What the Science Says About Sunscreen

What the science says about sunscreen

As temperatures climb and sleeves grow shorter, a familiar ritual returns: slathering on the sunscreen—or perhaps skipping it. Confusion lingers about how to protect our skin from the sun.

Q&A: Busting sunscreen myths and misinformation with Tasneem Mohammad, MD

Among the latest trending videos on expensive skin care regimens, a wave of misinformation about sunscreen effectiveness has filled popular social media platforms, leaving dermatologists to separate fact from fiction for patients.

People are realising they've been applying sunscreen wrong

Experts have revealed exactly how much sunscreen we should be applying to stay safe in the sun - and it seems most of us are getting it completely wrong

Losing faith in sunscreen brands

Test results highlighting discrepancies in the SPF claims and efficacy of many sunscreen brands may have sparked concern about misleading marketing, but an expert from UNSW warns the way these findings were communicated could end up doing more harm than good. Consumer group CHOICE recently tested 20 popular SPF 50 or 50+ sunscreens and found 16 of 20 products didn’t meet their SPF claims. Professor Nitika Garg from the School of Marketing at UNS…