Getting a base tan before summer? Dermatologists say stop.

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM A base tan provides roughly SPF 3 of protection. Dermatologists recommend SPF 30 every single day. Those two numbers are worth sitting with before you start “easing into” sun exposure this spring. The logic behind the base tan feels intuitive: build up melanin gradually before summer, and your skin […] The post Getting a base tan before summer? Dermatologists say stop. first appeared on The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News.