Sunscreen seems like one of those things that should be a simple affair: remember to put it on before you go out in the sun, remember to re-apply it every so often.
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Some sunscreens work far better than others — here’s how to see if yours is any good
To help make your sunscreen choices easier and safer, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) has recently released their 11th annual Guide to Sunscreens.
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Yet with skin cancer being the most common form of cancer in the US — and melanoma, the most serious kind, being extremely deadly if not caught early — clearly we aren't doing a good enough job protecting ourselves from the sun.
Further complicating things is the fact that some sunscreens are better or safer than others. Some work more or less as advertised, others don't live up to their high-SPF billing. Some even contain potentially risky chemicals.
To help make your sunscreen choices easier and safer, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) recently released their 11th annual Guide to Sunscreens.
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On the guide's website, you can find the best and worst sunscreens for sports and for kids, you can look at the best moisturizers with SPF, and you can see if the brand of sunscreen you have lying around is highly rated.
While we recommend searching to check your sunscreen out, here are a few useful sunscreen facts to help you select a safe option.
- Try to select "broad spectrum" sunscreen
- with at least 30 SPF:
- Higher SPF values are misleading
- most tests show no added benefit
- Don't spray:
- Ingredients matter:
Finally, remember to put enough sunscreen on. The average adult should use about enough to fill a shot glass every time they coat themselves up.
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