07-16-2008, 12:37 AM
Filed under: Fun & activities, Health & safetyOn our way to the beach last weekend, I hopped out at local Walgreen's for sunscreen. Twenty minutes later I returned, to my irritated and impatient family. "I'm sorry," I said, "But it's really hard to buy sunscreen these days." While I really appreciate the work the Environmental Working Group put in to their sunscreen study, I find myself frozen when faced with shelves full of sunscreen. Their top 10 picks for kids contain few name brands, and those that I can find at a local store likely use micronized zinc oxide or titanium dioxide. Though the EWG, after carefully weighing the benefits and the risks, have chosen to support studies that say nanoparticles are safe, I'm not yet convinced that I want to use them on a regular basis.Continue reading The new sunscreen dilemma Permalink | Email this | Comments
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