Contributing Writer · Editorial staff
Dashiell Trent
Tracks new techniques and devices in sunburn recovery and separates genuine advances from marketing.
4 stories by Dashiell Trent
Dispatch · 5 min · Dashiell Trent
How to read the UV index, and when to change your plans
The number in your weather app is a burn-speed forecast. What it measures, and the thresholds that should actually change your day.
July 7, 2026
Field Notes · 5 min · Dashiell Trent
Protecting children from sun damage
Childhood burns carry outsized lifetime risk, and prevention is straightforward.
May 30, 2026
Advances · 7 min · Dashiell Trent
Advances in treating sun damage
From DNA-repair enzymes to refined resurfacing, the toolkit is growing.
May 12, 2026
Field Notes · 5 min · Dashiell Trent
What to do in the first 24 hours of a sunburn
The right early steps ease the pain and limit the damage.
September 10, 2025