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Which Brand of Sunscreen Do You Use?


Published July 8, 2008

Have you been reading the sunscreen news lately? The Environmental Working Group (EWG) said their investigation of nearly 1,000 brand-name sunscreens showed that 4 out of 5 of them either don’t adequately protect against damaging UV radiation or contain potentially hazardous chemicals.

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