Melanoma has a direct connection with excessive UV exposure. True or False?
• How come I’m tanning, but my legs aren’t getting as dark as the rest of me? A couple of things are happening. First the skin on your legs is thicker than other parts of your body, making it more difficult for the light to penetrate. There is not as much fatty tissue (especially on the shins); therefore there is not as much blood flowing around as places like your stomach and buttocks. Also women whenever you shave your legs, you take some of the top layers of skin off. Those top layers were your tan. • My face and legs don’t’ tan very well. What should I do? Our face is the only part of our body that does not produce its own moisture. Our legs become a little dryer because of clothing, hosiery etc. Fact is that moist skin tan much better than dry skin. Use a moisturizer twice a day. • I get white spots, little patches that won’t tan, what are they? Most likely it’s a harmless fungus that lives on the skins surface. It wasn’t noticeable before because they don’t absorb UV rays. The re
