My sun-deprived skin is feeling the effects of (what feels like) a lifetime of winter. If this drawn-out cold has revealed anything about my personality, it’s that I suffer dramatically from Seasonal ...

“Mom, I heard if you sit outside wearing olive oil you’ll tan faster.” My 13-year-old daughter Kiera says this one random June day and I wonder if I’m living in a sci-fi film in which my child has ...

Like exercising and drinking water, protecting yourself from the sun is an important part of primary and preventative health care—regardless of the season. But during summer’s longer days, when many ...

Sunscreen can block most of the sun's rays and protect your skin from cancer-causing UV damage. Sunlight prompts your body to make skin-darkening melanin, so you may still tan with sunscreen. Sunless ...

Not to be dramatic, but watching our tan fade every year when summer comes to an end makes us freak out a little! Luckily, there are a number of different methods you can utilize for a bronze, ...

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