Does your sunscreen work? EWG 2009 Sunscreen Guide
Effective sunscreens are crucial to public health and Environmental Work Group's investigation reveals that they may be hard to find: http://www.ewg.org/whichsunscreensarebest/2009report
An Environmental Working Group investigation of 1,607 sunscreens rates the season’s best and worst.
* 59 sunscreens with SPFs from 55-100+ might tempt you to stay out longer in the sun, but they block just 1-2% more sunburn rays than an SPF 30 sunscreen.
* Hundreds of all-day moisturizers advertise SPF protection, but 1 in 5 offers little protection from harmful UVA rays. Some break down well before the day's end.
* Two of 5 lip balms offer poor UVA protection.
One plusis that 19% fewer sunscreens contain oxybenzone, a hormone disruptor approved by FDA as an active ingredient in sunscreen.
Few sunscreens live up to their advertising claims, and the federal government is powerless to make them. The federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been promising to regulate sunscreens since 1978, when gasoline was 63 cents a gallon and the BeeGees' "Saturday Night Fever" topped the charts.
Some companies have responded to EWG’s 3-year campaign for safer, more effective sunscreens. 70% of sunscreen products now contain strong UVA filters, compared to 29% last year. The bad news: much UVA protection is still too thin to save your skin. Don't waste your money or risk your skin on sunscreens that don’t deliver. Use EWG 2009 Sunscreen Guide to find better products.
GREAT information - Environmental Working Group http://www.ewg.org. 69,000 products are scrutinized.
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