UV rays inside home?
Mar 28th 2010, 5:48 am
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Re: UV rays inside home?
Sun does damage the skin but hereditary genes damage it more and smoking does as well.
Take a look at the older members of the family and see how many wrinkles they have and then you have an idea of what to look forward to.
My Mum lived in the Kimberly for many many years and she has wonderful skin for her age she looks a lot younger than she is.
Anyway who cares when one is old one is old wrinkled or not.
Take a look at the older members of the family and see how many wrinkles they have and then you have an idea of what to look forward to.
My Mum lived in the Kimberly for many many years and she has wonderful skin for her age she looks a lot younger than she is.
Anyway who cares when one is old one is old wrinkled or not.
Mar 28th 2010, 9:44 am
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I've never used sunscreen indoors, actually rarely use it outdoors either, and I have been free from trouble, but I know others who use it religiously, and have had cancer spots removed.
This, together with other replies, seems to add weight to this UK research..
Sunscreen use actually causes cancer, it doesn't prevent it, says exhaustive scientific research
Now the research is finally coming out to prove it: sunscreen use actually causes cancer, according to comprehensive new research published in the U.K.
There are two primary reasons why sunscreen causes cancer. First, and most importantly, the use of sunscreen blocks the skin from absorbing the sun's rays. That's what it's supposed to do, right? Yes, but in doing so, it also blocks the creation of all-essential vitamin D, the nutrient that the human body desperately needs to prevent as many as 25 chronic diseases. Notably: prostate cancer, breast cancer, osteoporosis, schizophrenia and heart disease.
There are two primary reasons why sunscreen causes cancer. First, and most importantly, the use of sunscreen blocks the skin from absorbing the sun's rays. That's what it's supposed to do, right? Yes, but in doing so, it also blocks the creation of all-essential vitamin D, the nutrient that the human body desperately needs to prevent as many as 25 chronic diseases. Notably: prostate cancer, breast cancer, osteoporosis, schizophrenia and heart disease.
Mar 28th 2010, 10:07 am
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Re: UV rays inside home?
You can get enough vitamin D from the sun by exposing a very small area of your body to the sun for about 10 mins. A small area such as hand and lower arm would be enough. That is 10 mins when UV radiation is low not peak times.
Mar 28th 2010, 10:14 am
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My dad always had his left arm white and his right arm brown below the elbow cos he was a London cabbie and always had his right arm bent at the elbow and resting on the open window, wearing short sleeved shirt.
Mar 28th 2010, 10:27 am
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Re: UV rays inside home?
Approved By The Australian And New Zealand Bone And Mineral Society, Osteoporosis Australia, The Australasian College Of Dermatologists And The Cancer Council Australia
Risks And Benefits Of Sun Exposure
Recommendations
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In winter, in the southern regions of Australia where UV radiation levels are less intense, maintenance of vitamin D levels may require 2-3 hours of sunlight exposure to the face, arms and hands or equivalent area of skin over a week.
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I think exposure means direct, unfiltered, noon sunlight.
Who knows if vitamin D pills can fully replace sunlight?
Risks And Benefits Of Sun Exposure
Recommendations
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In winter, in the southern regions of Australia where UV radiation levels are less intense, maintenance of vitamin D levels may require 2-3 hours of sunlight exposure to the face, arms and hands or equivalent area of skin over a week.
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I think exposure means direct, unfiltered, noon sunlight.
Who knows if vitamin D pills can fully replace sunlight?
Mar 28th 2010, 10:52 am
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Re: UV rays inside home?
We have UV blocking laminated glass in our windows - mostly for energy efficiency and security.
It's easy to see the effect of UV blocking - carpets, furniture and curtains do not fade. If you have faded furnishings then you have a measure of how much UV is coming through your windows.
It's easy to see the effect of UV blocking - carpets, furniture and curtains do not fade. If you have faded furnishings then you have a measure of how much UV is coming through your windows.
Mar 28th 2010, 11:17 am
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We have UV blocking laminated glass in our windows - mostly for energy efficiency and security.
It's easy to see the effect of UV blocking - carpets, furniture and curtains do not fade. If you have faded furnishings then you have a measure of how much UV is coming through your windows.
It's easy to see the effect of UV blocking - carpets, furniture and curtains do not fade. If you have faded furnishings then you have a measure of how much UV is coming through your windows.
we don't have daylight saving 
Mar 28th 2010, 7:46 pm
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Re: UV rays inside home?
No way!! I integrated and am now a real aussie beauty , barrel shaped, beer belly, bare feet are black and heels thick with an inch of dry skin, skin like the hide of an old croc, baggy cotton shorts and a tank top, bare feet, and in winter I go to work in flannel pj's
Actually I became really serious about skin cancer, rays etc after a couple of y close calls with the deadly type of 'innocent' looking moles. On fair people they can show up as nothing more than a tiny lump of white skin, not even mole looking. People are looking for black, brown and red moles, not a tiny bit of raised white skin
You do all the sunsmart stuff outside, then wonder 'why" did this happen, of course your totally ignoring the radiation thats getting you inside, in the car, the 5 mins in the garden, others on here have said they can get burnt in qld pegging out the washing, thats a 10 minute job.
, barrel shaped, beer belly, bare feet are black and heels thick with an inch of dry skin, skin like the hide of an old croc, baggy cotton shorts and a tank top, bare feet, and in winter I go to work in flannel pj's Actually I became really serious about skin cancer, rays etc after a couple of y close calls with the deadly type of 'innocent' looking moles. On fair people they can show up as nothing more than a tiny lump of white skin, not even mole looking. People are looking for black, brown and red moles, not a tiny bit of raised white skin
You do all the sunsmart stuff outside, then wonder 'why" did this happen, of course your totally ignoring the radiation thats getting you inside, in the car, the 5 mins in the garden, others on here have said they can get burnt in qld pegging out the washing, thats a 10 minute job.
Mar 28th 2010, 9:10 pm
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Mar 28th 2010, 9:29 pm
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Re: UV rays inside home?
We have UV blocking laminated glass in our windows - mostly for energy efficiency and security.
It's easy to see the effect of UV blocking - carpets, furniture and curtains do not fade. If you have faded furnishings then you have a measure of how much UV is coming through your windows.
It's easy to see the effect of UV blocking - carpets, furniture and curtains do not fade. If you have faded furnishings then you have a measure of how much UV is coming through your windows.
We had a tile and carpet shop at one stage and carpet is often replaced after only a few years due to the fading/damage caused by the sun, often the backing just breaks up, carpet shops love it, very profitable.
Pretty obvious if you live in a house and it gets sun it also reaches your skin. Not rocket science however people seem amazed at the revalation
Mar 28th 2010, 10:33 pm
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Re: UV rays inside home?
If you are indoors out of direct sunlight then I don't think there's any need to wear suncream.
If you have a lot of glass in your house (big sliding doors etc) and also surfaces just outside that might reflect UV into your living areas (e.g. white walls, light coloured patios, swimming pool very close to the house) then perhaps there is some reason to be a little more concerned... but surely it would be common sense to stop the UV rays getting in (blinds, curtains etc) as opposed to applying sun tan cream indoors.
Mar 28th 2010, 11:13 pm
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Re: UV rays inside home?
Better to look a right prawn than the overdone lobster
So, from now on I'm going to, at all times:
1) Slip on a hazmat suit
2) Slop on some dulux undercoat
3) Slap the first person that laughs at me
I might keep wearing the thongs but I'll add wooly tight-weave brown socks for extra protection.
I'll look like the first English tourist on the moon.
So, from now on I'm going to, at all times:
1) Slip on a hazmat suit
2) Slop on some dulux undercoat
3) Slap the first person that laughs at me
I might keep wearing the thongs but I'll add wooly tight-weave brown socks for extra protection.
I'll look like the first English tourist on the moon.