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With summer at its height, a Weill Cornell Medicine dermatologist offers five tips for using sunscreen most effectively<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Cornellians<\/em> staff<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Illustration by Shea Oleksa<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Editor\u2019s note: These visuals originally appeared in a LinkedIn post<\/a> from the University.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Summer means fun in the sun\u2014while protecting your skin from harmful rays. Here are five tips for choosing the right sunscreen, courtesy of Dr. Shari Lipner<\/a>. A professor of clinical dermatology at Weill Cornell Medicine, Lipner is also an attending dermatologist at NewYork-Presbyterian, the college’s teaching hospital on the Far East Side of Manhattan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Broad-spectrum, water-resistant sunscreen with SPF 30 or higher provides the best protection against UVA and UVB rays, which contribute to skin aging, skin cancer, and sunburn.\u202f<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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People with eczema, rosacea, or a history of sunscreen reactions may find zinc oxide- or titanium dioxide-based sunscreens less irritating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Many people dislike how sunscreen looks or feels on their skin. Tinted mineral and lightweight options provide sun protection while blending more naturally into more skin tones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bemotrizinol (BEMT) is the first new sunscreen active ingredient approved in the U.S. in over 20 years and is expected to hit shelves later this summer. Widely used in Europe, it provides broad-spectrum UVA and UVB protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Whether you prefer a lotion, cream, fluid, stick, tinted, non-tinted, mineral, or chemical sunscreen, daily use is far more important for skin protection than any single ingredient.\u202f<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Published July 20, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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