The Sun Is Not Your Friend
The following entry was sent to members of our mailing list on August 31, 2007. Since we have since attracted more subscribers, this information will be new to many of you readers, especially with summer right around the corner.  Some of the information has been either extracted or updated for sake of relevance, but the general health information remains the same and will perhaps always be relevant.
With all that said, here is Maine Laser Skin Care’s first official blog entry. Of course, we welcome your questions and comments.
The Sun Is Not Your Friend
Many of the skin problems that I treat at Maine Laser Skin Care are a direct result of long-term sun damage. Despite the short-term warming feeling of the sun (and for that matter, tanning beds) on your skin, the sun is not your friend.
The sun damage effects on your skin are the cumulative effect of all the sun exposure over your life. That’s why sunburns and/or tanning as you get older cause more bad effects. Even though it seems that “they (e.g. veins, spots, wrinkles) just suddenly appearedâ€, you have been damaging your skin for years leading up to the cosmetic appearance of damage.
While I can certainly treat and improve the appearance of your damaged skin, I strongly advocate protection of your skin to slow or prevent skin damage. Good sunblock is the key. A good sunblock should protect against the effects of UVA and UVB rays.
The SPF number on sunblock only tells you how much UVB is blocked. Why is UVA important? Because UVA is the cause of skin cancer and most skin aging changes. UVA is also present year-round and in all climates. If there is daylight, even on cloudy days, you are exposed to UVA and its damaging effects on your skin.
For that reason, Maine Laser Skin care recommends our Replenishing Sunblock which is not only SPF 36, but also provides superior UVA protection for your skin compared to other products tested.
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Average UVA Protection
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           84.90%                         80.00%                          79.30%Â
Replenishing SunblockÂ
 Protect your skin daily all year long. Make daily sunblock part of your daily skin care routine. As with all the products I recommend, Replenishing Sunblock can be ordered on our website. Also, Replenishing Sunblock is on sale for the month of April, so stop by our office in Vassalboro, or (for those of you without access to HTML) visit the following page to get this product at an unbeatable price:
http://www.mainelaserskincare.com/shop/product.php?productid=32&cat=10&page=1
And before I forget, welcome to our e-newsletter, which will be send to you at least once a month. This newsletter will discuss vital skin care topics for your information and education. I also welcome you to forward this and other relevant messages to any friends and family who may be interested in skin care. Thank you very much for choosing Maine Laser Skin Care for all your dermatological needs.Â
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