You know the rules of applying sunscreen? They’ve changed.

The rule of applying some sort of sunscreen everyday has not changed - but how we do it has. 

Here are the new recommendations:

• Forget the shot glass amount. The new rule is the house painting analogy. Two coats, top to bottom.

• SPF 15 and 30 is out – SPF 50 is in. If you’ll be in the sun for any length of time, that’s what you’ll need.

• The hours of 10 am to 2 pm are still peak – but early and late day sun is damaging too.

• Don’t get sunscreen in your eyes – that’s still good advice. However, we MUST have a sunscreen over our eyes. Wraparound sunglasses are the way to go to reduce risk of damage to the sensitive skin around the eyes and ocular melanoma, which is on the rise.