#i don't care if you don't sunburn easily - harmful effects take place BEFORE actual vivisible sunburn okay;

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As it gets warmer more and more of us are gonna start spending time outside again, so please look after your skin! it’s your protective barrier against everything that doesn’t belong in your body, as well as an organ where numerous important processes take place; and skin cancer isn’t picky - no level of melanin can protect you 100%.

Skin cancer is one of the most dangerous cancers, and it’s on the rise - it’s especially tricky in folks with a darker complexion, as the myth that a dark complexion = enough protection against the sun is still going strong. Most often, malignant melanoma (the super bad, invasive skin cancer) is found too late - so try to monitor your sun moles and look for any changes in shape, size, coloration (get a professional dermatologist’s opinion if you notice a change!); In this way, you can catch any bad changes in time. But the golden rule remains: prevention, PREVENTION, PREVENTION

Wear your SPF, make sure there’s also UVA and UVB protection, if you can, get quality sunglasses (your eyes can get cancer from the sun too!), and please don’t stay in direct sunlight between 10am and at least 4pm - shade is your friend, clothes (covering up) are your best friend :)

Also make sure you’re staying hydrated and getting in all the vitamins and healthy fats, as they play a big role in maintaining and restoring your skin health!

#spf 5 is absolute bullshit by the way #i don't care if you don't sunburn easily - harmful effects take place BEFORE actual vivisible sunburn okay; #look after your skin bc 1. you only get one and 2. no one else's gonna doi it for you unless you're a toddler; which i assume you aren't #yeah anyway #medblr #dermatology #skin cancer #tagging some friends too: #studyvan #serendistudy #jeonchemstudy #heycoral #athenastudying #stuhde #medustudies #also #studyblr #i guess? #sabrinas posts