Submitted by hareyan on Apr 28th, 2008
If you can't live a day without applying your favorite shiny lip gloss then be warned of skin cancer risk as according to a doctor from Baylor University Medical Center, shiny lip balms and lip gloss may actually increase your risk of skin cancer.
Dermatologist Christine White of Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas has stated that shiny lip balm and gloss increases risk of skin cancer and that people do not realize the risk they put themselves in when they use the shiny lip balms and glosses.
The shiny lip balms and glosses actually increase light penetration skin through the lip surface.
The best advice and recommendation to avoid the increased skin cancer risk is to use a layer of SPF 30 sun protection under any shiny lip balms and glosses. This comes as a recent study has revealed that less than 25% of Americans use some form of lip protection.
Lips are extremely susceptible to chronic sun damage and are more prone to develop cancers. The shiny balms and glosses don't protect, they actually attract the sun. By Go Health Daily
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Go Healthy Daily