Chlorine doesn't bleach your tan — it dries your skin, and dry skin sheds pigment faster. Here's what a pool day actually does to your glow and your sunscreen, and the routine that protects both.

Water reflects less UV than most people assume — under 10 percent. So why does everyone burn at the beach? The answer is reflection from the wrong surfaces, missing shade, and the spots sunscreen never reaches.

Peeling means your tan was built on burned skin — and once it starts, you can't stop it entirely. Here's why it happens, what actually slows it down, and how to build a tan that doesn't flake off.

Your foundation says SPF 30 — so do you still need sunscreen? Almost certainly yes. Here's the application-amount math that explains why makeup SPF underdelivers, and how to layer both properly.

UV light breaks down tattoo pigment — and faded ink almost never comes back. Here's how sunscreen actually protects a tattoo, which SPF to use, and why you must never put sunscreen on fresh ink.