Comments on: Slip Slop Slap: A Way of Life in Australia http://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/2008/09/slip-slop-slap-a-way-of-life-in-australia/ Adventures of a Girl with No Fixed Address Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:04:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: lola http://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/2008/09/slip-slop-slap-a-way-of-life-in-australia/comment-page-1/#comment-4092 lola Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:34:02 +0000 http://theprofessionalhobo.com/2008/09/slip-slop-slap-a-way-of-life-in-australia/#comment-4092 Sun exposure alone is not what causes skin cancer. All the toxins, pesticides, chemicals that accumulate in the body are what cause skin cancer - when they react with the UV rays. The ingredients in sunscreen have been proven to CAUSE skin cancer. If you must use sun screen make sure to use one that is all natural and doesn't contain any parabens or dioxane. I never advise getting burned, so please slather up when you will be out too long! But wearing sunscreen all day every day is exactly what we need to avoid. UVB rays are what promote the body's own cancer fighting mechanisms from the inside. By not getting UVB rays we are actually increasing our cancer risk. UVB also provokes collagen and relastin growth. UVA is essential for vitamin D and a tan. Skin cancer rates we never traced until the 1920's when sunscreen was marketed. Since then skin cancer rates have increased yearly (along with the increased use of sun screen) - similar to the "fluoride is good for teeth" argument. Eat an organic natural diet, avoid chemicals, wear a hat. Don't wear sunscreen unless you will be out at the beach all day or will absolutely burn. The skin will absorb what you put on it, so I wouldn't use a sunscreen that I wouldn't eat :) Sun exposure alone is not what causes skin cancer. All the toxins, pesticides, chemicals that accumulate in the body are what cause skin cancer – when they react with the UV rays. The ingredients in sunscreen have been proven to CAUSE skin cancer. If you must use sun screen make sure to use one that is all natural and doesn’t contain any parabens or dioxane.

I never advise getting burned, so please slather up when you will be out too long! But wearing sunscreen all day every day is exactly what we need to avoid.

UVB rays are what promote the body’s own cancer fighting mechanisms from the inside. By not getting UVB rays we are actually increasing our cancer risk. UVB also provokes collagen and relastin growth. UVA is essential for vitamin D and a tan.

Skin cancer rates we never traced until the 1920′s when sunscreen was marketed. Since then skin cancer rates have increased yearly (along with the increased use of sun screen) – similar to the “fluoride is good for teeth” argument.

Eat an organic natural diet, avoid chemicals, wear a hat. Don’t wear sunscreen unless you will be out at the beach all day or will absolutely burn. The skin will absorb what you put on it, so I wouldn’t use a sunscreen that I wouldn’t eat :)

]]> By: Nora Dunn http://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/2008/09/slip-slop-slap-a-way-of-life-in-australia/comment-page-1/#comment-185 Nora Dunn Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:26:00 +0000 http://theprofessionalhobo.com/2008/09/slip-slop-slap-a-way-of-life-in-australia/#comment-185 Crap! I figured I was getting it wrong somehow...I asked a number of people, and the answer wasn't always the same....or maybe they just said it too quickly...(smiles)<br/><br/>Thanks for the clarification! Crap! I figured I was getting it wrong somehow…I asked a number of people, and the answer wasn’t always the same….or maybe they just said it too quickly…(smiles)

Thanks for the clarification!

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/2008/09/slip-slop-slap-a-way-of-life-in-australia/comment-page-1/#comment-184 Anonymous Sun, 28 Sep 2008 23:01:00 +0000 http://theprofessionalhobo.com/2008/09/slip-slop-slap-a-way-of-life-in-australia/#comment-184 It's actually "slip on a shirt" not sunglasses It’s actually “slip on a shirt” not sunglasses

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