Good article. Keep in mind also that SPF numbers are based on an average sampling - so if you know you are particularly UV sensitive, you must be that much more dilligent about keeping sunscreen product on your skin.
The best sunscreen active ingredient available in terms of UVA and UVB protection is zinc oxide - it's also the only sunscreen active that's approved for use on children and babies, despite the myriad claims and brands that exist marketed towards children.
A particularly safe sunscreen is Green Screen Organic Sunscreen - exclusively non-nano zinc oxide, and made with only 8 understandable ingredients, the formula is 86% certified organic. It's available in tinted which eliminates the chalkiness of other mineral sunscreens, and provides a matte finish that works great under makeup. Top of the EWG list as well!
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Good article. Keep in mind also that SPF numbers are based on an average sampling - so if you know you are particularly UV sensitive, you must be that much more dilligent about keeping sunscreen product on your skin.
The best sunscreen active ingredient available in terms of UVA and UVB protection is zinc oxide - it's also the only sunscreen active that's approved for use on children and babies, despite the myriad claims and brands that exist marketed towards children.
A particularly safe sunscreen is Green Screen Organic Sunscreen - exclusively non-nano zinc oxide, and made with only 8 understandable ingredients, the formula is 86% certified organic. It's available in tinted which eliminates the chalkiness of other mineral sunscreens, and provides a matte finish that works great under makeup. Top of the EWG list as well!
May 5, 2011 - 10:17amThis Comment
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