#protect your skin

[uwudonoodle]

[sjw-dipper]

since it's summer and especially because the sun is so brutal right now I want to stress that EVERYONE needs to wear sunscreen. yes, everyone, this is not dependent on how much melanin is in your skin. sunscreen is not JUST for preventing the pink/red burns on pale skin (not to mention dark skin still gets burned even if it's not as visible).

sunscreen blocks ultraviolet radiation from entering the cells in your body. this radiation damages the proteins in DNA, causing cancer. skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the US and the number of people who get it worldwide increases every year as global warming gets worse and worse.

on a less lethal scale, UV radiation ages your skin unnaturally, making it wrinkly and leathery, if that's something you want to avoid. it is still damage though, make no mistake on that just because it's not cancer

it didn't occur to me people might think sunscreen only prevents burns until I offered to share mine with a black man I was lifeguarding with last summer and he told me, "my people don't need that," so now I make sure to emphasize how it protects your cells.

speaking of lifeguarding also reminds me how cloudy the pool always was. you need to apply waterproof sunscreen at least 15 minutes BEFORE getting wet otherwise it just washes right off!

TDLR: you need to wear broad-spectrum sunscreen, even if you are dark skinned! apply at least 15 minutes before getting wet! if it's a spray, rub it in, otherwise coverage will be patchy

[just-trying-to-figure-it-out]

I used to not care at all about wearing sunscreen. But now I have a sister-in-law who is a doctor and who kindly reminds us of the dangers of sun exposure and skin cancer every summer. Also my body is covered in scars which make my skin very sensitive. So now I always wear sunscreen even though, like most people, I hate the feeling.

Wear sunscreen, kids (and not-kids, too)

[lilovegaxx]

Let's complete a questionnaire!

🫧 Favourite song?

🫧 Favourite snack?

🫧 Favourite skincare item?

🫧 Latest purchase?

🫧 Favourite candle?

🫧 Last book you read?

🫧 Something you're looking forward to?

ANSWERS!

🫧 Currently "bad idea right?" By Olivia Rodrigo and "Enchanted (Taylor's Version)" by Taylor Swift

🫧 Chicken nuggets and french fries (just the basic)

🫧 Mario badescu acne drying lotion. This lady knows how to make miracles happen.

🫧 I did a shopping haul from Sarojini Nagar recently

🫧 Apple Slice by Miniso

🫧 Zodiac Academy #5, Cursed Fates

🫧 Next month's pocket money? I need it like my next breath!

I would like to tag @malboroxo to answer this questionnaire next! 😏

[htlifestyle]

Post-Holi Skincare: 7 Simple and Effective Tips To Protect Your Skin | Beauty Basics | HT Lifestyle

This video provides top 7 skincare hacks to take care of your skin post-Holi. The harsh colors used during the festival can damage your skin, leaving it feeling dry and irritated. To avoid this, use coconut oil, a mild cleanser, aloe vera gel, lukewarm water, hydrating masks, and avoid makeup for a few days. Additionally, apply a broad-spectrum sunscreen with SPF 30 or higher to protect your skin from harmful UV rays. Follow these tips to soothe and heal your skin, leaving it healthy and glowing. Enjoy the festival without worrying about damaging your skin.

[chloesimaginationthings]

Okay, but Elizabeth being an absolute savage girlboss isn't something that's talked about enough.

Love how you're spitting facts for our girly pop. 💪💪💪

TBH I go off the personality baby has, and gotta assume some of that sass is definitely Elizabeth

[marzipanandminutiae]

kind of hate that western society jumped from "dark skin is coarse and common and also ugly, whether natural or acquired from sun exposure" to "no actually tanning is The Beauty Standard (if you have naturally light skin) (still going to be racist about it) and anything bad that the entire medical establishment has to say about it is either fake or will Definitely Never Happen To You, Personally. also pale skin makes you look sick :/"

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I feel as if we should have tried harder to find a more nuanced stance there, guys

[ianthedebonair]

Heat Stroke by GQ Los Diablos

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[kndrules]

:D

[fisheito]

hey so if yakumo puts up an essence shield does it looks like

this.?

this?

or this??

[astrangertomykin]

I truly honestly understand what the hell Ashton was thinking in that moment and cannot find myself to be mad at them. When you spend your life in pain already, there is no threat or fear of more. It's all the same, really. Especially when this way you could use it to help the people you love and, finally, make that pain worthwhile.

[rhisardthewizard]

Deaths that result from resistance against settler-colonial violence is ALWAYS the fault of the colonizers. Not the colonized.

Don't want a war? Don't spend 80 years doing an apartheid against the indigenous.

[kenisle]

are there any fics about the existential/body horror and everyday idiosyncrasies of being wolverine — indestructible heavy metal skeleton, knife hands, healing factor, amnesia, and eternally chained to this mortal plane cursed to watch everyone around you age and die except this one really weird guy you can’t fucking stand who also happens to be from canada — with maybe a dash of homoeroticism? or at least just minimal heterosexuality? is that too tall an order?

[kickthecan-revolution]

It’s a lifestyle.

[bittersweetbonbon]

i love it when o5s are just. literal shadow creatures. not even identifiable as human anymore. they're a different species entirely. just a number and silhouette. that's all they need to be.

[jessieren]

And in honour of a sunny Easter Sunday (before we return to biblical rain tomorrow…)

Sunny Shaun with his sun hat