Your Sunscreen Probably Doesn't Work — Unless You're Using One of These
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While it’d be nice to simply lather up with sunscreen and rest assured you’ve got the whole skin-protection thing covered, your sunscreen of choice can seriously change the game.
Because the Food and Drug Administration doesn’t regularly test sunscreens, Consumer Reports assessed the effectiveness of 104 different kinds of sunscreen over the course of four years.
Unfortunately, their takeaways were pretty alarming: “Water resistant” is basically meaningless (nearly half the water-resistant products researchers tested failed after being dunked); those chemical-free, mineral sunscreens made only with titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, or both are far less effective than chemical formulas; you’ve got a 57 percent chance of picking up a sunscreen that provides less protection than its label claims; and 1 out of 3 sunscreens function below 30 SPF, the bare minimum to prevent burns and long-term skin damage according to the American Academy of Dermatology.
So basically, your best efforts to protect your skin could be all for naught. To protect yourself, avoid these common sunscreen mistakes and reach for the top sunscreen formulas in your favorite category.
The Most Effective Sunscreen Lotion: La Roche-Posay Anthelios 60
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