Rethinking Sunscreen

ByAbby Quillen

Last summer, I published a post Is Sunscreen Dangerous? summarizing the Environmental Working Group’s concerns about the majority of sunscreens on the market. The EWG advises that consumers avoid sunscreens with the ingredients retinyl palmitate and oxybenzone and be suspicious of SPF claims exceeding 50. They also warn that many sunscreens only protect against the…

Is Sunscreen Dangerous?

ByAbby Quillen

Recently the Environmental Working Group (EWG) assessed 1400 of the sunscreens on the market. Shockingly, they recommend that consumers buy almost none of them. For instance they recommend only 39 of 500 “beach and sport” sunscreens. Their report raises concerns about retinol palminate, a form of Vitamin A found in 41% of the sunscreens. It…