SUMMSER SKIN CARE

Redbook (www.redbookmag.com) Health Editor Camille Chatterjee will tackle the best anti-aging , best bronzers and self tanners for a safe & natural glow, and the 5 signs of skin cancer to watch out for:

Sun-smart beauty worshippers can be rewarded with smooth, wrinkle-free, youthful skin -- and a lot less of a chance of skin cancer.

Best Anti-Aging Sunscreens - Most dermatologists will tell you that is already the best anti-aging product out there. But some brands are taking it a step further and packing wrinkle-fighting ingredients into their sun-protection formulas. - There are now sunscreens that contain wrinkle-smoothing ingredients like retinol, peptides, or skin-evening botanicals. To really reap the benefits you need to be really diligent about applying them daily. - Many sunscreen brands are also now are adding antioxidants to their formulas. This is important because sunscreens don't block 100% of UV rays -- some will get through and cause free radicals, which lead to sun damage. Antioxidants help squash those free radicals before they cause damage. * Coppertone NutraShield Faces SPF 70+ with Dual Defense, $10.49, contains antioxidant vitamins C and E to neutralize free radicals. * Cetaphil UVA/UVB Defense SPF 50, $14, contains vitamin E to fight free radicals. * Aveeno Positively Ageless Sunblock Lotion SPF 70 for Face, $10, has a shiitake-mushroom complex to soften fine lines and wrinkles. * La Roche-Posay Anthelios 60 Sunscreen SPF 60 Ultra Light Fluid, $27.50, has a patented antioxidant blend including senna alata, a tropical leaf extract that defends against cell damage. * Clinique Sun with SolarSmart SPF 30 Face Cream, $17.50, contains antioxidant vitamin E and a marine extract that releases reparative enzymes when skin is exposed to UV rays. * Chanel Précision UV Essentiel Protective UV Care Anti-Pollution SPF 30+, $48, protects with antioxidant vitamin E and lightens dark spots with licorice extract.

Best Bronzers/Self-Tanners for a Safe, Sexy Glow We know that glowing skin is what everyone really wants. These are some safe ways to get it- whether you want to look slightly sun-kissed or savagely tanned. Here are our favorites: * Instant Sun Light Summer Glow Palette 15, $36, contains four different bronzed shades that you can blend together or even use separately as eyeshadow. * St. Tropez has found a way to make self-tanning less stinky. Its Aromaguard technology reduces that telltale tanning smell by at least 70 percent and leaves behind a sweet scent. * YSL Beaute Collector Trésor D'Afrique Sun Powder, $72, is perfect for the bronzer junkie. It's in this wooden case and it's large enough so you can use it as a body bronzer, too. * Jergens Natural Glow Foaming Daily , $9, gives you the same genius gradual glow as the original formula, but now comes in foam, which makes it a little easier to spread. * Eau Thermale Avène Moisturizing Self-Tanning Lotion, $22, contains soothing Avène Thermal Spring Water so even those with sensitive, easily irritated skin can use self-tanner. * Physicians Formula Bronzer Booster Glow-Boosting Loose Bronzing Veil, $15, lets you choose just how bronzed you want to be with the click of a dial: Choose level one, two, or three. * Stila Bronzing Tinted Moisturizer SPF 15 with 24 Karat Gold, $32, has Illuminating pearls and real gold give to skin a believable sun-kissed look.

5 Signs of Skin Cancer to watch out for - Follow the ABCDE's when watching your moles and marks: A: Asymmetry. Cancerous cells, by definition, don't grow evenly. If you draw a line through the middle of a benign mole, the two halves will line up. B: Border. You should be able to easily tell where the mole stops compared to surrounding skin. A melanoma may have an ill-defined border that feathers off into the skin. C: Color. Melanomas are often multicolored, while benign moles have a uniformity of color. But an all-black mole should raise a red flag too. D: Diameter. Melanomas tend to be around six millimeters, the size of a pencil eraser. Many benign moles are also bigger than that size, but few melanomas are smaller. E: Evolving. Moles on the move can be malignant. Watch for a mole that changes color, raises up, gets itchy, or gets larger.

FROM THE SKIN CANCER FOUNDATION

Skin Cancer Facts GENERAL + Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States. More than one million skin cancers are diagnosed annually. + Each year there are more new cases of skin cancer than the combined incidence of cancers of the breast, prostate, lung and colon. + One in five Americans will develop skin cancer in the course of a lifetime. + Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common form of skin cancer; about one million of the cases diagnosed annually are basal cell carcinomas.29 Basal cell carcinomas are rarely fatal, but can be highly disfiguring. + Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is the second most common form of skin cancer. More than 250,000 cases are diagnosed each year1, resulting in approximately 2,500 deaths. + Basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma are the two major forms of non-melanoma skin cancer. Between 40 and 50 percent of Americans who live to age 65 will have either skin cancer at least once. + In 2004, the total direct cost associated with the treatment for non-melanoma skin cancers was more than $1 billion.14 + About 90 percent of non-melanoma skin cancers are associated with exposure to (UV) radiation from the sun. + Up to 90 percent of the visible changes commonly attributed to aging are caused by the sun. + Contrary to popular belief, 80 percent of a person's lifetime sun exposure is not acquired before age 18; only about 23 percent of lifetime exposure occurs by age 18.

Lifetime UV Exposure in the United States Ages Average Accumulated Exposure* 1-18 22.73 percent 19-40 46.53 percent 41-59 73.7 percent 60-78 100 percent

*Based on a 78 year lifespan

MELANOMA + The incidence of many common cancers is falling, but the incidence of melanoma continues to rise significantly, at a rate faster than that of any of the seven most common cancers.21 + Approximately 62,480 melanomas will be diagnosed this year, with nearly 8,420 resulting in death. Incidence Deaths Men: 34,950 5,400 Women: 27,350 3,020

+ Melanoma accounts for about three percent of skin cancer cases,31 but it causes more than 75 percent of skin cancer deaths. + Melanoma mortality increased by about 33 percent from 1975-90, but has remained relatively stable since 1990. + Survival with melanoma increased from 49 percent between 1950 and 1954 to 92 percent between 1996 and 2003. + More than 20 Americans die each day from skin cancer, primarily melanoma. One person dies of melanoma almost every hour (every 62 minutes). + The survival rate for patients whose melanoma is detected early, before the tumor has penetrated the epidermis, is about 99 percent.34 The survival rate falls to 15 percent for those with advanced disease. + Melanoma is the sixth most common cancer for males and seventh most common for females. + Women aged 39 and under have a higher probability of developing melanoma than any other cancer except breast cancer. + Melanoma is the second most common form of cancer for young adults 15-29 years old. + About 65 percent of melanoma cases can be attributed to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun. + One in 55 people will be diagnosed with melanoma during their lifetime. + One blistering sunburn in childhood or adolescence more than doubles a person's chances of developing melanoma later in life. + A person's risk for melanoma doubles if he or she has had five or more sunburns at any age

MEN / WOMEN + The majority of people diagnosed with melanoma are white men over age 50. + Contrary to popular belief, recent studies show that people receive a fairly consistent dose of ultraviolet radiation over their entire lifetime. Adults over age 40, especially men, have the highest annual exposure to UV. + The number of women under age 40 diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma has more than doubled in the last 30 years; the squamous cell carcinoma rate for women has also increased significantly. + Until age 39, women are almost twice as likely to develop melanoma as men. Starting at age 40, melanoma incidence in men exceeds incidence in women, and this trend becomes more pronounced with each decade. + One in 41 men and one in 61 women will develop melanoma in their lifetime. + Melanoma is one of only three cancers with an increasing mortality rate for men.