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Over the coming weeks, we will be publishing some stories from the Solbari Community to help raise awareness about skin cancer, melanoma and sun protection.
If you are interested in sharing your story, please answer the following questions from the relevant questionnaire and send us a picture of yourself being sun safe in the outdoors.
We will be running 2 questionnaires.
Questionnaire 1:
For individuals who have been diagnosed with skin cancer or melanoma:
1) What is your name?
2) Describe yourself in 3 to 5 words.
3) How did you discover your skin cancer/melanoma and how long ago?
4) What is your attitude towards sun protection today?
5) What would you tell your 16 year old self about sun protection?
Please send your answers toinfo@solbari.com along with a picture of yourself being sun safe in the outdoors. The total word count should be between 300 and 700 words. Please send your answers and picture before the 5th of December 2018. We will publish the first 8 stories we receive*.
Questionnaire 2:
For individuals who have not been diagnosed with skin cancer or melanoma:
1) What is your name?
2) Describe yourself in 3 to 5 words.
3) What is your attitude towards sun protection today?
4) What would you tell your 16 year old self about sun protection?
Please send your answers toinfo@solbari.com along with a picture of yourself being sun safe in the outdoors. The total word count should be between 300 and 700 words. Please send your answers and picture before the 5th of December 2018. We will publish the first 8 stories we receive*.
Skin cancer is often labelled as Australia's national cancer but it is also described as the most preventable.
Many don't realise that not all fabrics protect the same from the sun. Did you know that a regular white cotton t-shirt may have the equivalent protection of wearing SPF5 sunscreen? All Solbari products have the highest sun protective rating available in the world for fabrics and are tested in Australia with a UPF50+ certification, which is the equivalent to wearing SPF50+ sunscreen all day long.
According to the Skin Cancer Foundation, sun protective clothing, sun hats, UPF50+ accessories, sunglasses and sunscreen are the best ways to help prevent skin cancer.
A reminder of the 5 sun protective measures to keep you safe in the sun:
A combination of these measures along with getting to know your skin and regularly checking for any changes are the keys to reducing your skin cancer risk.
Solbari is an award winning purpose-driven social enterprise with the mission to offer the best in UPF50+ sun protection with great style and comfort, so you can enjoy the outdoors safely in the sun.
For more information, please visit our website www.solbari.com or email us at info@solbari.com
* By sending your story and picture to Solbari, you give Solabri consent to publish your story and picture to Solbari's website and Solbari's Facebook page.
The Solbari Team
This Blog post is for information purpose only.
Your skin is your largest organ and has a long memory. Sun exposure and ultraviolet (UV) damage is cumulative throughout your life. Research shows that sun damage contributes to more than 90% of wrinkles, brown spots, premature skin ageing as well as precancerous and cancerous skin lesions.
It is very difficult to the untrained eye to identify melanomas and skin cancers because they can come in many different shapes and sizes.
As Associate Professor Rosemary Nixon from the Skin & Cancer Foundation Inc. says, "the earlier a skin cancer is identified and treated, the better the chance of avoiding surgery, or in the case of a serious melanoma or skin cancer, potential disfigurement or even death."
