Everyday my girls want to go out swimming in the pool so everyday I'm drenching them in sunscreen... I started to think about what I was doing and I don't think I've ever even looked at the labels for the sunscreen I use - you see SPF-whatever and assume it's all safe... well, I was WRONG!
I recently signed up at the environmental working group website and was shocked when I received the latest newsletter talking about the best and worst sunscreens...they found that 4 out of 5 they tested (and they tested almost 1,000 brands!!) contained harmful chemicals - from cancer causing agents to developmental and reproductive toxins!! The Coppertone Waterbabies SPF 50 I've been using ranked horribly for allowing UVA exposure and containing chemicals I can't even pronounce... and I'm an environmental biologist???
Check out what's in the sunscreen you are putting on your kids..
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