Summer is here and I know you are excited about wearing sandals, shorts, and sundresses. The weather is warm and sunny and nature is calling your name, right? Well, before you leave home for a day out with your friends, or spend some time relaxing by the pool, or head to the lake or beach […]
For the most part, it’s pretty safe to say the majority of people know the importance of wearing sunscreen before and during sun exposure, right? Well, according to a new survey by the American Academy of Dermatology, men – 40 percent of men who took the time to fill out the survey that is – […]
Dark-skinned people produce more melanin — the pigment that gives skin its color — than Caucasians. Melanin helps block damaging ultraviolet rays from the sun and from artificial light sources such as tanning beds, giving people of color greater protection against skin cancer than whites. But they still are susceptible. That’s what Betty Jordan, a […]
Blacks, as well as others who tend to have darker complexions, don’t have to worry about sunscreen – the higher levels of melanin in their…
