Focus Wax & Skin

This may be mostly caused by the way men and women consume sunlight – but also simply genetics and the different make up of men’s skin and women’s skin.

Before the age of 50, women are more likely to develop melanoma. After age 50, men are more likely to develop it. Studies show that this is a result of younger women using tanning beds or laying out in the sun with the goal of getting a tan.

Oddly enough, even though more young women develop melanoma, men have a higher mortality rate. Studies have even reported a difference in melanoma between the genders, making it more dangerous in men.