Does sunscreen expire? How often should you reapply? VERIFY researched four facts about how to protect your skin from the sun’s rays.
The weather is getting warmer and many Americans are spending a lot of time outdoors soaking up the sun and, hopefully, putting on sunscreen to protect their skin.
Applying sunscreen regularly and correctly is a vital tool in the fight against skin cancer, including melanoma, the most serious form, according to the American Academy of Dermatology Association.
We’re VERIFYING four facts about how to protect your skin from the sun’s rays this summer.
THE SOURCES
- U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- American Academy of Dermatology Association
- American Cancer Society
- Mayo Clinic
- Melanoma Research Alliance
- Skin Cancer Foundation
- Danilo Del Campo, M.D., board-certified dermatologist at the Chicago Skin Clinic
- Rutledge Forney, M.D., board-certified dermatologist and founder of Dermatology Affiliates in Atlanta, Georgia
- Adam Friedman, …
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