June Newsletter
Vol. 6 | June 2026
Sunscreen is trending, and with good reason. It’s an important part of a complete sun protection strategy to safeguard your skin from damage that accelerates the signs of aging and increases your skin cancer risk.
With all the options on the market, what’s the best sunscreen for you? The answer is simple: The one you like enough to use every day! Choose broad-spectrum sunscreen to protect against both UVA and UVB rays. For everyday protection, use SPF 30 or higher. If you are outdoors for an extended period, you’ll need water-resistant, SPF 50 or more. More helpful info:
How does sunscreen work to protect my skin?
Who should use sunscreen?
What type of sunscreen should I use?
How much sunscreen should I be using on my face and body?
Does sunscreen stay effective after its expiration date?
Does a sunscreen with a high SPF protect my skin better?
How can I pick the best sunscreen for me?
The Truth About Sunscreen: Not every trend on social media is safe, and not everything you see is accurate. Dangerous tan-maxxing trends, untrue sunscreen claims and UV misinformation have no basis in science and can put your skin at serious risk. The bottom line: Sunscreens approved by the FDA are safe, effective and proven to help prevent skin cancer.
New Sunscreen Ingredient Approved
The Skin Cancer Foundation applauds the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its decision to approve bemotrizinol (BEMT) for use in the United States. This decision marks an important milestone in sun protection innovation, as the last new active ingredient added to the FDA sunscreen monograph was approved more than 25 years ago, in 1999. The FDA considers BEMT to be generally recognized as safe and effective for use in sunscreens by adults and children 6 months of age and older. Read the statement.
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Ask The Expert: How to Apply Sunscreen
Sunscreen is part of a complete strategy to protect your skin from damage caused by UV radiation. But how much sunscreen do you need and how often should you apply? Our expert provides some helpful guidance.
How to Choose the Best Sunscreen for Your Skin
No matter if you have oily, dry, acne-prone or sensitive skin, the right sunscreen can protect your skin while combating any skin woes.
Many people don’t understand how to read a sunscreen label or how the product protects the skin. Now is a good time to brush up on sunscreen terminology like “SPF” and “broad spectrum.”
We Need Sunscreen Innovation: A Cosmetic Chemist’s Perspective
For a product that has been proven to help prevent skin cancer, sunscreen in the U.S. has had a rough journey lately, from a tidal wave of misinformation to regulatory reroutes and delays. Here, helpful advice — and good news: the FDA approved the first new sunscreen active ingredient in more than 25 years!
Expert Answers to Your Sunscreen Questions
Got questions about storing and traveling with sunscreen? Elisabeth G. Richard, MD, provides evidence-based answers you can trust to help you protect your skin and prevent sun damage that can lead to skin cancer.
Be Safe in the Sun: Seek the Seal!
Create your personal sun protection strategy by choosing from hundreds of products that have earned The Skin Cancer Foundation Seal of Recommendation. To learn more about the Seal of Recommendation, visit SkinCancer.org/seal
Destination Healthy Skin Update
Our Destination Healthy Skin (DHS) mobile skin cancer screening and education program has been on the road since April. Thanks to our volunteer dermatology providers, we’ve provided more than 1,278 free skin cancer screenings and identified 360 potential skin cancers and precancers, including 22 suspected melanomas.
National Cancer Survivors Month
June is National Cancer Survivors Month, a time for us to celebrate all of the amazing warriors living beyond skin cancer and giving hope to the newly diagnosed. Skin cancer warriors: Your strength and determination are an inspiration to our entire community.
Throughout June, we’ll be posting stories shared by people who have battled skin cancer and prevailed. Do you have a story? We’d love to hear from you!
Download The Skin Cancer Foundation Journal
Our award-winning annual Journal supports our mission to empower people to take a proactive approach to daily sun protection and the early detection and treatment of skin cancer. Our medically reviewed content is for anyone who cares deeply about skin health.
Monthly Giving: Join Our Skin Protection Fund
Join our community of monthly donors and become a member of the Skin Protection Fund (SPF). Your recurring gift will steadily support the lifesaving programs of the Foundation and help us educate the public and the medical community about skin cancer, its prevention by means of sun protection, the need for early detection and prompt, effective treatment. Learn more and donate here.
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