It’s official—today, March 13th, is the first-ever National Dermatologist Day.

EltaMD Skin Care created the day to serve as a platform celebrating the dedication and expertise of dermatologists.

It’s not unusual for a beauty brand to create a “national day”—Huda Beauty made July 29th National Lipstick Day, and House of Lashes claimed February 19th as National Lash Day. See more about National Dermatologist Day on the National Day Calendar. 

Since 2018, EltaMD has been a CP Skin Health brand, a division of Colgate-Palmolive. Echo Sandburg, Chief Brand Officer, CP Skin Health, says, “The dermatology profession is embedded in our DNA and at the heart of what we do. With more people being diagnosed with skin cancer than any other cancer in the U.S. each year, we are committed to supporting the dermatologist community at all levels to ensure skin health is accessible to all…”

A board-certified Dermatologist has extensive medical training, which allows them to accurately diagnose and properly treat more than 3,000 diseases of the skin, hair, and nails. They also play a significant role in detecting millions of skin cancers each year (9,500 per day).

Since the brand’s inception, EltaMD has been dedicated to making sun safety and early skin cancer detection accessible to the public through long-standing support of skin cancer and sun safety education programs such as The Sun Bus, a mobile skin cancer screening program by the Colorado Melanoma Foundation.

To further amplify the significance of National Dermatologist Day, EltaMD is partnering with board-certified Dermatologists, including Mona Gohara, MD, FAAD, Muneeb Shah, MD, FAAD, Sheila Farhang, MD, FAAD, Laura Scott, MD, FAAD, and Claire Wolinsky, MD, FAAD.

These experts will take to social media to offer insights on the necessity of regular Dermatologist visits and share essential skincare tips.

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