Consumers in Europe and Asia have used sunscreen containing bemotrizinol for decades, and many say its approval in the US is long overdue.
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Sun safety is not just for beach holidays. Checking the UV index and building small habits into your day can help protect your skin.
Among a range of proposed reforms, Australia’s therapeutic goods regulator outlines 3 options for SPF labelling – including removing the numbers altogether.
Sunscreen shields us from UV rays, but its ads sell perfection, not just protection.
No wonder consumers are confused about whether sunscreens actually work. Here’s what’s behind the latest news.
New research suggests yes, you may need to take a vitamin D supplement.
When it comes to blocking harmful UV rays, not all windows are equal. Sometimes you’ll need extra protection.
Sun exposure can cause mutations that promote skin cancer. Getting them early in life means they have more time to overwhelm the body’s protective mechanisms.
Does SPF in makeup and moisturisers provide effective sun protection?
Sunscreens’ change in branding from health essential to beauty product could help us slop on more cream - but it also creates more ‘beauty work’ for women.
Whenever summer rolls around, it’s easy to forget the basics of sunscreen. How long should I wait after applying it to go in the sun, and how long can I stay in the sun with it on?
Skin cancer – which is preventable – costs the South African health system more than is necessary.
Alongside the day’s high and low, weather reports generally contain a UV alert for a particular time. But what does it actually mean – and what should you do about it?
Ochre has many uses. It can be used to shed information on the evolution of the modern mind.
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Adjunct Professor, School of Psychology, Curtin University and College of Health and Medicine, Australian National University
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Griffith University
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Curator at the Origins Centre Museum, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor in Marketing, Director Centre for Organisations and Social Change, RMIT University
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Dermatology Research Centre, The University of Queensland
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Research Manager, The University of Queensland
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Research Fellow, School of Languages and Applied Linguistics, The Open University
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Associate Professor, Gender and Advertising, Shanghai University
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Professor in Behavioural Science, The University of Queensland
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Dermatologist and lecturer, Stellenbosch University
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Professor and Senior Group Leader, QIMR Berghofer
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Researcher, Population Health Program, QIMR Berghofer
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