Sun damage in the Okanagan is slow, cumulative and easy to dismiss until it isn't. After three decades working with local skin, here's what I've learned about SPF, mineral formulas and the spots most people forget to protect.

Cooler, dry, winter air tends to create a perfect storm for creating or exacerbating a compromised barrier with dry, irritated, red skin. Skin likes around 60% relative humidity. Winter in the Okanagan is around 30-40%. It’s why skin goes from a raisin-like to grape-like shortly after you step off the plane in Mexico.

Hand Washing & Moisturizing The peanut butter and jelly of skin care

It's incredibly important to wash our hands. Also important is using moisturizer to replenish what's lost when we constantly strip the skin through washing and use of harsh sanitizers.