Study ranks effective — and safe — sunscreens
With sunny and hot weather forecast for the next few days, it might be time to re-evaluate the sunscreen you use.
The Environmental Working Group has done it for you with an amazingly detailed landmark study of 783 sunscreens on the market. The group found that many sunscreens are not only ineffective, they might contain harmful chemicals. That’s an issue, the group says, because the FDA has rather loose standards for sunscreens.
The study database lists levels of protection, ingredients and effectiveness.
The bottomline is that a product called Badger SPF+30 is the most effective and least hazardous of the lot and tops the list of 17 considered to be the best.
To access an executive summary of the study and the database, click here.