It's hot, hot, hot outside - and with the mercury likely to rise even higher tomorrow, sunscreen is an essential part of staying safe in the sun. But figures from Cancer Research UK and Nivea Sun have suggested that people are not protecting themselves properly in the UK.
Prior to this heatwave, around 3.7 million UK adults (seven per cent) said they don’t do anything to protect their skin when the sun is strong in the UK and over a third say they generally don’t protect their skin in any way in their own outside space, such as exercising or DIY outside. But with temperatures soaring to record levels, it's worth refreshing your skin protection know-how.
According to Cancer Research UK, 86% of UK melanoma skin cancer cases are preventable. In the sometimes lacklustre British summer, it can be tempting to make the most of any warm spells (and good sunscreen practice may be a bit rusty) but it's important to protect yourself as the temperatures rise.
