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My name is Maria.
Easy-going, fun-loving, happy and content.
I work in customer service at a hotel chain. I love my work and it allows me to meet many fascinating people. There's never a dull moment and no day is the same!
I have some skin damage from when I was younger and quite clueless about sun protection. For the last 10 years, I've been much more careful about the sun, pretty much applying sunscreen whenever I go out and buying high-quality, sun protective clothing. I have been a Solbari customer for a while now and I've learnt a lot just by reading an occasional email from the company.
I stay indoors and avoid the sun unless I really need to go out. No more just hanging out in the garden without any cover. No more spending hours on the beach, in the full sun. I used to think that a tanned body is more attractive, so I was trying to tan whenever I could, especially since I'm naturally quite pale. Believe me, having a nice tan is not worth it if you damage your skin and risk getting skin cancer.
I use the SunSmart app on my phone, which tells me the UV factor every day. It's really good to see what hours I can just go out without sunscreen or a hat and when I need to be more careful.
I also use Solbari sleeves and gloves when I drive, especially during long car trips around the summer holidays. It's so much easier than re-applying sunscreen, worrying about stains, or having oily hands. I can simply enjoy being outside much more when I can just put on my sun protective shirt and pants and not worry as much about covering myself in sunscreen!
It's never too early to start taking care of your skin - your older self will be very grateful if you start right away! Don't buy into believing that you need to be nicely tanned at all times. You will be much better off avoiding sun, skin damage and premature wrinkles. Not to mention the risk of getting skin cancer.
Thank you Maria for helping raise awareness for skin cancer, melanoma and skin conditions, and sharing your story with us and our Solbari Community.
The Solbari Team
Your skin is your largest organ and has a long memory. Sun exposure and ultraviolet (UV) damage is cumulative throughout your life. Research shows that sun damage contributes to more than 90% of wrinkles, brown spots, premature skin ageing as well as precancerous and cancerous skin lesions.
Limiting sun exposure is very important. As the UV rays cause the most damage to the skin.
It often takes many years and sometimes decades for the effects to become visible.
But the good news is that taking care of your skin form now onwards may be able to help you to reduce the probability of skin cancers and minimise skin ageing.
Dermatologists recommend UPF50+ sun protective clothing and a broad brim sun hat as the first line of defence against premature skin ageing, sunburn, skin cancer and melanoma. Sunscreen with a SPF rating above 30 should be applied to skin that is directly exposed to the sun.
