Don't Let The Sun Damage Your Skin Like It Does Your Furniture!

There is nothing to compare with the beauty of the Rocky Mountains! I was able to spend the Memorial Day holiday gazing through the two story windows of a Colorado cabin and the incredible bright morning sun peaking over the mountains onto the upholstered furniture and the blue to now grey rug. If this is what can happen through window glass over time, no wonder my “thirty something” skin is showing some of the same changes. My own upholstery is weathering with crinkles and irregular coloring from the unprotected outdoor sun exposure coming in through the window glass. You just have to look at this cabin’s décor or remember some areas in your “growing up” home to get the picture. Think about the webbing of our past aluminum outdoor chairs and recliners. I spent many hours reweaving new webbing to replace the disintegrated and old webbing. And then there is the issue of the paint and wood deterioration around the windows. OK, you get the point!! None of us are ready to go back to pioneer dress (but weren’t they smart with long sleeves and hats?). We can now use our much improved sun protection lotions but if you see any skin color change, this is a sign of CELL DAMAGE, not health.

I am going to list the websites of some of the companies that make light weight, easy to wear, sun protective clothing. I have personal experience with the Solumbra line from the Sun Precautions Company as they were one of the first to provide me with a big white shirt that I could wear over my hiking, biking, gardening and outdoor marketing clothes. It reminds me that my grandmother would wear Uncle Glen’s long sleeve shirt when she was gardening or chasing chickens. She also wore a big hat, which was embarrassing to me if my friends saw her. I grew up in Western Nebraska where the migrant beet workers wore big hats and long sleeves out in the field as they worked all day in the sun. The beet workers, my grandmother, the people who take siestas, those using parasols or umbrellas, those that wear foreign legion type head protection or sun bonnets are more in the skin health & beauty groove then we are.

Please take a minute to “checkout” these websites. Even if you would pick only one item to wear, you could add yourself to the role modeling we are now seeing from our movie stars. Undamaged skin, no matter what your “tone”, is a sign of health and beauty.

Dr. Ann

www.sunprecautions.com
www.coolibar.com
www.sundayafternoons.com
www.tilley.com
www.blogwear.com