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There is a version of this article that exists to frighten people, and we are not going to write it. Sunscreen is one of the most effective preventative health measures available and the worst poss...

Coconut, frangipani; that particular synthetic beach smell that has been engineered into suncare since the 1970s and now functions as a kind of olfactory shorthand for holidays. Fragrance in sunscr...

Both products come in a small tube, both promise a light, breathable finish that looks like skin rather than makeup, and both have colonised the same shelf in the same bathroom cabinets. And the la...

Two products, applied ninety seconds apart, doing entirely different jobs. SPF and antioxidant serum is one of the more effective pairings in skincare, and one of the most poorly explained. Most pe...

You do everything in your skincare routine correctly, in the correct order, with products you researched properly, and then you go to blend your SPF. And what happens? For some, it gathers into tin...

There is a particular kind of sunburn that arrives as a surprise. Not the obvious one across the shoulders after a day outdoors, but the thin red line along a parting, or the tender tops of both ea...

The relationship between sunscreen and skin aging is the most direct one in dermatology. UV exposure accounts for roughly 80% of the visible signs of facial aging, which means daily SPF is, by some...

The mineral sunscreen category rests on two ingredients: zinc oxide and titanium dioxide. Both have been used as UV filters for decades, both are FDA-approved as Generally Recognised As Safe and Ef...

We all know the everyday benefits of wearing sunscreen: protection against aging, clearer skin and improved hyperpigmentation. But what about tinted sunscreen?  Tinted formulas have become increasi...

Tinted sunscreen sits in an awkward middle ground between SPF and foundation, which means choosing the right shade is both more important and more confusing than it should be. Get it right and the ...