Researchers from King's College London have assessed just how much sun protection people actually receive, based on typical use. It is well known that people don't receive the full ultraviolet ...

Some people are trading chemical sunscreens in favour of mineral versions because of fears over toxicity, pollution and effectiveness. Is there actually any difference? Mineral sunscreen is having a ...

Sunscreens are central to photoprotection in today's society. Consequently, the greatest advances have been in the development of a cosmetically appealing sunscreen that provides lasting ...

As summer approaches and Yakima basks in increasingly hotter sunshine, one essential item should be on the top of our minds: sunscreen/sunblock. However, with so much information and misinformation ...

Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States, and each year more than 1 million cases are diagnosed. And with over 90 percent of melanomas being caused by the sun’s ultraviolet radiation ...

We've all heard the saying, especially in the past when the presence of melanin was believed to give natural protection against the sun's harmful UV rays. For this reason many people of colour still ...