It's Easy Being Green

The Environmental Working Group just completed a study that went more than skin deep into the best and worst sunscreens on the market.  They studied more than 950 different name brands studying the effectiveness of the product and the potentially harmful chemicals the brand included.  The study is frightening, showing that 4 out of 5 sunscreens are either ineffective or contain ingredients with significant safety concerns.  The leading brand, Coppertone, didn’t have any sunscreens that made the effective or safe list put out by EWG.  The next leading brands, Neutrogena and Banana Boat, had only 1 out of 103 sunscreen products ranked safe and effective by EWG.

Here are the top 5 performer’s in EWG’s tests:

1.  Keys Soap Solar Rx Therapeutic Sunblock, SPF 30

2.  Trukid Sunny Days Facestick Mineral Sunscreen UVA/UVB Broad Spectrum, SPF 30+

3.  California Baby Sunblock Stick No Fragrance, SPF 30+

4.  California Baby Sunblock Stick Everyday/year-Round, SPF 30+

5.  Badger Sunscreen, SPF 30

To see the full report of all 950 tested sunscreens so you know where yours stands, click here.  If you can’t find any of those, it’s recommended that you find sunscreen with at least 7% zinc oxide or titanium dioxide for better sun protection.  Always use SPF 30 or higher.  Look for sunscreen that doesn’t contain any bug repellants so that your skin isn’t absorbing pesticides.

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