NGO Sunscreen Reports Leave Consumers With Less-Than-Stellar Options
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
The Environmental Working Group's 2017 guide steers consumers toward mineral-based formulas due to purported risks associated with chemical actives, while Consumer Reports says mineral sunscreens are most likely to carry inflated SPF claims. Online chatter shows that consumers are understandably at a loss.
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