Sun Safety Tips

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Sun Safety

Protect Yourself and Your Family All Year Round

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Seek the shade, especially between 10 A.M. and 4 P.M.

[*]Do not burn.

[*]Use a sunscreen with an SPF of 15 or higher every day.

[*]Apply 1 ounce (2 tablespoons) of sunscreen to your entire body 30 minutes before going outside. Reapply every two hours.

[*]Cover up with clothing, including a broad-brimmed hat and UV-blocking sunglasses.

[*]Keep newborns out of the sun. Sunscreens should be used on babies over the age of six months.

[*]Examine your skin head-to-toe every month.

[*]See your doctor every year for a professional skin exam.

[*]Avoid tanning and UV tanning salons.

Do You Know…?

• Year-round sun protection is important
• The sun's harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation can penetrate many types of clothes?
• It can also go through automobile and residential windows?
• It can damage your eyes, contributing to cataracts, macular degeneration, and eyelid cancers?
• When you're on snow or ice, your face and eyes are at almost twice the risk of UV damage because of reflected glare?

Recently, to combat these hidden dangers, The Skin Cancer Foundation expanded its Seal of Recommendation program. For more than two decades, the Foundation has granted the Seal to products containing SPF 15+ sunscreen that meet the highest standards for safety and effectiveness. Now, in recognition of the need for extra forms of sun protection, several other types of products have been awarded the Seal as well, including . . .

• a UV- protective automobile window film
• a UV-protective residential window film
• a UV-blocking face mask
• a laundry product that can be added to detergent to increase UV protection in clothing
• sunglasses that protect against UV and high-energy visible light

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