We’ve said it once, and we’ll say it again (and again and again . . . ): if you do one thing for your skin, it should be applying sunscreen. Seriously, a daily dose of SPF does it all. Protection from premature aging? Sunscreen. Defense against skin cancers? Sunscreen. Solution to an even skin tone? Sunscreen. The secret to world peace? OK, maybe not that last one, but you get the point.

Truth is, even if you know all the risks — UV exposure is one of the biggest environmental hazards to your health and can account for up to 80 percent of visible aging — if you don’t find a sunscreen you love, you won’t use it every day. That’s where this month’s editor-approved Beauty Awards winners come in. Keep scrolling for the best sun-care products of the year that will
have your back — and shoulders, and nose, and ears.