Sunscreen lotion for freckled skin. 18-year-old red-haired young man applying sunscreen lotion to the skin of his neck and shoulders. The freckled skin of his neck has been exposed to the sun, white the white skin of his shoulders has not. Freckles are small areas of pigmented skin that develop after repeated exposure to sunlight. Sunscreens protect the skin from sunlight by either absorbing or reflecting the ultraviolet radiation.