Hi I’m Vivien Williams with a Mayo Clinic News Network headline
It is spring break time and many kids and families are headed to the beach and warmer climates to get some much-needed R and R and some sun which can lead to the chance of sunburns. You likely know that getting sunburned can be painful and can increase your risk of skin cancer. So it’s important to slather on the sunscreen and expose your skin to the sun gradually. But, with all the different products out there, how do you know what number SPF to use? 15, 30, 50-plus? Mayo Clinic dermatologist Dr. Dawn Davis has recommendations.
“If you’d like a little bit of sun exposure as you go on spring break then what you can do is start off with an SPF 50 or 30 and apply that for the first couple days you are there and then back off to a 30 or 15.”
But, Dr. Davis reminds us the sun is actually toxic to the skin and sun exposure is linked to skin cancer. So use that sunscreen and remember to reapply it every two hours and after you sweat or swim. And kids under 6 months should stay out of the sun. Period.
And that’s a look at a headline from the Mayo Clinic News Network, I’m Vivien Williams
