Sun & Skin News

Teach Your Kids About Sun Protection

Getting kids on board early with sun protection is crucial — but it isn’t always easy. Our expert dermatologists share their best practices to make sun care a daily habit at every age.

Indoor Tanning Legislation: Here’s Where We Stand

When you consider the dangers of indoor tanning, it’s difficult to believe the practice is still legal for anyone, let alone children. Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is a proven human carcinogen, and more than 419,000 cases of skin cancer in the U.S. each year are linked to indoor tanning. Yet we know that teenagers around the country are still using UV tanning beds.

Top Trends in Skin Protection

Sunscreen is having a “glow up,” a social media term that means makeover or transformation. Serum-like formulas, tints that better match your skin tone and multitasking treatment sunscreens are just some of the high-tech options now. Our experts provide intel on the latest innovations to help shield your skin from the sun.

Save Your Scalp from Sun Damage!

Bald spots are vulnerable to sun damage and precancerous actinic keratoses (AKs), which can develop into skin cancers. Here’s what you need to know.

A Hole in My Head

The little spot on my forehead didn’t look like much, but it didn’t feel right to me. Turned out to be squamous cell carcinoma, a more dangerous type of skin cancer than I’d had before.

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