Which Sunscreen is Best for your family?

April 21st, 2008

The most important skin cream you can use is SUNSCREEN!   The sunny time of year is here or approaching, depending where you live, and the Environmental Working Group  conducted the first-ever study on the efficacy and safety of sunscreens out on the market..  Those found to be effective and safe might as well be considered samples from the “Fountain of Youth.”

EWG stepped up because, “After 29 years of debate, the government has failed to set mandatory sunscreen safety standards. In August 2007 FDA proposed first-ever UVA standards for sunscreen, but the rules are not yet finalized. In the meantime, companies are free to make claims about product quality.”  Scary!

To see how your sunscreen stacks up, which is healthiest and most effective, visit EWG’s Skin Deep.  While you’re there, check out any of your products for their safety as well as this handy-dandy parents’ buying guide.  Parenthood is so busy that it is wonderful that this site has sussed out the good, bad and the ugly for us! I love this site!

Mama Jen

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