Skincare Mondays | Diversity Under the Sun
Suncare is important for every skin tone. The risk of sunburn correlates with skin tone - not ethnicity.
Sunburn experiences differ across ethnicities.
An online survey of 3,597 adults who identified as White, Black, Hispanic and Asian showed sunburns occur across all ethnicities - even the darkest skin tones, but the experience is very different.1 Those who identified as White reported “ski …
Suncare is important for every skin tone. The risk of sunburn correlates with skin tone - not ethnicity.
Sunburn experiences differ across ethnicities.
An online survey of 3,597 adults who identified as White, Black, Hispanic and Asian showed sunburns occur across all ethnicities - even the darkest skin tones, but the experience is very different.1 Those who identified as White reported “ski … Continue reading "Skincare Mondays | Diversity Under the Sun"
More daylight and warmer temperatures can lead to skin issues, and this month’s Patient Buzz includes articles about several summertime skin troubles, including heat rash, sun allergy and sunburn blisters. In addition, several articles addressed sunscreen, including the myth that sunscreen causes skin cancer.
Be ready for your patients’ summertime skincare questions by reviewing this list o … 
Slugging – a K-beauty trend – is a popular topic in this month’s Patient Buzz since the trend recently went viral on TikTok. While initially slugging locked in moisture in the face, new iterations include slugging elsewhere on the body, such as the hair, elbows, knees, feet and hands.
Learn more about slugging and other skincare trends written about in the consumer press so you can be rea … 
During the 2021 Skin of Color Update virtual conference, Dr. Maritza Perez opened her lecture by sharing her goal: to assess what is known about skin cancer and photoprotection in people of color. Dr. Perez is a member of the American Academy of Dermatology, who commissioned a workforce to look into this subject.
What is known about the epidemiology of keratinocyte carcinomas in people of color? … 
Suncare is important for every skin tone.
The risk of sunburn and skin cancer correlate with skin type – not ethnicity.1
Ethnicity does not confer skin type.
Our population is changing rapidly, and within the next few decades minority populations will become the majority.1,2
African Americans, Asians, Hispanics, Middle Easterners, Asian Pacific Islanders, Native Americans, or individuals … 