WHETHER IT’S YARD WORK OR JUST DRINKS IN THE BACK YARD, WE’RE STAYING OUT IN THE SUN LONGER THAN WE SHOULD IN NEW MEXICO. IT’S WHY UNM HOSPITAL IS ISSUING SOME WARNINGS AND NEW INFORMATION ON SUNSCREENS THIS SUMMER. DERMATOLOGIST EMILY ALTMAN AT UNMH TELLS US WHAT’S NEW IS HOW THEY’VE RE-FORMULATED SUN BLOCKERS. SHE SAYS THOSE FORMULATIONS ARE PRETTY CLEAR.
DR. ALTMAN SAYS THERE’S NO CURRENT DATA THAT SUNSCREENS ARE DANGEROUS, BUT YOU NEED TO RE-APPLY IT EVERY TWO HOURS WHEN YOU’RE OUTSIDE.
