Is your sunscreen protecting you? See the new 2011 Sunscreen Database of 1,700 Products
Printer-friendly versionNew from the Environmental Workig Group:
Washington, D.C. – Consumers can trust a slim 20 percent of the beach and sport sunscreens assessed for the 2011 sun season, according to Environmental Working Group’s survey of over 1,700 sun products.
In the wild west of sunscreens, sun-seekers are still faced with shelves filled with problematic ingredients, unsubstantiated marketing claims and lack-luster protection – three out of five sunscreens offer inadequate UVA protection.
Sort through the sunscreen noise -- click here for EWG's 2011 Sunscreen Guide.
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