While you’re helping your significant other get slathered up with sunscreen this weekend, throw in a little bonus gift: a skin check.
You see, there’s a benefit to being this close. Couples with tight-knit bonds are more likely to carefully check each other’s skin for moles, bumps, and other worrisome marks.
I’ve Got Your Back
Skin self-exams can catch melanoma and other skin cancers early, when treatment has the best shot. And in a study of melanoma survivors, couples in close relationships were about three times more likely to do the skin-check deed. A partner can help with hard-to-see spots, too -- like your back and your scalp. (Find out how much less likely skin checkers are to die of melanoma.)
Extra Skin Safeguards
Along with slathering on sunscreen, try these stay-young skin-savers:
RealAge Benefit: Safely getting enough sun can make your RealAge as much as 1.7 years younger.
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You see, there’s a benefit to being this close. Couples with tight-knit bonds are more likely to carefully check each other’s skin for moles, bumps, and other worrisome marks.
I’ve Got Your Back
Skin self-exams can catch melanoma and other skin cancers early, when treatment has the best shot. And in a study of melanoma survivors, couples in close relationships were about three times more likely to do the skin-check deed. A partner can help with hard-to-see spots, too -- like your back and your scalp. (Find out how much less likely skin checkers are to die of melanoma.)
Extra Skin Safeguards
Along with slathering on sunscreen, try these stay-young skin-savers:
- Get a good product. Check the label for these protective ingredients.
- Choose the right SPF . . . based on your own skin’s sun sensitivity.
- Avoid peak sun time. That means 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Get zesty. Zest from lemon, orange, or grapefruit peels protects your skin (here’s why). Try some in your tea.
RealAge Benefit: Safely getting enough sun can make your RealAge as much as 1.7 years younger.
Take the RealAge Test
