Skin Health in depth

These days we all know about the dangers of sun exposure – it can lead to skin damage, skin cancer, and melanoma. But not so long ago it was advised to get a “healthy” tan and to soak up the sun to stay looking and feeling good. This is further complicated by the latest news that many of us are not getting enough vitamin D due to our habit of staying indoors. So what is the right advice and how much of a summer glow can we get before the benefits are outweighed by the risks- to tan or not to tan, that is the question.

The following guide offers 10 foods that you should increase your consumption of in order to promote and maintain your healthy skin. It’s suggested that ‘you are what you eat’ and with this in mind, eating foods to promote health in specific areas makes sense. There are specific foods that will promote health in specific areas and skin is one of the quickest organs to react to the way in which we fuel our bodies. So what are the foods that will improve skin health?

When you look in the mirror each day do you really see the true impact of the sun on your face? Or do you simply put on your make-up and get on with your day? Most of us do the latter. But a new project is showing us the beauty of the depth of our skin and the warnings we should take from these images.

Skincare routines may seem laborious and time-consuming, though there is a multitude of products that can ensure that your skin looks and feels fantastic with minimal effort. The key to managing skincare methods is to understand which products offer which benefits and when in the day they should be applied.

Australians have had the message about Slip, Slop, Slap for more than 30 years and for many of us, putting on sunscreen is a daily part of getting ready to face the often harsh and hot sun we are exposed to. But a new study has indicated that sunscreen may not be offering us the protection we need and that we could end up with skin cancer anyway. With two out of every three Australians developing skin cancer by the age of 75, this message is one that needs to be heard. In this article we ask the question, does sunscreen work alone?

Pregnancy is an exciting time of growth, development, and changes to a woman’s body. Throughout pregnancy, women are advised to manage their health and wellbeing closely, to offer security for the unborn child and ease throughout the nine months gestation period. Healthy skin should be of utmost importance for pregnant women, both from an aesthetic and medical point of view. You may have heard about a link between skin cancer and pregnancy, so what are the facts?

Raising awareness for skin cancer risk is one of our primary goals at SkinVision. Therefore we fully support World Cancer Day, which is happening today. It’s a worldwide campaign and its success depends on the support of the public: so what can you do?

The UK might be one of the most cultural, cosmopolitan and diverse countries in the world, but it’s not renowned for the exceptional levels of sunshine. In fact, it’s quite the opposite, the gloomy and grey climates encourage Brits to seek out the sun as often as they can. With the damaging effects of sun exposure widely reported, it is still clear that they are prepared to take risks in the pursuit of increasing our vitamin D intake.

New research from the Australian Secondary Students’ Alcohol and Drug survey shows that students in Queensland still attempt to tan in the summer. It seems they are ignoring the fact that tanning has a direct impact on skin cancer risk. The outcome of the survey reveals that it is primarily girls as opposed to boys are still into tanning.

This week we spoke with Paul Paterson, another Aussie user of ours and someone who has had his fair share of sun exposure before learning about skin health the hard way.