I Was Right About Sunscreen

http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/07/01/sunscreen.study/index.html

But then again, when am I ever wrong? I was watching CNN this morning and they had a segment about how popular brands of sunscreens don't work, and how a key ingredient in almost all sunscreens is harmful. Thank you for proving me right Environmental Working Group.

I was never a big sunscreen advocate, I just put a little (with a low SPF, like 15) on my neck so it doesn't burn because that is really painful. Other than that, I don't lotion up. It feels awful when you put it on; you feel all slimy and gross. And, I never had a good feeling about it. I mean we don't really know what's good for us anymore, do we? Nope. Not at all. I said in about 20 years scientists would tell us the sunscreen was causing skin cancer, not the UV rays. While it is not that extreme (yet), there still are harmful ingredients. If you are still worried about those all natural rays the sun gives off, a bad sunscreen actually increases your danger to the sun. Sunscreen that is waterproof and sweatproof really isn't either. It's just a big money making scam.

It feels good beating science to the right answer.