Sunscreen is safe, it works and nearly everyone needs it, including people with dark skin, people who spend most of the day indoors and people who only go outside in cooler months. Dermatologists at MD Anderson Cancer Center and Stanford Medicine say a broad spectrum sunscreen of at least SPF 30, applied generously and reapplied…
Dark skin tones contain higher levels of melanin, the pigment responsible for color in the skin, hair and eyes. This pigment offers some natural protection against ultraviolet radiation. Yet that protection does not make darker skin immune to damage or disease.
Dermatologists note that melanin rich skin often responds differently to irritation, injury and inflammation.…

