Yes, Sunscreen Can Enter Your Body, FDA Study Finds
The FDA is asking sunscreen makers to determine if the chemicals that are absorbed into the blood are dangerous.
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What's the Best Sunscreen to Use for Kids? High SPF? Spray? Sunblock?
You stocked up on sunscreen, doled out sunglasses and floppy sunhats, and managed to coat your kids in gooey white SPF 30 before hitting the local swimming hole. But they still came home looking like lobsters, moaning and groaning over…
6 Ways to Prepare Kids for Summer Break
6 ways parents can prepare their kids for summer break
Sun Safety & Kids
How to talk to kids about sun safety and the need to protect themselves from sunburn, melanoma and other types of skin cancer.
Best Sunscreen for Kids' Faces
Zinka face and nose sun protection, mom-approved for sun safety
Melanoma Rates Up in Delaware
Melanoma rates are skyrocketing in Delaware. Learn about the state's sun-safety campaign and how to protect yourself from harmful rays.
Signs of Summer
Mom blogger Shivaun Williams paints a poetic picture of summer's detritus, and her response to it.
A Play Day for Kids & Parents
A regular, once-a-week play day for friends and neighbors, children and adults alike, can fill out your summer activities schedule and build friendships.
What Are the New Sunscreen Rules?
By summer 2012, products must protect against two types of radiation and have a SPF of at least 15 in order to claim they reduce the risk of skin cancer. They also must say how many minutes they resist water instead of claiming to be "waterproof." SPF ratings higher than 50 could be banned.
Anti-Aging Skin Care Secrets
What works — and what makes your money, not your wrinkles, disappear