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Practical reads to help you choose, apply and understand sunscreen.

Application 08 May 2025 Cloudy Day? Up to 80% of UV Still Gets Through Read article →
Skin cancer 07 May 2025 Don't Tan for Vitamin D: What Dermatologists Actually Recommend
Formulation 06 May 2025 Does Sunscreen Expire? The FDA's 3-Year Rule, Explained

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Skin cancer 05 May 2025 Melanoma Monday 2025: Why 1% of Skin Cancers Kill the Most Melanoma is a tiny slice of all skin cancers and by far the deadliest — here's the early-warning checklist worth memorizing this Melanoma Monday. Read article →
UV science 04 May 2025 Mineral vs. Chemical Sunscreen: Both Mostly Absorb UV The 'physical reflects, chemical absorbs' line you've heard a hundred times is mostly wrong — and the data on so-called mineral products is even messier. Read article →
Reef-safe 03 May 2025 Sun Bum Pays $300K and Drops Its 'Reef Friendly' Claim A beach-bag staple just agreed to stop calling its chemical sunscreens reef-safe — the first court judgment of its kind, and a warning about that label on your bottle. Read article →
Kids & family 02 May 2025 EU Scientists Say Salicylic Acid Isn't Safe for Kids at Current Limits A new EU safety opinion adds up every product on your child's skin — and concludes today's salicylic acid limits don't leave enough margin for kids aged 3 to 10. Read article →
Global 01 May 2025 The EU Just Banned 4-MBC: What It Means for Your Old Sunscreen A once-common UV filter quietly vanished from European shelves on 1 May 2025 — here's why, and how to spot it on a bottle you already own. Read article →
Global 30 Apr 2025 EU Bans 4-MBC in 2025 — Korea Still Allows It. Why? Two trusted regulators looked at the same UV filter and reached opposite conclusions — here's why the EU pulled 4-MBC while Korea kept it. Read article →
Makeup + SPF 29 Apr 2025 On Your Makeup, 'Broad Spectrum' Beats the SPF Number Your foundation's SPF number only tells half the story — 'broad spectrum' is the label term that decides whether it fights aging UVA at all. Read article →
Sensitive skin 28 Apr 2025 On Accutane? Why Your Skin Burns Faster and How to Protect It Isotretinoin can leave your skin burning faster and more unexpectedly than you'd ever expect — here's how to stay protected through treatment. Read article →
Seasonal 27 Apr 2025 The Altitude Rule: Why UV Hits Harder for Hikers and Skiers Every 1,000 meters you climb, UV intensity rises about 10% — which is why a sunny summit can scorch you faster than the beach. Read article →
Global 26 Apr 2025 Bemotrizinol: The First New US Sunscreen Filter in 20+ Years A broad-spectrum filter Europe and Asia have used for decades is finally cleared for the US — here's what bemotrizinol does and why it took so long. Read article →
Trends 25 Apr 2025 Most TikTok SPF Advice Is Right — But the Wrong Videos Go Viral A study of 971 top sunscreen videos found anti-sunscreen content was rare — but it punched far above its weight in engagement. Read article →
Application 24 Apr 2025 SPF 30 vs SPF 50: The 20-Point Jump Is Only ~1% More That leap from SPF 30 to SPF 50 sounds huge — but in actual UVB blocked, it's about one percentage point. Read article →
Reef-safe 23 Apr 2025 84% of Reefs Hit: The Fourth Global Bleaching Event Ends The worst coral bleaching event on record touched 84% of the world's reefs — and it puts the small, avoidable harm from sunscreen chemicals in sharp context. Read article →
Skin cancer 22 Apr 2025 Tanning Beds Before 35 Raise Melanoma Risk 75% — Here's Why Indoor tanning is marketed as a controlled, safer glow — but the WHO files it in the same top carcinogen category as tobacco. Read article →
Trends 21 Apr 2025 Anessa x Pokémon: How Japan Makes Daily SPF Collectible Shiseido wrapped Japan's No. 1 sunscreen in Pikachu packaging — and it's a smart lesson in how character collabs turn daily SPF into a habit. Read article →
Formulation 20 Apr 2025 Homosalate & Octisalate: The Quiet Workhorses in Your SPF They barely block UV on their own, yet homosalate and octisalate show up in almost every chemical sunscreen — here's the clever chemistry reason why. Read article →
UV science 19 Apr 2025 95% of the UV Hitting You Is UVA — The Aging Ray You Forget UVB gets the sunburn headlines, but the UV that reaches you all day is overwhelmingly UVA — the wavelength that quietly drives photoaging. Read article →
Makeup + SPF 18 Apr 2025 Your SPF Moisturizer Is Missing Your Eyelids, a Study Shows UV imaging caught what your mirror can't: SPF moisturizers leave a surprising amount of your eyelid area — a high-risk skin cancer zone — unprotected. Read article →
Sensitive skin 17 Apr 2025 No, the Sun Won't Clear Your Acne — Here's Why It Backfires Tanning a breakout away feels like it works for a day or two, but dermatologists say it damages your skin and can make acne worse. Read article →
Skin cancer 16 Apr 2025 AACR 2025: How Aging Skin Reshapes Melanoma Risk New research presented at AACR 2025 helps explain why melanoma behaves more aggressively as we age — and why lifelong sun protection matters at every stage. Read article →
Global 15 Apr 2025 Australia's 2025 Sunscreen Review Echoes the EU on Old Filters It's not just Europe — in 2025 Australia put the same legacy chemical filters under the microscope, and the verdicts are converging. Read article →