May 23, 2012

Safest Sunscreens for 2010

The entire list of sunscreens can be found here at EWG’s 2010 sunscreen guide. I look forward to this guide every year, not only to help me choose possibly a new sunscreen, but to see how the one we currently use ranks and well as re-educate myself on the newest sun safety information out there. [...]

Top 10 Safest Sunscreens For Children

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The list of the safest sunscreens on EWG has changed slightly, the large report is still showing as 2009 but I am sure the 2010 is coming soon for all of us eager to see the top rated sunscreens. However, the order has changed since my last post of the top 30, so I will [...]

Low Vitamin D Levels Are Common in Children

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This doesn’t come a shock, I have written before on the use of sunscreens and how we need to get our 20 minutes a day of unfiltered, pure sunlight to ensure we have healthy levels of vitamin D in our bodies. The report suggests that children get more sunshine, instead of rushing out to buy [...]

The Sunscreen Debate: Are Natural Sunscreens Best, or None at All?

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After a conversation with a friend the other day, I started researching some more on the use of sunscreens. I have been using EWG as my guide since the children were small, and buying the least toxic sunscreens that I could possibly find, but its always in the back of my mind if they are [...]