Sunscreen and Sun Safety

Are you keeping your kids safe from the sun? Take our Sun Safety Parenting Quiz to see if you know everything you should to keep your kids safe from the harmful effects of the sun.

Since even the best sunscreen won't block all of the UVA and UVB rays that can cause skin cancer and skin damage, it is important that you learn other ways to maximize your child's sun protection, by limiting sun exposure, properly wearing sunscreen, and even considering sunless tanning.

Read about the seven steps to safer sun protection to prevent sunburn and skin cancer.

Learn how to choose the best sunscreen or sun block for your kids.

Sunscreen doesn't last forever. It has an expiration date, so use it or lose it.

Learn how to properly apply sunscreen, which can help you to avoid sunburn and that "healthy tan," which, of course, isn't very healthy at all.

Since even the best sunscreen won't block all of the UVA and UVB rays that can cause skin cancer and skin damage, it is important that you learn other ways to maximize your child's sun protection, by limiting sun exposure, properly wearing sunscreen, and even considering sunless tanning.

Properly using sunscreen will greatly decrease your child's risk of getting a sunburn. Wearing sunscreen is not without its share of sunscreen controversies though, including the risk of vitamin D deficiency, the possibility of a higher risk of melanoma, and possibility of safety hazards from some sunscreen ingredients, including oxybenzone and retinyl palmitate.

Many parents get confused about how to protect their kids from the sun. To make things even more confusing, many parents continue to believe these common sunscreen myths, like that you can't get a sunburn on a cloudy day, a base tan is healthy, or that they shouldn't use sunscreen so that their kids will make more vitamin D.

Learn everything you need to know about SPF or Sun Protection Factor and how to maximize the SPF protection of your child's sunscreen.

Learn the differences between suntan lotion and sunscreen and if you should ever use suntan lotion on your kids.

Learn which sunscreen ingredients of broad-spectrum sunscreens provide protection against UVA rays and UVB rays and should be listed in any sunscreen you choose to protect your kids from the sun.

When outside, unless you want to deal with a miserable kids with sunburn and covered in bug bites, you have to protect your kids from both the sun and bugs. Review how to use sun screens and insect repellents together.

Review common questions and answers about sunscreen, such as how often to reapply sunscreen, how much sunscreen to use, and whether or not you can get a sunburn on a cloudy day or when you are in the shade.

Review the differences between sunblock and sunscreen to help you choose the best sun protection for your kids.

Review whether a child who gets very tanned when using sunscreen is immune to sunscreen or if they are just making common sunscreen mistakes.

When can I start using sunscreen on my baby to protect her from the sun?

An email alert warning that waterproof sunscreen can cause blindness in children has all the earmarks of an urban legend

Ninety percent of wrinkles are caused by the suns UVA light & sun damage is the #1 cause of premature aging in women & men. Review a rundown of the very best sunscreens on the market today and find out why they're so great.

Sunscreen is one of the most effective skin-care products used to prevent wrinkles and skin cancer. Find out how sunscreens work, how you know which sunscreen to pick, and how to apply sunscreen effectively.

Shield out the sun on your walks by properly using sunscreen, with these 10 tips from Calypso.

This poisoning is due to ingestion of a sunscreen. Learn about the symptoms, treatment, and prevention of sunscreen ingestions so you know what to do if your child eats sunscreen.