{"id":1337,"date":"2013-06-04T07:30:03","date_gmt":"2013-06-04T11:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicolevanputten.com\/?p=1337"},"modified":"2013-06-04T10:53:20","modified_gmt":"2013-06-04T14:53:20","slug":"sunshine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nicolevanputten.com\/2013\/06\/04\/sunshine\/","title":{"rendered":"Let The Sunshine In"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chow.com<\/a> has a YouTube channel that tells everyone how they are doing things wrong in the kitchen. It’s actually a pretty good group of videos if you can get past the fact that they are incredibly bossy. I’m attempting to adapt a new set of best practices that I can memorize and then use in every situation, one of which is, don’t give advice unless you are asked for it first. I’ve been working with these best practices for about five days and I’m about to give you some advice, even though you didn’t ask for it. It’s life saving, life changing advice, and I promise not to get bossy, so we’re just going to have to look past me breaking my own rules.<\/p>\n

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Your skin is your largest organ and covers about 20 square feet of space. Your skin is vitally important because it holds all of your organs, bones, and muscles together. Skin also keeps the bad stuff out while maintaining your\u00a0<\/span>temperature. Your skin is amazing and most of you don’t take care of it. Not smoking, avoiding stress, living a chemical free lifestyle, and of course staying out of the sun are excellent ways to look after your skin, but you can do better.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Every single person should wear a shot glass full of sunscreen<\/a> 30 SPF of higher every single day. Broad spectrum coverage sunscreen <\/span>prevents skin cancer<\/a> and wrinkly skin. I’ve got the scars from the biopsies of the melanomas when I did not wear<\/a> sunscreen and I’d rather not have any more. The “freckles” on my face are actually sunspots and are permanent from when I tanned<\/a> as a teenager to help the hereditary skin condition I have. Sunscreen is not painful, but a visit to the dermatologist can be.<\/span><\/p>\n

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My skin allergies make it nearly impossible for me to use most products, but today there are lots of organic and all natural sunscreens that fit the bill. Kiss My Face<\/a>\u00a0has a great line of all natural sunscreens that aren’t oily or heavy. The Honest Company<\/a>\u00a0has a pure mineral sunscreen that is incredibly effective and is great for people with sensitive skin. Badger Balm<\/a>\u00a0has three levels of sunscreen protection from daily to active to sport and all three are organic and chemical free. Wearing sunscreen is easy. I wear it every day and so should you, even if you don’t even venture outside.<\/p>\n

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One ounce seems like a lot of sunscreen, but trust me your skin will love it. The\u00a0Australians have a fun video that sums up how to apply sunscreen with a catchy song and tips. They also have an app that can be downloaded at the app store for the iPhone<\/a>\u00a0which will tell you when it’s time to reapply your sunscreen and how much to put on each area of your body.<\/p>\n