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Tanning beds are a Group 1 carcinogen, and a base tan is roughly SPF 3. Before your winter trip, a Mohs surgeon explains what tanning actually does to your skin.

Is sunscreen toxic? Do you need it when it's cloudy? Will it leave you low on vitamin D? A Mohs surgeon answers the sunscreen myths patients bring into his exam room.

Bemotrizinol (BEMT) is the first new sunscreen active the FDA has added in more than two decades. What it is, how it works, and why it pairs so well with zinc oxide.

The ABCDE rule was built to catch melanoma. It misses the two most common skin cancers entirely. A Mohs surgeon explains what to look for after a summer outdoors.

Waterproof sunscreen does not exist. The FDA removed the term from American sunscreen labels in 2012, alongside sweatproof and sunblock. Here is what water resistant actually measures, and what to buy for swimming instead.

Laser and IPL work by injuring your skin on purpose. Sun exposure during the healing window can undo the treatment and leave pigment that takes months to fade. Here is what to use and when.

Dry spray sunscreen promises fast, no-mess coverage, but does it actually work as well as lotion? Here is what dry spray really means and how SolRX built it to hold up.

Sunscreen that stings the second it hits your eyes ruins pool day fast. Here is what tear-free actually means, how it is tested, and which SolRX formulas actually deliver on the claim.

He has spent 20 years removing skin cancer and watching what decades of sun exposure actually do to skin. Here is what he wants every patient to know before it is too late.

Your procedure results are only as good as your recovery. One afternoon of unprotected sun exposure can trigger dark spots that take months to fade. Here is exactly what post-procedure skin needs.

Most sunscreens make rosacea worse, not better. The wrong formula ignites the same triggers you are trying to avoid. Here is exactly what reactive skin needs and why.

Your tan starts fading the moment you step out of the sun. Here is why it happens, how to stop the peel before it starts, and the one aftersun step that keeps your color lasting weeks longer.