It’s Summer Solstice, let’s talk about sunscreens

June 21, 2015June 19, 2017 ~ stashy ~ 23 Comments

Happy Summer Solstice! Aka the longest day of the year, aka official first day of summer. And I want to remind everyone to wear their sunscreen today, and every day! 🙂

If you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time, you’ll know what I’m an advocate of sunscreen. No other anti-aging skincare is as effective as sunscreen.

There are 2 general categories of sunscreens: 1) chemical and 2) physical (or sometimes referred to as mineral). I personally prefer physical sunscreen (combinations of titanium dioxide [TiO2] and zinc oxide [ZnO]), for a number of reasons:
• much more photostable than chemical sunscreens
• less likely to cause skin reactions
• combined, TiO2 and ZnO covers the entire spectrum of UVB and UVA rays (and you want to protect well against both: UVB causes sunburns but UVA causes aging)

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Consonant Skincare Annual Skin Care Swap

May 25, 2015May 25, 2015 ~ stashy ~ 10 Comments

Starting today, Consonant Skincare will be offering their annual Skin Care Swap. This is a phenomenal offer: bring in a full size face wash, face cream, eye cream, face mask, sunscreen (used or unused) to trade in for 50% off the equivalent in Consonant Skincare product. They will even honour the discount via social media requests if shoppers can’t make it to the stores. Find out more details by clicking on the image below.

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