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Celebrity sex gossip!!! (Kidding -- let's talk about sun safety)
Published: 7/14/2008 4:03 PM
Last Modified: 7/14/2008 4:03 PM

Of course, I spent the weekend out in the sun -- lake with Banshee & Co. on Saturday, pool with High Rise Britches on Sunday. Fun, fun, fun.

It was also potentially hazardous for my skin. I stayed slathered (or aerosoled, rather) the whole time with SPF 15. Still, it never hurts to hear -- or, in this case, read -- some healthy skin-care tips.

Providing just that are the wise folks at the Skin Cancer Foundation, whose Web site offers up the following tips:

- Seek the shade, especially between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
- Do not burn. (Honestly, does anyone go out of their way to do this? Still, burnt skin obviously isn't a good thing -- and neither is the shape of your skin for a few days after. So keep readin' ...)
- Avoid tanning and UV tanning booths.
- 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 physician every year for a professional skin exam.

For more tips and sun info, visit www.tulsaworld.com/skincancer.

Peace, love and sun safety ... xoxo


Reader Comments 2 Total
Elly Willy (5 years ago)
Come on, if you tan , you dont care about the rules.
Always tan by water
Use products that make you look basted
Mix beer and time to forget over-exposure
Laugh,because the smokes are going to kill you faster
clubby (5 years ago)
Oh my, yes. Slather on that toxic sunscreen which is known to cause cell damage in humans. Read all about it from the CDC.

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While other kids were watching "The Smurfs," Scene Writer Jason Ashley Wright was tuned in to "Style with Elsa Klensch." By fourth grade, he knew he wanted to write, and spent almost three years publishing a weekly teen-oriented magazine, Teen-Zine -- circulation: 2. After earning a degree in journalism from the University of Southern Mississippi, he became the medical reporter and teen board coordinator for the Hattiesburg (Miss.) American, a Gannett newspaper. Eight months later, with visions of Elsa dancing in his head, he applied for the fashion writer position at the Tulsa World, where he began working on Aug. 3, 1998. He is now a general assignment reporter for Scene.

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