Sizzle factor
Most people love being outside in the sunshine. Feeling the sun on our skin makes us feel happy and relaxed and provides us with essential vitamins needed to keep us healthy.
But too much sun can damage our skin and, whether you're catching up on the gardening, playing a round of golf, working on a building site, maintaining the roads, outdoors on a farm, or relaxing on a beach, looking after your skin is vitally important.
Many people think a suntan is a sign of heath. In fact it is a sign that the skin has been damaged. Suntanned skin will age faster, and become wrinkled prematurely.
Worse still, repeated or constant tanning increases the risk of skin cancer. The cumulative effects of sunburn or excessive use of sunbeds can increase your risk of skin cancer.
The latest fashion is to be pale and beautiful rather than tanned and fatally flawed, so see the SunSmart section to see how you can protect yourself in the sun.
