Sunscreens and Skin Cancer

article about Sunscreens and Skin Cancer

Sunscreens and Skin Cancer. A recent article posted on slate.com by Melinda Moyer shines a light on how confusing buying and using sunscreens can now be. The FDA recently rolled out new labeling rules to manufacturers and the decision making has only gotten more complex. That along with reports from the Environmental Working Group (EWG) … Read more

Skin Sloughing

Article about Skin Sloughing

Skin Sloughing. Regardless of the lotion you use for tanning or the spray you have applied, it will produce results on the top layer of your skin.  The top layer of healthy skin sloughs off every 15 to 21 days.  Unhealthy skin like that which has been overexposed to UV rays, will slough off much … Read more

Why Some Tan All Year Round

Some people tan all year. This is the beginning of an unusual time of the year for seasonal, as well as annual sun worshipers who tan every day it’s not raining or overcast. Some people consider a deep dark summer tan to be too extreme for the cold days of winter and I have to … Read more

Tantra MTII – The Genesis of Melanotan 2

The research that underpins Tantra MTII began over 30 years ago in the US. At that time the dramatic increase in incidence of skin cancer and its impacts were beginning to be discovered and new solutions sought. The National Cancer Institute (NCI) sponsored researchers to explore applications for various peptides as part of its melanoma … Read more

Options Keep Growing

Options keep growing. In particular, BABY BOOMERS are now paying for their fun in the sun. However, the majority of sun-worshipers are aware of what overexposing the skin to UV rays can do and they are trying to do something about that.   Over exposure is not a set number of minutes that you expose … Read more