BEAUTY TIPS AND OTHER FUN STUFF

Where can you find a temporary town erected in the middle of a desert each year? Or where crowds of people arrive for the same goal of appreciating arts and community? To find this, head to Nevada in late summer and take in the Burning Man festival.

It’s recommended that you use sunscreen on your skin, especially your face, every day and apply it whenever you’re going to be in direct sunlight but there are troublesome ingredients in many commercial sunscreens, especially chemical-based ones. The primary FDA-approved sunscreen actives include Oxybenzone, Avobenzone, Octisalate, Octocrylene, Homosalate, and Octinoxate. These chemical ingredients are what protect your skin from sunlight, however, they raise concern because they can actually do more harm than good.

It’s important to keep your skin safe from the sun’s harmful UV rays, which can cause damage and skin aging. Sunburn, hyperpigmentation, sun spots and even skin cancer can happen when you don’t safely protect your skin, so follow these critical sunscreen tips for saving your skin this summer!

With most recent scientific studies warning us of global warming and a compromised ozone layer, is it any wonder that sunscreen companies are scrambling to get their products in front of consumers? Is it any wonder these companies are less than truthful with the public about the effectiveness and safety of their products? And is it such a surprise they are cutting corners with little regard to ACTUAL consumer safety?

We've come up with the top 5 sunscreen habits you absolutely must break this year. Trust us, the rewards- healthy, protected skin- are worth it!