{"id":20081,"date":"2021-04-20T14:32:16","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T04:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/?post_type=articles&p=191579"},"modified":"2021-04-20T15:44:03","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T15:44:03","slug":"venus-williams-sunscreen","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/venus-williams-sunscreen\/","title":{"rendered":"Venus Williams: “I never had sunscreen growing up; I didn\u2019t even think it was necessary.”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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If you’ve ever lived in Australia, you know the relationship with suncare is as much apart of our culture as the beach is. But in countries where suncare isn’t polarizing table talk, SPF has generally been discovered later in life where the aging effects of UVA and UVB rays are more apparent. Speaking to The Cut<\/a>,<\/em> tennis star Venus Williams says her relationship with sunscreen “didn’t exist” years ago.<\/p>\n

“I never had sunscreen growing up; I didn\u2019t even think it was necessary,” Williams told the publication. “And that\u2019s definitely a myth for African Americans, but we have to protect our skin just as much as anyone else of any different kind of skin tone and background.”<\/p>\n

In fact, it wasn’t until she was well into her thirties that Williams says she understood the importance of protection against the sun.<\/p>\n

“I didn\u2019t learn that lesson until I was about 35, so I wasted the first 35 years of my years in full sun exposure, you know, six or seven days a week,” she continued. “And I regret that. Hopefully people will read these words and realize it doesn\u2019t matter what your skin tone is, you have to protect your skin. I got wise, and it took too long.”<\/p>\n

Her comments follow the release of new SPF products, the Unrivaled Sun Serum<\/a> and the On-the-Defense Sunscreen<\/a> from her own brand, EleVen.<\/p>\n

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