Don't underestimate the intensity of the sun; its rays travel more than 90 million miles, but still can burn your skin any day of the week — a fact experts want to share with people while they are ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - UV rays can pack a punch even when the sky looks harmless. The UV Index is your best indicator of how quickly you can burn under today’s sun. It is a scale from 1 to 11+ that ...

So you’ve spent the last few days of summer soaking up every moment you can outdoors? Same. Along the way, your skin has probably gotten more sun than usual (hopefully, you’re using sunscreen or ...

These effects occur both in the skin itself and systemically in the body. When applied in a cream, the synthetic melanin can protect skin from sun exposure and heals skin injured by sun damage or ...

After a long day spent soaking up rays, your skin may feel dry, tight, and in need of some serious TLC. While applying the best mineral sunscreen is a must, sometimes UV rays creep through. When this ...

“Margarita burn” is a nice name for an annoying summer skin rash. It's a reference to lime juice, a key ingredient in the drink, which can get on the hands of a person squeezing the citrus fruit. If ...

A sunburn might not be the only thing you need to worry about this summer. “There’s no such thing as a safe tan,” Krista Rubin, nurse practitioner at Mass General Brigham’s Center for Melanoma, told ...