How to Prevent Actinic Keratosis and Skin Cancer
If you have small, scaly patches on your skin, you may have a serious condition called Actinic Keratosis. Many dermatologists consider it a precancerous condition, with a real chance of developing into cancer. Following some key steps can improve your chances of preventing more keratoses and skin cancer down the road.
First, put a limit on your skin's time in the sun. If you have to go into the sun, be sure to use protective clothing and sunscreen. In addition, you can use a natural skin care product to protect and moisturize your skin.
At the top of the list is staying out of the sun as much as you can. Try to put a limit on the number of hours you spend outside, even if there are clouds in the sky. Remember, the sun is most powerful between 10am and 4pm, so try to stay inside if possible during those hours. Also, the sun's rays are more harmful at a higher altitude, or around snow, ice or water.
If you have to go out into the sun, it is essential that you try to protect your skin with sunscreen and/or clothing. Use a sunscreen with an SPF of at least 15, preferably 30-50. To be effective, apply your sunscreen 20-30 minutes before going out into the sun. Don't enter the water immediately after putting on your sunscreen. Also, make sure you reapply sunscreen every 1-2 hours, even on cloudy days. Your lips need sunscreen too!
In addition to wearing sunscreen, protective clothing will help shield your skin from harmful sun rays. Try to wear long sleeves, pants, hats, and sunglasses to protect yourself from both UVA and UVB rays. Tight weave clothing is the best choice. Also, wide brimmed hats will help shield your face and neck from the sun's damage.
Another proactive way to care for your skin and prevent further sun damage is to use a skin care cream. According to research on actinic keratosis, certain actinic keratoses treatments can greatly reduce the physical appearance of keratoses, as well as eliminate the affected skin cells and produce, new healthy cells. The most effective creams use trichloroacetic acid for actinic keratosis to reduce the skin lesions.
BIOSKINCARE is a great, natural product that gives your skin a healthy glow and generates new healthy skin cells. Not only will BIOSKINCARE leave your skin free of actinic keratosis, but you will look years younger as well. BIOSKINCARE is a healthy skin cream that will give you results in just weeks. If you use BIOSKINCARE regularly, you can also prevent actinic keratosis from other areas of your face and body. Using BIOSKINCARE consistently will also prevent actinic keratosis outbreaks.
Published June 15th, 2009
Filed in Health
