Summer fun is just around the corner, and you can have your share without risking your skin and raising the odds of getting skin cancer.

Like most Kiwis, you probably can’t wait to slip into your jandals and head to the beach, the cricket pitch or just the backyard for a dose of summer goodness. But you don’t want to get more than you bargained for.

It only takes minutes for skin to burn – we’ve all experienced it – and we now know that repeat and cumulative bouts of sunburn are the leading cause of melanoma and other skin cancers.

RISK FACTORS FOR SKIN CANCER
Sunburn and the following factors can increase the risk of melanoma and other
skin cancers…

• Fair skin
• One or more severe sunburns – especially in childhood.
• Large numbers of moles
• Large, irregularly-shaped and unevenly coloured moles called atypical or dysplastic naevi
• A personal or family history of melanoma.

ALWAYS BE SUNSMART
Given New Zealand’s notoriously harsh conditions, you should avoid the outdoors between 11am to 4pm when UV levels are at their peak. But when you are out and about, a high protection sunscreen is critical.

NEW FROM THE CANCER SOCIETY
The Cancer Society is committed to providing the best possible sunscreens and sunscreen advice to New Zealanders. And thanks to ongoing research, it has just launched a new range of specialist high-protection sunscreens – some with a difference you can feel!

The new Ultra range boasts a high SPF-rating (30+) and the most advanced formulas yet developed by the Cancer Society. With sunscreens matched to the highly active through to the very young, the Ultra range is designed to meet specific needs.

TRUSTED PROTECTION
Cancer Society sunscreens are New Zealand’s most trusted, and with the new Ultra range you now have more choice in high-quality sun protection.

Designed specifically for New Zealand conditions, the Ultra range – along with usual SunSmart behaviour – will help keep you covered for another Kiwi summer.

THE NEW RANGE
Ultra Active (30+): A dry touch sunscreen for the active person.
Ultra Sport (30+): Extra light, non-slip, sweat and water-resistant.
Ultra Children’s (30+): Specially developed for children’s delicate skin.
Ultra Dry Touch Spray (30+): A dry touch sunscreen with a trigger-spray.
Mineral Zinc (30+): Has a physical barrier that contains natural ingredients.
Insect Repellent (30+): Sunscreen with insect repellent.






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