Your children's skin is much more sensitive to sun exposure, since their defense mechanisms against UV rays are not fully developed.
Specifically, young skin is delicate, thinner, and produces less melanin, a pigment that protects the skin.
Ultraviolet (UV) rays reach the pigment-producing melanin cells of the skin, called melanocytes, and damage the skin's DNA.
Just one blistering sunburn in childhood can more than double a person's chances of developing melanoma in the future, for this reason, the parents must protect their children from the sun at all times.
Babies and children of all skin tones need sun protection. While people with darker skin tones develop far fewer skin cancers than those with lighter skin tones, when they do develop skin cancers, they are more likely to be diagnosed at a later stage and have worse outcomes.
