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Who’s better at using sunscreen lotion, men or women? Truthfully, they’re both pretty lousy at it, according to a new government study. Even sadder: New testing of sunscreen lotions finds you can’t always believe the claims on the label.

En español | Women — even smart ones like you and me — cheat on their sunscreen.

Every woman I know (including me) is confused by the sheer number (and price range) of skin-care products out there.

I tend to be skeptical about most new beauty trends, but ever since BB creams took over the makeup aisle I’ve become both skeptical and curious.

Summertime and the living is easy ... or it's supposed to be. Now is not the time to get all hot and bothered because your mascara runs or your blush streaks down your cheek.

Here's a scary new fact to get you in gear: More than 10 percent of skin cancers occur on the eyelids. According to the Skin Cancer Foundation, these tumors can grow deep beneath the skin (think icebergs waiting to surface) and increase the rapid growth of other skin cancers on your face.

Boricua al fin, me crié yendo a la playa con mis amigos a pasarla chévere los fines de semana. Usualmente no le daba mucha importancia al tema de estar bajo el sol candente del Caribe todo el dí­a, sin mucha protección. Hasta que una vez me quemé la espalda de tal manera que estuve semanas con…

By age 50 most women have experienced some form of sun damage - and many have been through the ordeal of skin cancer.

Skin cancer is on the rise.