I came up in a time when people used to say staying in the sun too long is bad for you. People said too much sun’ll give you skin cancer. And for the longest time I stayed out of the sun, a difficult feat living in Southern California. Remember, it never rains here.
It also didn’t help that I was stung by a bee when I was 17-years-old, and I swear ever since then it was like I became allergic to the sun, especially when combined with chemically formulated sunscreen. To much exposure and I break out in a terrible rash, and my eyes swell. To this day I cannot use anything—makeup, lip balm, lotion – that has SPF. So I stayed out of the sun.
Then I learned that my vitamin D was low, and I decided to get more sun, and I tell ya, it made a world of difference…at least that’s how it seemed.
And maybe it’s just me, but I think it’s also improved my skin – the tone, the texture. I don’t know, maybe the suns rays feed my melanin. I have no idea what that means, I just know that I feel like my skin feels and looks better after it’s been kissed by the sun. Not too much sun, but a good hour of sun serves me well.
All right so that was number 3. Be sure to check back tomorrow for my 4th and final component to my holistic approach to beauty.
Until then!
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