Publication date: Dec 01, 2024
Sunscreen with a skin protection factor (SPF) of 30 or greater is recommended to reduce the risk of skin cancer and improve skin health for all people regardless of skin tone. Traditional sunscreen that creates a white cast on the skin is incompatible with melanated skin. The number of products on the shelf, SPF level, application, coloration, and cost were recorded at three beauty supply chain stores and three pharmacy, health, and wellness stores in or near Harlem in New York City in the Spring of 2023. The number of skin tones for tinted sunscreen was visually matched to the Fitzpatrick Skin Phototypes scale. A total of 385 sunscreen products were identified; 78. 7 % were traditional white sunscreen, followed by sheer (15. 3 %) and tinted (6. 0 %) products. Beauty supply stores offered more tinted sunscreen options than did pharmacy, health, and wellness stores (n = 17,15. 3 % vs. n = 6, 2. 2 %, p
| Concepts | Keywords |
|---|---|
| Harlem | Cancer prevention |
| Pharmacy | Melanated skin |
| Phototypes | Melanoma |
| Sunscreen | New York City |
| Skin cancer | |
| Sunscreen |
Semantics
| Type | Source | Name |
|---|---|---|
| disease | MESH | skin cancer |
| disease | MESH | Cancer |
| disease | MESH | Melanoma |
| pathway | KEGG | Melanoma |