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Protecting Yourself from Sun Damage
Although the sun is always damaging to the skin, the amount of damage can be limited by a few sensible precautions:
- Minimize direct exposure to mid-day sun,
- Wear a broad hat and shirt,
- When outside in the mid-day (10am-3pm) during the sunny season from March until October try to find shade.
When in the sun, clothes are the best protection. Sunscreen should only be used as a supplement to a broad hat (3 - 4 inch brim) and a shirt. Any fabric that cannot be seen through will give reasonable protection, but the new microfiber nylons are very sun protective.
SunPrecautions.com (1-800-882-7860) make uncompromisingly protective products. The products pictured in the links below from other companies are especially inexpensive and breathable.
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