The general shift toward all-natural health and wellness products is not inherently good or bad. However, while ingredients, environmental impact and cost are important, safety and efficacy should ...

Go outside this summer, but please wear sunscreen. Sunscreen use dates back thousands of years. Yet understanding how it works and what it does is a basic question many of us ask ourselves as we ...

Nothing lasts forever—including sunscreen. Check the sunscreen container to see if it's past its expiration date. If there's no expiration date, then there are other ways to tell whether the sunscreen ...

One in five Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime, according to the American Academy of Dermatology. The National Institutes for Health found that in Missouri, about 18 in 100,000 ...

Sunscreen protects the skin from ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun. Applying sunscreen before spending time outdoors can help lower your risk for sunburn and skin cancer. Using sunscreen past its ...

Here's what that number on every bottle of sunscreen actually means We all know we're supposed to wear sunscreen to protect our skin. But how does sunscreen work? What does SPF mean? Here's everything ...

Even though winter feels gentler, UVA rays continue to tan, dull and irritate the skin long before spring arrives. Here's why ...

I used to think I was pretty good with sunscreen. I followed all the rules: I applied it every morning, no matter the forecast. I kept powder sunscreen in my bag for midday reapplication. I splurged ...

COMMUNITY. AFTER THE HOUSING CRISIS. WE ALWAYS HEAR HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO USE SUNSCREEN, BUT MOST OF US DON’T KNOW EXACTLY HOW IT WORKS OR THE TYPES OF SUNSCREEN THAT ARE AVAILABLE. KOAT, U-N-M ...

Sunscreen can lose its effectiveness if stored in the heat or in direct sunlight. It’s best to replace sunscreen at the start of summer. Dreamstime/TNS TNS Now that summer is almost in full swing, ...

Even though it’s officially been summer for only a few days, the Texas summer sun has been blazing for a while now, and good sun protection is on plenty of folks’ minds. That protection comes in many ...