446 - Sunday, May 31, 1992 - North Shore News

Using Your Sun Sense

Our perception of beauty may change as we learn tanning facts

Carol
Crenna

FASHION STATEMENTS

{IT’S SUMMER time. The
sun’s. out, the heat’s on,
and you want to enjoy it,
despite the well-publicized
* sun scare. .

if you are like many people,
you don’t want to stay pale from
May ‘to September even though
experts say that the only good tan
is no tan at all.

Today’s new products will let
you have your time in the rays as
long’ as you play it safe. If you
don't know the facts, learn them,
and follow the rules of safe sunn-
ing. Your future depends on it.

We-now know that a ‘healthy
looking’’. tan is anything but

: healthy. Today’s sunworshipping
skin is likely destined to become
tomorrow’s prematurely aged skin
and a cancer statistic.

It was reported recently in Flare
that one in seven Canadians will
get skin cancer.

There. were: more than 46,000
new..cases of skin cancer in
Canada in 1991 and there will be

47,009 in 1992. It states that in -

women, the incidence of ma-
lignant melanoma is rising faster
than. all other cancers except for
lung cancer. and 540 people in
Canada will die from melanoma
in 1992.

The magazine reveals, however,
that the look of bronzed skin is
more popular now than in the re-
cent past. and many women who
have been resisting exposure for
the last couple of years may ven-

ture out of the shade this year —

with ample protection.

When the wicked queen looked
into the mirror and asked,
“Who’s the fairest of them all?’’
we all knew the answer was Snow
White.

Our perception of beauty may
again seek out a snowy pale com-
plexion. (Snow White obviously
didn’t bake in the sun.) But until
that time returns, flaunt a little
color using the newest sunscreens
and self-tanning products.

.. To tan safely, you must know
what you are up against.

There are three components of
the sun’s rays which make up
visible fight, infrared rays and ul-
traviolet light rays. There are
three kinds of radiation within ul-
traviolet light (U.V. light). They
are U.V.A, U.V.B. and U.V.C.
rays.

U.V.C. light is absorbed by the
earth’s ozone layer and therefore
doesn’t affect us (yet). U.V.B.
light has traditionally been labell-
ed as the ‘‘bad”” rays which are
damaging to skin and cause sun
burn, cell damage, and skin
cancer. More recent studies may
prove that U.V.A. rays penetrate
the skin even more deeply and are
responsible for premature aging.

U.V.A. tays may penetrate to

SUN WORSHIPPERS of today have to take a new approach to

achieving the perfect tan.

blood vessels and if combined
with U.V.B.s, can alter the body’s
immune system.

Make sure that your sunscreen
and your sunglasses are made to
protect from both U.V.A. and
U.Y.B. rays.

The sun is at its most powerful
in mid June. It’s at its hottest
from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and it is
hottest where there is a reflective
surface such as sand, cement,
snow or water around you.

The rays can penetrate through
glass and slip underneath an um-
brella or hat, so guard yourself
accordingly.

To protect your face from the
rays and avoid allergic reactions
or excessive oil, there are several
products which are designed
specifically for the area.

Ciinique has introduced a com-

plete range of sun products: for ©

“‘daily defence.’? The company’s
new City Block Oil-Free Daily
Face Protector has SPF 13 (sun
protection factor) with no chemi-
cal sunscreens. It provides a matte
finish when worn alone, with a
slight foundation color added. It
is very light, and can be used
around eyes and on lips too.
Chanel also offers products to
guard against over-exposure 10
the suas including. new.

Natureblock Cream SPF 15 which
offers a non-synthetic alternative
for those who are sensitive to
other sunscreens,

It contains an exclusive ingre-
dient called Sunactane which is
said to significantly prolong the
life of your tan. Chanel’s products
also include chamomile, vitamin E
and aloe. They are al! PABA-free
(para-amino-benzoic acid).

Those Gelicate areas around the
eyes may need a product of their
very own to totally block out the
sun’s rays.

Try a product such as Clini-

que’s Eye-Zone Sun Block SPF 14
in a neutrai skin color crayon
which can also be used as a
coverup stick. It is designed for
use around eyes, ears, nose and
other sensitive areas. It is water
resistant and PABA-free.

Chanel’s Spet Protector SPF 30
provides high protection for par-
ticularly sun-sensitive areas and
comes with a convenient swivel-up
stick to smooth on easily.

One of the best bare spots to
flaunt this season is the back.
Similar to the face and chest, the
back has more oil glands than
other areas and is prone to break
outs, especially in summer.

Keep it extra clean and free of
perspiration and don’t use an
oil-based suntan product or
moisturizer on it.

Try Clinique’s Oil-Free Sun
Block SPF 14 which is great for

including pink, beige, berry and
coffee brown and provides a
glossy finish which is supposed to
last through the day.

If you want total protection and
you would rather blanche than
burn, there are a number of total
sunblocks which do not look as
obvious as the neon zinc oxide
which was commonly used. -—

One product.’ ‘to try is Estee
Lauder’s "Sun-Out for ' Sensitive
Skin SPF 30+ which is made for
the face. Clinique’s Total
Coverage Sun Block SPF .30. which
offers good protection from both
U.V.A. and U.V.B.. rays. It is
light, waterproof and ‘can be used
on the face. It is said to have de-
sensitizing agents which will_con-
trol sensitive reactions to the” sun’
and to sunscreens. :

Self-tanning products. have de
veloped substantially since ; ‘their’

44 The rays can penetrate through.
glass and slip underneath an.
umbrella or hat, so guard yourse if
accordingly. La

hard-to-reach areas such as the
back. Active women and men who
don’t want to take a lot of time
smoothing on sunscreen like this
product. It sprays on for fast,
foolproof application to protect
from U.V.A. and U.V.B. rays. It
is waterproof and perfect for oily
skin.

-Chanel’s Oil-Free Sun,. Shelter
Lotion SPF 23 is great for areas
such as the face, knees, back and
chest since it is oil-free, and like
all Chanel sun products, it pro-
tects from both U.V.A. and
U.V.B. rays.

Chanel’s Protective Bronzing
Mist SPF 4 and Oil-Free Protec-
tive Bronzing Mist SPF 10 are
perfect for your back, too. ‘They
are unique spray mists which
refresh and cool the skin while
promoting a quick golden tan.
The product also protects the skin
from damaging rays.

While busily protecting your
skin against the harmful rays,
don’t forget about your lips. To
avoid chapped or sunburned lips
use a sun block on them or a
lipstick which contains a
sunscreen,

Clinique’s Sunbuffer Lipsticks
SPF 15 are called no-melt lip
shades of buff, berry buff and
honey buff. It is waterproof, long
lasting, moisturizing, and has no
PABA in the formula which can
cause allergic reactions.

Chanel’s Sheer Brilliance
Lipstick SPF 8 contains natural
sunscreens and vitamin E. It is
available in four translucent colors

Father unnatural

predecessors. ‘They have

- dient called. DHA- (

yacetone) which reacts: wit

fades.
Some of. these | ‘pr
are Chanel’s Perfe
Self-Tanning SP.
Lauder’s _ Self-Actioa
Cream, Biotherm’s” Protective
Self-Tanning SPF. 12,:and
Clarins’. Self-Taniiing Face Cream
SPF 15 or Milk SPF 8. ;
Clinique’s ‘Gel ‘Bronze gi
instant tan,- that ..does: not:
with the skin. to create ’a tan,' bi
gives ‘the face a‘ sunny: glow ‘by
itself. It: is waterproof. and ‘
until it is washed © off: with
and water. *
Another product”. which -
you instant color ina powder and
washes off is Estee’. Laudér’s :
Mayan Sun Just Blush Powder in -
bronze, dark bronze and: light
bronze. . .
Dehydration is 2 major cause of
skin dryness-and a lack ‘of energy *
in the summer. Drink ‘plenty of .
water and don’t wait until you are
thirsty to take a.drink.: Replenish
the fost moisture in your skin with .
an after-sun lotion or cream. © ,
Chanel’s Nourishing. Face
Cream is said to cool sun-stressed
skin by releasing tiny capsules of
chamomile . and“ milk - protein. to
sooth and ‘moisturize -skin. -The
non-greasy formula contains
‘‘sunactane’’. to” keep” your: tan
lasting longer.

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