“It’s not enough to only wear sunscreen when you’re going to be outdoors for extended periods,” says Andrew Miner, MD, a dermatologist in Brevard, Florida, who had a basal cell carcinoma in college. “We get so much daily UV radiation that we don’t even think about.” He’s not kidding: The Sun Safety Alliance estimates that the average incidental time spent in the sun accounts for 80% of a person’s lifetime exposure. “The research clearly shows the benefit to applying sunscreen everyday—rain or shine—to every body part that’s exposed,” says Miner. “For most of us that’s our face, neck, upper chest, hands, and forearms.” (We like All Good’s chemical-free Coconut Sunscreen Stick SPF 30, available in the Women’s Health Boutique.)
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