We’re Sensitive
to the Sun”
Walking around in a low-cut
shirt exposes your ladies to
UV rays—any time of year. So
show off your stuff, but treat
the skin on your breasts
delicately; it’s slightly more
sensitive than other parts of
your body because it hasn’t
been exposed to the
elements, says New York City
dermatologist Marnie
Nussbaum, MD. “It’s more
like the skin you were born
with,” she says. “I often see
patients whose face looks
young but whose chest has
terrible sun damage.” Use
a broad-spectrum SPF 30
on your twins every day. At
night, pamper them with a
thick moisturizer.
We Want to Be
Played With”
Treat your tatas like your
clitoris—that’s the takeaway
from findings published in
Human Andrology last year.
A woman’s most powerful
extragenital erogenous
zones are her breasts. Some
lucky ladies even climax
from breast play alone (the
nipplegasm...it’s real!). Ask
your bae to give your girls
their share of licking,
rubbing, sucking, and3
Century BC, when the sports bra
was invented, ancient Greek
women wrapped bandages
around their girls to give them
the support they needed.rd
tugging. “Nipple stimulation
sends sensory signals
to the same region of
women’s brains as the clitoris,
vagina, and cervix,” says
psychologist Barry R.
Komisaruk, PhD, coauthor of
The Orgasm Answer Guide.
The reason might be evolu-
tionary: “The same oxytocin
receptors around the
mammary glands are found
in uterine muscle, and
stimulating them may
promote procreation of the
species,” he says.“TesTing 1, 2, 3...
is This
Thing on?”We Break Out Too”
Sitting around in a sweaty
sports bra can irritate your
chest’s sensitive skin. Worse,
this area contains more
sebaceous glands, mak-
ing it prone to eczema and
acne. To keep your cleav-
age clear, shower ASAP
after workouts, using a body
wash with benzoyl peroxide
on the affected area. Then
apply a retinoid, which pre-
vents and treats acne and
can help with scarring, says
NYC derm Dendy E. Engle-
man, MD, who recommends
Differin Gel (P957, Mercury
Drug). If you have a zit that
lingers for several weeks
or a rash on your nipple or
areola, get it checked,
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