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

Makeup + SPF 25 Feb 2025 How to Reapply Sunscreen Over Makeup Without Wrecking It Read article →
Sensitive skin 24 Feb 2025 Why Derms Pick Mineral Sunscreen for Sensitive Skin
Seasonal 23 Feb 2025 What the UV Index Actually Means: A Plain-English Guide

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Global 22 Feb 2025 Palau's Sunscreen Ban: 10 Ingredients Tourists Get Caught With Palau will confiscate your sunscreen at the border, and its banned-ingredient list is far longer than Hawaii's. Read article →
Trends 21 Feb 2025 Does Sunscreen Cause Cancer? What the Evidence Says A viral claim insists sunscreen causes the very cancer it's meant to prevent — here's what the actual evidence shows. Read article →
Application 20 Feb 2025 How Much Sunscreen to Apply: The Shot-Glass Rule The most common sunscreen mistake isn't the brand you buy — it's how little of it you put on. Read article →
Skin cancer 19 Feb 2025 How Common Is Skin Cancer? The 1-in-5 Risk If you think skin cancer is rare or won't happen to you, the numbers tell a very different story. Read article →
Formulation 18 Feb 2025 Why Avobenzone and Octocrylene Are Always Together Flip over almost any US chemical sunscreen and you'll see avobenzone next to octocrylene — here's the formulation logic behind that duo. Read article →
UV science 17 Feb 2025 Is Higher SPF Always Better? SPF 30 vs 50 vs 100 Reaching for the SPF 100 bottle feels safest, but dermatologists explain why the number alone can mislead you. Read article →
Kids & family 16 Feb 2025 SPF 30 vs SPF 50 for Kids: The Gap Is Tiny Before you pay extra for SPF 50 kids' sunscreen, here's how little protection that higher number actually buys. Read article →
Makeup + SPF 15 Feb 2025 Does SPF Stack? Why SPF 30 + SPF 30 Isn't SPF 60 Layering an SPF 30 moisturizer under an SPF 30 foundation feels like SPF 60 protection, but the math doesn't work that way. Read article →
Reef-safe 14 Feb 2025 Why Hawaii Banned Oxybenzone and Octinoxate: Inside Act 104 Exactly which sunscreens you can legally buy in Hawaii — and why the state restricted two specific chemicals first. Read article →
Sensitive skin 13 Feb 2025 Choosing Sunscreen for Acne-Prone Skin: What 'Non-Comedogenic' Means Decode the single most-searched label term for breakout-prone skin and turn it into a simple buying checklist. Read article →
Seasonal 12 Feb 2025 WMO: 2015–2025 Are the 11 Warmest Years Ever Recorded An unbroken streak of record-warm years means longer, more intense high-UV seasons — and a stronger case for daily SPF. Read article →
Global 11 Feb 2025 Maui's All-Mineral Sunscreen Rule: What's Banned and the $1,000 Fine Hawaii's state ban covers two chemicals — but Maui bans every chemical sunscreen, and getting it wrong can cost you a fine. Read article →
Trends 10 Feb 2025 Sunscreen Misinformation Online Has Put 16 Million Americans at Risk The anti-sunscreen content in your feed isn't a fringe niche — it's a measurable public-health problem affecting millions. Read article →
Application 09 Feb 2025 Powder and Spray SPF Are Touch-Ups, Not Coverage: 2025 Consensus Dusting on SPF powder or misting setting spray won't get you to the number on the label — it's a top-up, not your base. Read article →
Sensitive skin 08 Feb 2025 Bioré Goes Mineral: Kao's First UV-Absorber-Free Aqua Rich Arrives Japan's biggest mass sunscreen brand finally brings a fully UV-absorber-free Aqua Rich for sensitive skin. Read article →
Skin cancer 07 Feb 2025 A 2025 Study Tracks Rising Surface UV Against Global Melanoma, 1990–2021 Three decades of data link climbing surface UV to melanoma — the big-picture 'why protection matters more now' behind every product choice. Read article →
Seasonal 06 Feb 2025 January 2025 Was the Hottest January on Record — Even With La Niña Record warmth during a 'cooling' La Niña is a reminder that winter is no longer a season to skip SPF. Read article →
Formulation 05 Feb 2025 Zinc Oxide vs. Titanium Dioxide: Which Mineral Filter Covers More Spectrum The two mineral filters aren't interchangeable — here's why zinc oxide covers more of the UVA spectrum and why so many formulas use both. Read article →
UV science 04 Feb 2025 What SPF Actually Measures — and the Math Behind 15 vs 30 vs 50 SPF 100 isn't twice as protective as SPF 50 — here's the real math behind the number on the bottle. Read article →
Formulation 03 Feb 2025 Beauty of Joseon Launches Its First 100% Mineral Tinted Sunscreen in 12 Shades A fully mineral tinted fluid in 12 shades that takes direct aim at the white-cast problem keeping skeptics on chemical filters. Read article →
Kids & family 02 Feb 2025 What SPF Should Kids Use? Dermatologists Say SPF 30+ Broad-Spectrum One clear, authority-backed minimum for every child's sunscreen — no more guessing at the drugstore shelf. Read article →