The Not So Sunny Experience: How to protect yourself from the sun!

As I was packing my suitcase for Hawaii (hats and tons of sunscreen of course), I realized that in my last post I did not tell everyone what Dr.Parker told me about protecting myself from those nasty rays! I thought this would be great information to pass along.

1) Being that Basal Cell is very common on the face, hats are a wonderful accessory to help protect yourself. I have a great assortment that I have packed for Hawaii to match all my bathing suits!

2) Sunscreen should be worn everyday. If your like me all you can think of is the smell and feel of the thick and very potent lotion on your body everyday. Dr.Parker introduced me to Neutrogena sunscreen and I love it. Not thick and best of all it doesn't smell like sunscreen! For daily protection I apply Neutrogena's Ultra Sheer Liquid Daily Sunscreen SPF 70 to my face. This water-light texture spreads easily over skin, absorbing instantly for an invisible, weightless feel. It also provides an even, non-shiny finish that works beautifully alone or under makeup and moisturizers.

For the rest of my body I use Neutrogena's Spectrum+ Advanced Sunblock Lotion SPF 100+. This product features Helioplex360™, a breakthrough, advanced sunscreen technology that delivers comprehensive, stabilized protection from the major causes of sun damage: UVA, UVB and Oxidative Damage. Best of all it doesn't stink and it's lightweight.

You can buy these Neutrogena sunscreens basically anywhere! (Wal-Mart, Target, Tom Thumb, CVS... every place has it!)

3) What to wear when in the water, sweating, playing sports and all of those fun summer activities? Dr. Parker recommended 2 different brands. He told me that Bull Frog and Blue Lizard are the BEST! He said he uses Blue Lizard on himself so I took that as saying Blue Lizard was absolutely the best of the two. I researched Blue Lizard and everyone is raving about this stuff! Blue Lizard is a sunscreen line dedicated to promoting healthy skin and reducing incidents of SKIN CANCER! : ) This stuff is the BEST OF THE BEST! You can visit their website at http://www.crownlaboratories.com/bluelizard/ When at their website you will notice that at the current time you can not order the sunscreen online because they are currently OUT OF STOCK. Yep, sold of out sunscreen!!! Due to the overwhelming demand and the superior rating and press that BLUE LIZARD is receiving they are out of stock online. But no worries, you can still get some! CVS drug store carries it. That is where I got mine. I used it the other day when my niece and I went to Six Flags, swimming and had a tea party. We were in the sun all day and didn't get burnt one bit! It was amazing! It didn't feel sticky or greasy and it was extremely water resistant. Oh and if you have children they will love the bottle! Why you ask? It turns color when in UV light. (Don't worry, it's just the bottle. Not the actual sunscreen.)