How Does Your Sunscreen Rank?
Posted by Peter Endisch on June 22nd, 2007 at 10:52 PDT (Chemical World)
Summer’s here and we all want to avoid sunburn and skin cancer. So just slather on sunscreen, right? Well, not just any sunscreen. Search EWG’s sunscreen safety database to find out what’s safest and most effective for you and your family.
There are no federal sunscreen safety standards in the U.S., even though the FDA has been drafting them for the past 29 years. And did you know that SPF ratings only cover UVB rays, which cause burns, but not UVA rays, which raise skin cancer risk?
Our sunscreen database is the result of 18 months of research, and we found that 84% of 783 sunscreen products offer inadequate protection from the sun or contain ingredients with significant safety concerns. Find out what’s safest and most effective for you, and especially for your kids’ delicate skin. Then go have fun in the sun!
