The Scoop on Sunscreen
Reader's Digest US|July - August 2023
FORTUNATELY, THE DAYS of slathering on baby oil and baking in the sun to get a golden tan-or more likely an angry burn-are long over.
Melissa Greer
The Scoop on Sunscreen

Many sunscreens work by filtering the sun's ultraviolet (UV) rays to keep them from reaching skin cells and causing the DNA damage that can lead to wrinkles and skin cancer. But in recent years, the safety of some of those filtering chemical ingredients, particularly oxybenzone, has been in question.

This story is from the July - August 2023 edition of Reader's Digest US.

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