Experts vet the safest and most effective sunscreens for 2026

sun “does not cause skin cancer.” Ultraviolet radiation is a “proven human carcinogen,” causing squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma and melanoma, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation.

Unless accelerated by a tanning bed, skin damage can take years, if not decades to develop, experts say, leaving today’s unwary youth at risk for early skin continue reading …