All you need to know about the dangers of sunscreen! Learn what ingredients to avoid, truth about SPF, and discover best organic sunscreen options. Summer is here and most of us can't wait to enjoy the beautiful outdoors. Sunbathing, swimming, camping, playing on the beach... All of these activities are fun until you get that painful sunburn. So what do you do? You turn to ... Continue Reading
Does Sunscreen Actually Cause Cancer?
Far from protecting the skin, sunscreens are proving to be potential health hazards, causing skin cancer, because of their toxic ingredients that permeate the skin. This post from Wake Up World delves into the health impacts of chemical and mineral sunscreens and discusses natural ways to avoid sun damage. It has long been known that sunscreen products are detrimental to our ... Continue Reading
The 7 Best Organic Sunscreen Products
All you need to know when buying an organic sunscreen! The American Cancer Society says that skin cancer is the most common of all. More than 3.5 million cases of basal and squamous cell skin cancer are diagnosed in the USA every year, and this year they project more than 76,600 cases of the most serious type, Melanoma.[1] Multiple factors may contribute to chances of ... Continue Reading
Can Sun Exposure Lower Your Cancer Risk?
A study that correlated exposure to sunlight with cancer risk found that people exposed to more sunlight had a significantly lower risk of many types of cancer (Lin, 2012). This study followed more than 450,000 white, non-Hispanic subjects aged 50-71 years from diverse geographic areas in the US. Researchers correlated the calculated ultraviolet radiation (UVR) exposure in ... Continue Reading