14 ~ Sunday, August 2, 1998 — North Shore News

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8 RASHION
your smarts to protect skin from sun

; and Glynis. Symington stroll Ambleside dispensing free sunscreen and information to
rs as: part of the Canadian Cancer Society’s'sun awareness beach patrol.

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cal repellents, says Jacqui
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“Most chemical - repellents
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Escents has also launched
an after-sun product, Skin
Repair, with helichrysum and
geranium to help heal sun
damaged and dry skin.

AROUND
THE PARK

‘The Shuttte Operates daily on a
frequent 15-minute schedule, stopping
~ at 14 of the most popular sights in
. _ Stanley Park. As peak hours are
-. 11am - 4pm, we encourage you to take

advantage of the

Shuttle in the

Layne Christensen

Fashion Editor
layne@nsnews.com

DON’T be fooled by
overcast days: the sun’s
ultraviolet (UV) rays
can cut through clouds,
fog and haze.

That’s the message volun-
teers for the Canadian Cancer
Socicty’s sun awareness beach
patrol will be spreading this
long weekend at popular
North Shore sunny spots like
Ambleside Park.

In addition to handing out
samples of sunscreen, they
may also be telling sun-wor-
shippers that:

B® Skin cancer rates are

increasing because we are |

spending more time outdoors
and because the carth’s pro-
tective ozone layer is thinning.
B anyone born today has a
one in seven risk of developing
skin cancer during his or her
lifetime, according . to
Canadian Cancer Society sta-
tistics, or that

@ the risk of skin cancer is
higher for people who have
light-colored skin, eyes and
hair or pecple who kave had
several blistering sunburns as a
child.

Available in aroma mist
($12.95 for 125 mL) and hand
and body lotion ($5.95 for

125 mL), Skin Repair also ©

comes in a moisturizing butter
($14.95 for 60 mL) with avo-
cado and carrot oil, which

If you are 17 vears or
older, the West Van’ Unit of
the Canadian Cancer Society
could use your help. More
volunteers are needed to
patrol Ambleside Beach
through =the =month = of
August. Days and hours are

¢. Volunteers work in

for one-hour shifts. For
more information, call 925-
1952 berveen 10 a.m. and 2
p.m., Monday to Friday.

VOTE D BEST-DRY-CLEANER
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the door. While this may help to keep your
hair in place during the’ big stockholder
meeting, i might ako cause imeparale

Many hairsprys, mousses and ge contain
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soothing blisters or chapped
areas.

Escents _ has
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Centre and Park Royal.

— Layne Christensen

ef The Canadian Red Cross Society

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