January 13, 2025 • 7 mins
Sally Blane from Cancer Council WA Sun Smart calls in to chat to Clairsy & Lisa about tips and tricks at the beach, and why it's important to ignore harmful advice and trends online.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
The sun is not good for you. I think we
all know that's sun smart. Manager at Cancer Council w A.
Sally Blaine is joining us this morning.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
Good morning, Sally, good morning, Good morning later and love
that song. That was aesomate Segway exactly.
Speaker 1 (00:14):
It's just the beginning of the slip slop slap message
which I thought had well and truly got through and
stayed there for years. But there's there's a new thing. TikTok.
Knitwits on TikTok are there's a new trend. They love
a trend, and sun tanning, encouraging sun tanning is a
(00:36):
bit of a trend on TikTok at the moment, undoing
all the good work that's been done when you consider
the fact that melanoma is the most common cancer a
young people aged fifteen to thirty nine.
Speaker 2 (00:47):
So absolutely, and look what we're really good brand about
it as well. And look, any tanning isn't great. We
really hope that this trend stays on TikTok and isn't
you know, reaching our young Australians out there. We're not
sure how how common it is, but look we know
that that that tanning and that damage it stays with you.
(01:08):
The can and sunburn disappears, but you know, the damage
stays and it can appear as skin cancers later down
the track. So don't absolutely Yeah, and look, we would
say just be happy with your own skin tone, you know,
own your tone and fort that not not a tan.
Speaker 1 (01:27):
Well, and if you must, I mean there are some
fabulous self tanning you know, creams and lotions and sprays
and all that caper on the you know, on the
market these days, but that we certainly didn't have when
we were fifteen.
Speaker 3 (01:40):
People used to fry themselves. It's a coconut oil.
Speaker 1 (01:45):
Was it a successful day at the beach unless your
sibling could peel in one?
Speaker 2 (01:52):
We know better now, we do know bad. And look,
little kids are great, you know, and they're certainly all
cover up. I remember those days as well of being
really sun burn when at school. But it is those
those adolescents and those young people that we really want
to just change that behavior and change that mindset, because yeah,
(02:13):
we do know better.
Speaker 3 (02:15):
Yeah, hey, telling I'm pretty pale. I want to talk
about sunscreen with you. It's as important. Is it has
to be fifty plus? And is there an expiring date
on all sun creams.
Speaker 2 (02:24):
Yeah, absolutely, so I've got about a three year expiry date.
But the other thing this time of year is don't
keep it in your car. It actually does go off,
so keep it below thirty degrees. Don't keep it in
your gold boss. And if it does smell a bit whiffy,
then don't use it. It probably has gone off.
Speaker 1 (02:39):
All right, most of them smell.
Speaker 2 (02:43):
Ye, you'll know, you'll know of asulf.
Speaker 3 (02:46):
Tell me this.
Speaker 1 (02:47):
You know how most foundations and things for girls and
some guys come with an SPF factor.
Speaker 2 (02:57):
Is it?
Speaker 1 (02:58):
Is it enough? Do I have to also put on
you know, irregular stuff on top of that?
Speaker 2 (03:04):
Yeah? You look, yeah you do.
Speaker 4 (03:06):
I wouldn't put it on top, I'd put it underneath.
So I put it on your sunstrain first and then
put your make upon. But don't rely on that makeup
alone to put To put on an actual applic proper
application of sunstrain, you need a tea spin on your face,
and that's a lot of makeup.
Speaker 2 (03:22):
Your face. So putting a tea, yeah, tea spin on
the face and neck and ears and then let that
settle end then put your makeup on is the best
way to do it. A lot of those makeups. The
SPF in them isn't that high anyway. Yeah, pick it good.
Speaker 3 (03:41):
Yeah, Okay, some of this can be quite simple, can't it.
Sally Lok. We brought a really good beach umbrella about
two years ago, and we didn't use it last summer
because we just did quick beach trips. But we started
using this is like a it's like a game change.
It have time in the shade along with your cream.
Speaker 2 (03:54):
Right, Yeah, definitely. So, Look, there's been a bit of
controversy around shade on speeches lately, but look, the more
shade that you can take with you when you when
you're on the beach, then the better and using it,
but just making sure as well that you're not relying
it exclusively. You know, I still remember your sunscreening, your hat,
your rashes, particularly when you're on the beach. But yeah,
(04:16):
you use that shade as you can. It's much more flash.
Speaker 1 (04:23):
The absolutely.
Speaker 2 (04:25):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (04:25):
Now you refer I think when you talk about the
shade to kabana Gate, which has been a bit of
a thing across the country. Apparently people are going to
the beach setting up the kabana and then Nick Knoff,
like you know, these people do at hotels where they
put their towel on to reserve their have you you
would be one.
Speaker 2 (04:44):
Of those judgment.
Speaker 1 (04:49):
Do you think it's acceptable to use someone's cabana if
they're not there? Sally?
Speaker 2 (04:55):
Oh, absolutely, just going wanting. Yeah for sure, find a
shade and use it. And look what I would say
as well is if you do have a cabana, you
set it up on the beach, find the person as
well who is out there sun baking or maybe has
fallen asleep in the sun something on the shoulder and
then fighting me in you.
Speaker 1 (05:17):
Yeah, posession, I think a lot.
Speaker 2 (05:19):
Of problems of the law.
Speaker 1 (05:22):
Absolutely, well, how are we going with our stats in
Australia these days?
Speaker 4 (05:27):
In all seriousness, it's look, skin cancer is still our
most common cancer and it's almost entirely preventable.
Speaker 2 (05:35):
So look two and three Australians are diagnosed in their
lifetime and it's actually hard to think of you know
someone who like we we all know someone who's had
skin cancer a neighbor or a colleague or a friend
or and some of them are quite minor and can
be dealt with quite easily, but it is really lethal
(05:55):
cancer as well, particularly those melanomas, and it is one
of our most lethal and costly cancers as well to
their health system. But into almost entirely preventable just by
doing those old slip slops lap seconds.
Speaker 1 (06:10):
And I think most of us know someone who's had
a little something something tut out somewhere like on the
side of a nose or something, and that stuff goes deep.
I would like it girls on TikTok to have a
look at some of the vision the recovery from yes,
having that taken out of your face.
Speaker 3 (06:26):
Yeah, certainly. Other thing I have noticed you still see
the odd trading, especially the brickies without they've got that
really deep red. Going to say it's a sunburn, isn't it.
It seems an old school thing, but there's still a
bit of it out there.
Speaker 2 (06:40):
Yeah, absolutely, And good point Clarzy, and that blokes particularly
need to take extra care just because they are getting
a bit more exposure but also a bit less inclined to,
you know, wear the long sleeve shirts and the sunscreen.
So yeah, we tradees particularly are a real target of ours,
and we some of them are gray gray work. There's
(07:00):
still lots to be done, Yeah, particularly with our with
our men.
Speaker 1 (07:05):
Yeah, you might as well put a top on. Guys,
we really don't have it, you know, so much as
you like to think we do your butt doing it
for us.
Speaker 3 (07:16):
We've got the yeah, we've got the Fieries calendar for that.
Speaker 1 (07:20):
We got into that, Sally, Thank you so much, very timely,
very timely reminder.
Speaker 2 (07:29):
Thanks guing Sally.
The sun is not good for you. I think we
all know that's sun smart. Manager at Cancer Council w A.
Sally Blaine is joining us this morning.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
Good morning, Sally, good morning, Good morning later and love
that song. That was aesomate Segway exactly.
Speaker 1 (00:14):
It's just the beginning of the slip slop slap message
which I thought had well and truly got through and
stayed there for years. But there's there's a new thing. TikTok.
Knitwits on TikTok are there's a new trend. They love
a trend, and sun tanning, encouraging sun tanning is a
(00:36):
bit of a trend on TikTok at the moment, undoing
all the good work that's been done when you consider
the fact that melanoma is the most common cancer a
young people aged fifteen to thirty nine.
Speaker 2 (00:47):
So absolutely, and look what we're really good brand about
it as well. And look, any tanning isn't great. We
really hope that this trend stays on TikTok and isn't
you know, reaching our young Australians out there. We're not
sure how how common it is, but look we know
that that that tanning and that damage it stays with you.
(01:08):
The can and sunburn disappears, but you know, the damage
stays and it can appear as skin cancers later down
the track. So don't absolutely Yeah, and look, we would
say just be happy with your own skin tone, you know,
own your tone and fort that not not a tan.
Speaker 1 (01:27):
Well, and if you must, I mean there are some
fabulous self tanning you know, creams and lotions and sprays
and all that caper on the you know, on the
market these days, but that we certainly didn't have when
we were fifteen.
Speaker 3 (01:40):
People used to fry themselves. It's a coconut oil.
Speaker 1 (01:45):
Was it a successful day at the beach unless your
sibling could peel in one?
Speaker 2 (01:52):
We know better now, we do know bad. And look,
little kids are great, you know, and they're certainly all
cover up. I remember those days as well of being
really sun burn when at school. But it is those
those adolescents and those young people that we really want
to just change that behavior and change that mindset, because yeah,
(02:13):
we do know better.
Speaker 3 (02:15):
Yeah, hey, telling I'm pretty pale. I want to talk
about sunscreen with you. It's as important. Is it has
to be fifty plus? And is there an expiring date
on all sun creams.
Speaker 2 (02:24):
Yeah, absolutely, so I've got about a three year expiry date.
But the other thing this time of year is don't
keep it in your car. It actually does go off,
so keep it below thirty degrees. Don't keep it in
your gold boss. And if it does smell a bit whiffy,
then don't use it. It probably has gone off.
Speaker 1 (02:39):
All right, most of them smell.
Speaker 2 (02:43):
Ye, you'll know, you'll know of asulf.
Speaker 3 (02:46):
Tell me this.
Speaker 1 (02:47):
You know how most foundations and things for girls and
some guys come with an SPF factor.
Speaker 2 (02:57):
Is it?
Speaker 1 (02:58):
Is it enough? Do I have to also put on
you know, irregular stuff on top of that?
Speaker 2 (03:04):
Yeah? You look, yeah you do.
Speaker 4 (03:06):
I wouldn't put it on top, I'd put it underneath.
So I put it on your sunstrain first and then
put your make upon. But don't rely on that makeup
alone to put To put on an actual applic proper
application of sunstrain, you need a tea spin on your face,
and that's a lot of makeup.
Speaker 2 (03:22):
Your face. So putting a tea, yeah, tea spin on
the face and neck and ears and then let that
settle end then put your makeup on is the best
way to do it. A lot of those makeups. The
SPF in them isn't that high anyway. Yeah, pick it good.
Speaker 3 (03:41):
Yeah, Okay, some of this can be quite simple, can't it.
Sally Lok. We brought a really good beach umbrella about
two years ago, and we didn't use it last summer
because we just did quick beach trips. But we started
using this is like a it's like a game change.
It have time in the shade along with your cream.
Speaker 2 (03:54):
Right, Yeah, definitely. So, Look, there's been a bit of
controversy around shade on speeches lately, but look, the more
shade that you can take with you when you when
you're on the beach, then the better and using it,
but just making sure as well that you're not relying
it exclusively. You know, I still remember your sunscreening, your hat,
your rashes, particularly when you're on the beach. But yeah,
(04:16):
you use that shade as you can. It's much more flash.
Speaker 1 (04:23):
The absolutely.
Speaker 2 (04:25):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (04:25):
Now you refer I think when you talk about the
shade to kabana Gate, which has been a bit of
a thing across the country. Apparently people are going to
the beach setting up the kabana and then Nick Knoff,
like you know, these people do at hotels where they
put their towel on to reserve their have you you
would be one.
Speaker 2 (04:44):
Of those judgment.
Speaker 1 (04:49):
Do you think it's acceptable to use someone's cabana if
they're not there? Sally?
Speaker 2 (04:55):
Oh, absolutely, just going wanting. Yeah for sure, find a
shade and use it. And look what I would say
as well is if you do have a cabana, you
set it up on the beach, find the person as
well who is out there sun baking or maybe has
fallen asleep in the sun something on the shoulder and
then fighting me in you.
Speaker 1 (05:17):
Yeah, posession, I think a lot.
Speaker 2 (05:19):
Of problems of the law.
Speaker 1 (05:22):
Absolutely, well, how are we going with our stats in
Australia these days?
Speaker 4 (05:27):
In all seriousness, it's look, skin cancer is still our
most common cancer and it's almost entirely preventable.
Speaker 2 (05:35):
So look two and three Australians are diagnosed in their
lifetime and it's actually hard to think of you know
someone who like we we all know someone who's had
skin cancer a neighbor or a colleague or a friend
or and some of them are quite minor and can
be dealt with quite easily, but it is really lethal
(05:55):
cancer as well, particularly those melanomas, and it is one
of our most lethal and costly cancers as well to
their health system. But into almost entirely preventable just by
doing those old slip slops lap seconds.
Speaker 1 (06:10):
And I think most of us know someone who's had
a little something something tut out somewhere like on the
side of a nose or something, and that stuff goes deep.
I would like it girls on TikTok to have a
look at some of the vision the recovery from yes,
having that taken out of your face.
Speaker 3 (06:26):
Yeah, certainly. Other thing I have noticed you still see
the odd trading, especially the brickies without they've got that
really deep red. Going to say it's a sunburn, isn't it.
It seems an old school thing, but there's still a
bit of it out there.
Speaker 2 (06:40):
Yeah, absolutely, And good point Clarzy, and that blokes particularly
need to take extra care just because they are getting
a bit more exposure but also a bit less inclined to,
you know, wear the long sleeve shirts and the sunscreen.
So yeah, we tradees particularly are a real target of ours,
and we some of them are gray gray work. There's
(07:00):
still lots to be done, Yeah, particularly with our with
our men.
Speaker 1 (07:05):
Yeah, you might as well put a top on. Guys,
we really don't have it, you know, so much as
you like to think we do your butt doing it
for us.
Speaker 3 (07:16):
We've got the yeah, we've got the Fieries calendar for that.
Speaker 1 (07:20):
We got into that, Sally, Thank you so much, very timely,
very timely reminder.
Speaker 2 (07:29):
Thanks guing Sally.
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