sunscreen home investigation findings find your sunscreen national brand buying guide
Does your sunscreen work? An investigation of nearly 1,000 brand-name sunscreen products finds that 4 out of 5 contain chemicals that may pose health hazards or don't adequately protect skin from the sun's damaging rays. Some of the worst offenders are leading brands like Coppertone, Banana Boat, and Neutrogena.
More than a million cases of skin cancer are diagnosed in the U.S. every year, but FDA still hasn't finalized sunscreen standards first announced 30 years ago. Click here to tell FDA you're tired of waiting. Meanwhile, companies are free to claim but not provide broad spectrum protection. Until FDA requires that all sunscreens be safe and effective, Environmental Working Group's comprehensive sunscreen guideincluding a list of 143 products that offer very good sun protectionfills in the gaps.
Top 10 products*
1.Keys Soap Solar Rx Therapeutic Sunblock, SPF 3002.Trukid Sunny Days Facestick Mineral Sunscreen UVA/UVB Broad Spectrum, SPF 30+03.California Baby Sunblock Stick No Fragrance, SPF 30+04.Badger Sunscreen, SPF 3005.Marie Veronique Skin Therapy Sun Serum16.Lavera Sunscreen Neutral, SPF 4017.Vanicream Sunscreen, SPF 3518.UV Natural Sunscreen, SPF 30+19.Sun Science Sport Formula, SPF 30110.Soleo Organics Sunscreen all natural Sunscreen, SPF 30+1
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Recommended Common Brands
1.Blue Lizardanything without oxybenzone 2.California Babyanything with SPF 30+ 3.CVSwith zinc oxide 4.Jason Natural CosmeticsSunbrellas Mineral Based Sunblock 5.Kiss My Face"Paraben Free" series 6.NeutrogenaSensitive Skin Sunblock 7.OlayDefense Daily UV Moisturizer (with zinc) 8.SkinCeuticalsPhysical UV Defense 9.Solar SenseClear Zinc for Face 10.WalgreensZinc Oxide for Face, Nose, & Ears
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