zincidone (also used in blotting
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