Harvard Report Helps Shed Light on Sunscreen & Sunblock
Harvard Medical School has published a special report entitled Skin Care and Repair that helps clear up some of the common confusion regarding sunblocks and sunscreens.
With deadly melanoma cases increasing an average of three percent each year, many people are looking for products to protect their skin from harmful sun damage. Unfortunately, many of us are still unsure about what sort of protection we should use.
Awareness about SPF ratings has improved in recent years, but surveys have shown that a lot of customers still use the terms sunscreen and sunblock interchangeably when shopping for lotions and related products. The popular misconception that the two products are identical is becoming a growing concern for skin cancer professionals because screens and blocks offer distinctly different forms of protection from the sun’s UVA and UVB rays.
Harvard’s special report (and others like it) has been compiled to increase public understanding about skin health and aging. For additional information, you can also check out the American Academy of Dermatology web site. Hopefully, these new publications will help us turn those ugly melanoma numbers around.
Source: Medical News Today
Related Links: New York Times; CT Attorney General’s Office; FDA
Related Podcast: Skin Cancer in Young Adults on the Rise from NPR
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