The perfect sunscreen

It is summer time, which means UV exposure time! So, we need sunscreen to protect the skin from sun damage. But, the question is, what sunscreen to buy? Can we trust the sunscreens in the stores? Actually no. We need both UVA and UVB protection to avoid getting skin cancer, and many sunscreens don’t have a good UVA/UVB balance in their creams. However, they can still claim that it is SPF30, without telling you the truth that the sunscreen only protects against UVB, and not UVA. UVA rays don’t burn your skin, but the rays penetrate much deeper than the UVB rays and can therefore create more skin damage than what is obvious to the eye. So, both are needed.
And, then, there is the chemical exposure that you get with normal sunscreens. Most of the commercial sunscreens are absolutely horrible from a health point of view, rating at 8-10 (extreme health hazard) at the cosmetics database. Coppertone only rates at a 3, so out of the commercial sunscreens, if you must buy one, choose Coppertone.

Every year, the environmental group conducts a study of sunscreens, and this year, they went through 500 sunscreens. Out of these 500, they could only recommend a small percentage. Here is a link to their best sunscreens, in case you are interested:
BEST SUNSCREENS

You must take the use of sun protection seriously, because more and more people are getting skin cancer, and some skin cancers, like melanoma, can also affect internal organs and cause both suffering and death. So, it is better to be safe than sorry…

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