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| For Trish, a link to this two-tone hat. |
Australian hat company, Wallaroo makes it easy by offering a wide range of fashionable and functional sun hats in cotton, paper and other natural fibers. They are designed with a 3-4 inch brim you can turn up. Made for men, women and children, the hats are flexible, crushable and travel well.
Not only do sun hats protect us from skin cancer, they shield us from wrinkles and premature aging. So now that we've sprung forward, I will start wearing them.
Are you already in the good habit of wearing hats?
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Hi Debbie, An Australian item!! Those hats are everywhere here, but we still have the highest skin cancer rate in the world :(
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen the black/cream one around though, it is very pretty and one I would probably grab if I see it. Have fun in the sun :)
Well I thought of you, Trish, when I wrote it.:)
DeleteHow I wish THE SAVVY SHOPPER had a travel budget. I'd love to write more blogs about up and comming Australian fashion designers and also emerging Canadian designers. There are many talented designers all over the world. Not to mention beauty skin care and makeup to discover! But to do them blog justice, I'd have to visit all the shops in the respective countries. Only in my dreams and aspirations at this point, Trish.
I know sun screen and hats are a must in Australia, which is closer to the sun than other parts of the globe. Great for plants, flowers and certain animals, but not us without plenty of sun protection. Slather it on, Trish. You should show off some of your favorite hats! A good future blog, no? I'd be interested!
Dearest Debbie,
ReplyDeleteYou don't have to be a skin doctor for knowing this.
For ages all the Chinese people and also in countries like Indonesia, have been wearing those woven hats when working in the rice fields or other fields.
For both of us, our main outdoor activity is biking.
We're kind of bumped off having this protective 'rim' as the bike helmet is a must and it has nothing!
Sure, only the last couple of decennia there is an extensive screening of skin for any skin cancer or pre-cancers. That was not the case one generation back. Did people then die more from skin cancers?
Love those rollable, thus packable hats!
Hugs,
Mariette
In generations past tanned skin was a sign you were not of the leisure class and had to work out in the fields, so people tended to wear hats and clothing so keep their skin fair. After the population shifted from rurual to urban, tans became fashionable because it was a sign you could afford to go on vacations.
DeleteSo although people didn't have sun screenings like we may do today, they tended to stay out of the sun until relatively recently. Skin cancer is on the rise, and medical scientists are concerned about it.
Debbie,
DeleteThe population has increased drastically since the times of fair skinned royalty, versus the working class that tended the fields. With the industrial era, things have changed and sports for the biggest part have become a big commodity. Add to that the tourism industry where they sell 'sunshine' and beaches.
So that alone increased the skin cancer related cases. But hats and head covers have been worn by all peoples that live closer to the equator.
All those so-called sunscreens are often not safe for the skin either - but the entire sun care industry remains a gigantic one! Of course they will continue to promote it as it brings in big $$$$$$
Hugs,
Mariette
You know, I tend to take advise from doctors and researches seriously. It depends on how much you tend to stay out in sun, your activities. And where you live also. For example: In Austrialia, a part of the world that is close to the sun, one better be deligent in wearing protection -- be it hats, clothing, or sun screen. There are sun screen lotions with clean igredients. But for Australians, the greater damage is exposure to the sun's UVA and UVB rays, the real likeness of developing malignant melanoma that outweighs all other concerns. In our part of the world too, this deadliest of skin cancers is on the rise.
DeleteOther generations wore more clothing; didn't spend as much leisure time out in the sun; lived under a different ozone, and sometimes died without the benefit of a diagnosis. Whatever the reason, I do take modern medical advise to heart. In my case I stay in the shade as much as possible, but wear sun screen on my face all year around. I buy makeup with sun screen in it. I use Olay (has sun screen in it) on my arms and legs in the summer too.
Yes Debbie, we do too but being a micro biologist we know rather well what is going on and also the cause and consequence. Still the tremendous market of sunscreens, good and bad, is tremendous so you have to keep that into consideration! Australia is in the Southern Hemisphere and equals to our Northern Hemisphere. We've worked there several times and have relatives in Australia. Aside from the far northern part it is in no way closer to the equator. The world's largest population is all around the equator! When we lived and worked in Indonesia, we were right on the equator! Also being high in the mountains increases the risk.
DeleteCheck EcoWatch.com and look up safe sunscreens.
Also check for unsafe ingredients; https://www.ewg.org/skindeep/
Via Cosdna.com you can read about Olay natural UV cream: http://www.cosdna.com/eng/cosmetic_82f82804.html
Both of us have always done analysis for our job and guess we will continue doing that for the remainder of our life. Everyone has to look out for him- or herself. If we go by what 'they' write or recommend without doing our own research, you might pay a high price for it.
Hugs,
Mariette
Here's the answer to why Australians have high rates of skin cancer: https://www.cancerwa.asn.au/articles/news-2018/why-does-australia-have-so-much-skin-cancer-hint-i/
DeleteI knew they did, but not exactly why, and don't mind learning along with my readers.
Now, let's return to the subject of this particular blog ... cute, fashionable sun hats! :)
xoxo
Dearest Debbie,
DeleteAs I already stated in my first comment: "Love those rollable, thus packable hats!"
If you put something out on the world wide web, you better make sure you can back it up and have checked your 'source'.
The link you give here above, is having such a mediocre web presence, for what it is pretending to be. Your blog and my humble blog combined, do have more web presence... Go figure! http://bit.ly/2Pcrz8J
Indeed, better keep it cute and fashionable with some lovely and packable hats!
Hugs,
Mariette
I wish I looked as cute in hats as the model above. Pearls and false eyelashes don't hurt. I'll go as far as the pearls. :)
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