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Be Sun Safe
Getting a sunburn from the sun or a tanning bed can cause premature aging of the skin and skin cancer. Become a SHADY CHARACTER by covering up, limiting sun exposure and using sunscreen. Check out our
BLOG for the information you need to know about which sunscreens to use, and how to apply them.
If you’re hooked on tanning, there are some great spray tan products you can use. Don’t forget to learn how to examine your body regularly for any new growths or changes. How to do this? Please refer to the Self chec SKIN CANCER GUIDE
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Share your experience becoming a SHADY CHARACTER:
July 19th, 2012 at 6:35 pm
When we were little girls our mother used to take my sister and I to the beach in Coney Island where we played in the sand and often came home with a wretched sunburn. When we were older we would apply baby oil to our face and sit for hours holding up a sun reflector. During the winter months our father also allowed us to use the suntan machine he bought.
For us, being tan was almost as sexy as lighting up a cigarette, which I first did when I was 11 years old.
It is no surprise that my father, mother and sister developed melanoma, and I have been diagnosed with squamous cel carcinoma as well.
Self chec was created to help stop the next generations from doing the stupid things I did because I didn’t know any better.