Skin Deep

With summer time approaching, do yourself a favor and take a look at the sunscreen you use.  Many of the brands we think are good for us contain carcinogens, hormonal disruptors and other toxic ingredients.

 You can check out your sunscreen and other personal care products ratings at 
http://www.ewg.org/skindeep

Skin Deep relies on a dual rating system to inform consumers about product safety.  It reflects known and suspected hazards associated with ingredients and products.  Hazard ratings are scaled as low, moderate or high concern categories with number ratings ranging from 0-low to 10-high

My old sunscreen received a high health hazard score and rating of 7.  So sad :(

I love the app http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/app/ With the app you can scan personal care items at the store to see their rating.  If an item doesn't scan you can type in the name as well.  It is pretty helpful!  It is also eye-opening and sometimes gets me angry…but the more we can learn about what products we are using in our homes and surrounding our families with, the better!

How does your sunscreen measure up? Let me know!

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