Sun safety week

April 28, 2020

With the days getting longer and summer fast approaching it is vital we stay safe in the sun.

The British Association of Dermatologists (BAD) is currently running a national campaign around skin cancer called sun awareness and to help generate awareness around sun safety, each day this week we will be myth busting everything around sun safety, giving hints of tips of how to stay safe in sun.

Our third myth is around sunscreen being waterproof. This is indeed a myth as waterproof sunscreen does not exist. Some sunscreen products can be water resistant for a limited number of hours however no sunscreen is waterproof. With this in mind, please remember to check if the sunscreen you are using is water resistant and if so, for how long.

 For more information around skin cancer and sun protection, please contact arutland@nhs.net.