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Consumer Report Alert regarding Sunscreens

9 years ago

I saw this article on the nightly news the other night and thought it might interest folks here. I don't understand how companies can have the concious to mislable like this or how they can even get away with it.

Consumer Reports Sunscreen Ratings

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  • 9 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    Ratings are locked behind the paywall = (

    I will add though, that I understand a rating over 30 SPF is not really any better.

    Environmental Working Group ( EWG.org ) has lots of free articles for consumers about choosing effective sunscreens that are also safer for our health:

    http://www.ewg.org/search/site/sunscreen

    You can order a free .pdf guide as well as browse their lists here:

    http://www.ewg.org/sunscreen/


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