Tips for Using Sunscreens

Here are some tips for getting the most benefit from sunscreen products:

1. Apply the product liberally over all exposed areas of your body. Don’t forget your ears, the back of your neck and, if you are balding, the top of your head.

2. Use a sunscreen even on cloudy or hazy days.

3. Encourage children to use a sunscreen each time they go outside. The cumulative effects of unprotected sun exposure over many years weaken the skin’s elasticity, leading to sagging cheeks, deeper facial wrinkles and skin discoloration later in life.

4. Always use a sunscreen if you have sensitive skin, suffer allergic reactions to the sun, or are exposed to the sun on a regular basis.

5. Apply makeup over a sunscreen. Sunscreens used under makeup are still effective.

5. If possible, try to avoid being exposed to the sun, especially when the sun’s rays are most intense.

Finally, remember that hats and other clothing protect best against the sun. But of course, you don't need to cover your body with thick clothes like its winter so the sun won't hit your skin, just wear proper clothing, or please use sunscreen (in case you want to have sun tanning).

Beat the Heat!

I think most places as of this season of the year, is having a summer cycle. When it is summer, we can expect sunshine, heat and hot. What could we expect aside from those mentioned? Well, its solution. Ha!

Okay, how to beat the heat? There are actually a lot of solutions but it only start and end of one thing, coolness. How to have a cool temperature. How to be of the heat that won't burn us.

Hemmm.. any solution? For me, drinking cold water, using air conditioning, going to the falls and get wet/swimming, eat good foods which are not that warm (let us not forget to warm all the foods we gotta eat but make sure, we won't be consuming soup all the time, eh). Desserts like maja blanca, sweetened taro root or any cool desserts would do. Do not forget cool fruits, is great to beat the heat. Ooh yeah, ice cream, did I ice cream? He! ;-) If you could get what I am trying to say. Yep, I think of ice cream this time. Mmmm.. :-) The thing is, we have to beat the heat to be hydrated all the time. Remember, dehydration cause a lot of trouble in our body. So, beat the heat!

What Do You Do This Summer?

Summer is the best season hanging out with family, friends, office mates and love ones. I say so, that is because of its good weather condition. Because summer time seems to be hot, usually folks spend their summer in beautiful beaches or in swimming pools. And some also go to different places just to visit different beautiful scenic spots.

But what do you do during this summer vacation? One friend of mine  visited her high school friends. She shared (and yes, with her permission) that  it’s been a long time since they didn’t met each other, and she's so happy seeing them yesterday because some of them finally have their own family and kids. What about you?

Me? I already visited Santa Monica Beach (and even swam in there) with my cousin and friend some days ago to start my summer with. Sneaking-in my little time just for stressing-free myself as they said. Aren't they cool? Smile. :-)

Missing Summer

Fall has just been here. I know it is pretty amazing but I am missing summer already! The warm and lazy summer afternoons, the stroll along the beach, hunting for fascinating pieces from the ocean, or the interesting small pieces of rocks, the comfortable phillies shirts, dkny swimwear or anything suited for the season. Mostly, I miss giving my tired feet a break from all the long hours of shoe-wearing and walking around on flip flops all day long! 

I also miss the spur of the moment trips going to places, on my friends' house, strolling around or having fun under the sun. They were loads of fun. Or remember when you got all hyped up for a much-awaited and well-deserved summer vacation trip out-of-town? You spent endless of hours planning the trip and making mental notes of which items to bring along, ticking imaginably on babies’ toys and diaper items or checking delinte tires to prepare the car for the long drive, among a most of other things that you have done and packed. And will you ever forget packing the colorful swimsuits you bought for the family in matching colors, pink, which left dad flabbergasted? Really, summer had been a lot of fun though there are still (can still do that stuffs) a lot we can do this autumn season. Just reminiscing. Ah, who would not miss that fun under the sun?!

Swimming for Summer Fun

Summer fun. What have you done or planning to do for the rest of this summer season? Have you already gone for swimming at your favorite beach or just in your yard pool? I can tell how you and your kids, family or friends is enjoying it or at least imagining for a bonding or very soon. Probably you are already cleaning your pool now and thinking of where to get some new swimming pool supplies for a new-look pool to be enjoyed by everybody. Ooh yeah, I can imagine of being in a 111 degrees Fahrenheit in a house. Dehydration occurs. Now, I am up for filling up our tub to break the noise of humidity and just soak in a cold water to minimize our A/C bill. Ah! Later. It is really great of having a yard pool for swimming in the yard this year's season. Wish-a-wish (though I cannot complain of having a tub instead of a swimming pool, however, I am happy to those have one)! Enjoy! :-)

Got One Cool Shirt

Yes, I do not have a picture of it but one day very soon, I let you see it. It is not an intention to buy to buy for it but a need of just have to do it. I say "need" because I was in a shopping store to cool-off the hotness of the weather the day after yesterday. Then I felt amusing looking at the shirt which is not that pricey, as always I am looking for a discount, sale or coupon as I window shop. Good thing I have enough money for it or else my shopping soul could felt uncomfortable. Oops! And also it is not a good manner of being at the store for long and do not buy something even only one. Well, exclusion for it if the store does not have what you look for. For the name of cooling-off, one must also pay for it through buying something, or as I said even only one. It does not mean to buy the pricey or the wants but what count is what is in your mind or the conscience behind it. Ha! Do I sound silly? That's for you then to judge, pre-judge or whatever. Kiver! ;-)