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No off-season for sunscreen


Forget about the cheap sunglasses.
 (File Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)

OUTDOOR SAFETY — Don’t put your medical care in the hands of a wholesaler.

I was in Costco the other day looking to stock up on sunscreen. When I couldn’t find any, I asked a floor manager where it’s located.

“Oh, sunscreen is sort of a seasonal thing for us.  We don’t have any now that summer’s over.”

So shop elsewhere for sunscreen. Effective sunscreen should be applied to exposed skin year-round for protection from skin cancer.

Don’t take my word for it. Ask your dermatologist.

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Outdoors Blog." Read all stories from this blog