Sunscreen
Learn what ingredients are safe or unsafe when purchasing sunscreen this summer.
There are 265 beach and sport sunscreens with a green rating in EWG’s 2019 Sunscreen Guide. We took a closer look at the best-rated sunscreens marketed specifically for use on babies and kids. We selected the 27 best-scoring products (note, all links go to EWG.org site): Adorable Baby Sunscreen Lotion,…
It should be simple enough: When out in the sun, wear sunscreen. But knowing what’s in your sunscreen is as important as putting it on. There are concerns about some ingredients, both active and inactive, that you may find in your sunscreen. There’s no doubt you should be lotioning up:…
Here’s a good reason to wear sun-protective clothing this summer or stick to the shade: The FDA has determined that some of the active ingredients in sunscreens are absorbed into your system through your skin, as reported in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) today. Studies dating back to…
The rest of the world has sunscreens with more advanced ingredients than in the US. Why are we behind in protecting against skin cancer? I was recently on vacation in Europe. Since I was in some Mediterranean countries in the middle of summer and outside quite a bit, I used…
A health group is urging the FDA to investigate whether some ingredients used by sunscreen manufacturers to boost the SPF (sun protection factor) in their products actually do so. In a letter to FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, the Environmental Working Group questions whether the ingredients actually boost protection from the…
Pressure is building on the FDA to boost its efforts in regulating sunscreens after an investigation by Consumer Reports found that many sunscreens on the market today do not provide the level of sun protection listed on the bottle. Independent test results conducted by the magazine found that many sunscreens…
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has agreed to develop a code of conduct regarding the marketing of opioid drugs in an effort to ease the prescription opioid epidemic. As part of the code, Pfizer says it will disclose in promotional materials that narcotic drugs have a high potential for addiction, even when…
Do you depend on sunscreen for skin protection? Millions of Americans do, but they shouldn’t. The rate of melanoma diagnosis is increasing. The consensus among scientists is that sunscreens alone cannot reverse this trend. Yet a good sunscreen can play a role in preventing sunburns that are a major risk…
A warning, posted by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), castigated lotion and liquid maker Jaychem Industries for failing in multiple ways to insure that its lotions are effective. It also said that labeling for GolfersSkin didn’t cut it by FDA standards, leaving it in the “misbranded” category. Fierce Pharma…
Sunbathers in Europe and other parts of the world have for years slathered on sunscreens with the most advanced skin cancer-fighting protection and nontoxic ingredients. But these products are not available in the United States, because the FDA — due largely to regulatory delays and lack of resources — has been…