Today's Sunless Self-Tanning Products are Better than Ever

With skin cancer diagnoses being more prevalent than all other cancers combined, more and more people are turning to self-tanners to obtain that “sun-kissed” look year round. Fortunately, today’s self-tanners have come a long way since their introduction in mid 1960’s. Nearly all self-tanners contain dihydroxyacetone (DHA) as active ingredient. According to American Academy of Dermatology, DHA is safest, most effective ingredient in sunless tanning. As a colorless chemical derived from glycerin, it interacts with amino acids in dead skin cells to produce a brown color change. The resulting color change usually lasts anywhere from five to seven days, depending upon individual skin chemistry. However, a perfect sunless tan is not purely dependent upon DHA alone. Most self-tanners generally recommend exfoliating and showering before applying product. Additionally, application method can significantly impact individual tanning results.

5 Strategies for ADDed Effectiveness on the Job

For many people with ADD, work life can be difficult. If your working environment is not ADD-friendly, then you may find yourself feeling chronically disorganized and stressed out at work. Whether or not you choose to share your diagnosis with your employer, following strategies can help you become more effective at work. 1. Find a Career that You're Passionate About People with ADD have most success when doing something that they are passionately interested in. If you are in a career or a job that you're not passionate about, chances are your ADD challenges will manifest themselves. The best way to avoid this is to find work that you truly enjoy and believe in. 2. Develop Structure It's no secret that ADDers work well with structure. If your job lacks structure, create some! If you're self-employed, set up a schedule for yourself. Determine what your working days will be, and what your days off will be. (And stick to them!) Also, schedule specific working hours for yourself. If you're employed by another person or company, ask for specific deadlines on projects you are assigned. Additionally, you can request a weekly meeting with your manager in which you update him or her on all things you have going on. This will allow YOU to review your progress and stay aware of all tasks you're juggling. 3. Delegate Details I've never met an ADDer who enjoyed dealing with details! Typically, people with ADD are problem-solvers, creatives, and strategizers. Most ADDers will be extremely effective when dealing with these exciting and challenging aspects of job, and a lot less effective when dealing with administrative work.