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Rahat PTA.

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BIRLA,

17 ~ Sunday, June 7, 1987 - North Shore News

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THE TIMES, they are a changin’.
Only a few short years ago, a
suntan was considered a sign of
health — and of wealth. Today,
more people are realizing what a
suntan really is: the single fastest
way to age, and even severely
damage, their skin.
‘“‘Suntanning is going the way. of

; smoking,’’ says Margot Franssen,

an expert in beauty and health.
‘*Tanning, like smoking, has
become extremely unfashionable.
“People are realizing tanning is
dangerous. It’s impossible for to-
day’s active people to stay out of
the sun; therefore there is a full
range of protective products.”
Leading health authorities agree
that overexposure to sunlight
damages the skin leading to the
thinning, dryness and fine wrinkl-

ing of the skin better known as
premature aging. It can also cause
various skin lesions, in particular
cancer.

Covering up is not the answer.
Research shows that an estimated
50 per cent of the sun’s rays can
penetrate a beach umbrella or a
terry towel,

USE SUNSCREENS

The only solution is to wear a
sunscreen, Called the major beauty
discovery of this century,
sunscreens let you be a sun wor-
shipper without ending up as a
burnt offering.

Franssen deplores the use of
tanning salons, which have been
touted as a way to ready the skin

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for serious tanning.

“A salon tan gives you a false
sense of security,’’ says Franssen.
“You can still become quite
seriously burned when you get into
the sun.”’

The best preparation for basking
in the sun is to make a commit-
ment to use your sunscreens
religiously.

Everybody tans and burns at a
different rate so the stores’ three
sunscreens indicate a range of sun
protection factors — SPFs — from
which to choose: minimum (SPF
2-5), moderate (SPF 8-12) and
Maximum (SPF 13+).

ALOE VERA

The sunscreens contain a high
percentage of aloe vera — a plant

Jant

d damaging skin

used for centuries in South
America to treat burns — which
many people find enables them to
tolerate PABA, even if they are
normally sensitive to it, Franssen
says.

Sunscreens must be re-applied
regularly, especially after swimm-
ing or activities that make you
sweat. Lips and hair also need to
be protected. Lip balms, in a
choice of flavors, are luscious lip-
savers, while conditioners can be
mixed in equal amounts with water
to create a protective spritzer.

If despite all your precautions
you still burn, lavender oil will
give relief. Mix four drops of
lavender oii in cool water and app-
ly to affected skin with a soaked
cotton pad,

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