You might think you don’t need sunscreen if you have Black or brown skin. After all, the extra melanin that creates darker skin tones does provide some extra protection. But it’s still important to protect your skin from the sun’s UV rays.

“If you have dark skin, you’ve been gifted some natural protection, but that has limits,” says Saira George, M.D., a dermatologist at MD Anderson in Sugar Land.

Here are her skin safety...