Below is an excerpt from the website: Ancient Sunscreen Circa 3100 B.C. The ancient Egyptians, in an attempt to preserve their beauty and attractiveness, use rice bran and jasmine, to protect their skin from the heat of the sun.
Each year I post about things we should do to protect our skin from the lovely SUN. Well, May 6, 2024 is Melanoma Monday. This month I will continue to post various information that you should pay attention to when guarding your beautiful skin. Click the links below to learn more.
Have you ever thought about using SPF on your hair during the months when you may be spending a lot of time on the beach, playing tennis, or just being outdoors during sunny days? Probably not.
It turns out that SPF for haircare is something we should pay attention to. Not only should we protect our bodies, we should also spray sunscreen on our scalps.
Hairblues has discussed this topic before, but I can not say it often enough. People of color NEED to use SUNSCREEN. See the excerpt below for details.
It was a very hot and sunny day when I went for a walking exercise and ‘mindfulness‘ escape. I was about to cross a street when two women who were driving a convertible car stopped to let me cross. They were brown-skin , and neither person had on a hat. I suspect they probably did not have on sunscreen because they were dressed very nicely. As beautiful as they looked, I was concerned to think that they had not ‘protected’ themselves from the sun while in the car. Consequently, I walked back to tell one of the women that she should protect her head and put on a hat. Continue reading Is Sunscreen for Darker Skin People Necessary?→
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