Summer is here and the sun is waiting for us.  With so much talk on sun safety, vitamin D and skin cancer I wanted to give you some safe options on protecting your skin from harmful UVA and UVB rays.  There is a great review of sunscreen products done by the EWG – Environmental Working Group.  You can see their list of top rated sun protection products below.  They have rated the toxicity of each product by placing a number to identify product safety.  So a product rated 8 is one you would want to avoid where as a product rated 2 is a better choice.

Oh and if your interested in a previous article I wrote on the best Vitamin D supplements  and sun exposure check out:  Vitamin D3 your Neighborhood Superhero

The best sunscreen is a hat and a shirt. No chemicals to absorb through the skin, no questions about whether they work. But when you can’t get away from exposing your skin to the sun, use EWG’s top-rated sunscreens to provide broad-spectrum (UVA and UVB-sunburn) protection with fewer hazardous chemicals that penetrate the skin. Sunscreen makers are awaiting FDA approval for a wider selection of UVA-blocking chemicals. In the meantime, all top-rated products contain either zinc or titanium minerals to help cut UVA exposures for sunscreen users.

Our top-rated sunscreens all contain the minerals zinc or titanium. They are the right choice for people who are looking for the best UVA protection without any sunscreen chemical considered to be a potential hormone disruptor. None of the products contain oxybenzone or vitamin A and none are sprayed or powdered.

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	Product and Score
	All Terrain Aquasport Performance Sunscreen, SPF 30 TerraSport Performance Sunscreen, SPF 30 KidSport Performance Sunscreen, SPF 30
	Badger Sunscreen for Face and Body, Unscented, SPF 30 Sunscreen for Face and Body, SPF 30 Lightly Scented Sunscreen for Face and Body, SPF 15 Lightly Scented
	Beyond Coastal Lip and Face Screen, SPF 30
	California Baby Sunblock Stick No Fragrance, SPF 30+ Sunscreen Lotion No Fragrance, SPF 30+ Sunscreen Lotion Everyday/Year-Round, SPF 30+ Sunscreen Lotion, SPF 30+, Citronella Sunblock Stick Everyday/Year-Round, SPF 30+
	Caribbean Solutions Natural/Biodegradable SolGuard, SPF 25 Sol Kid Kare Natural Sunscreen, SPF 25
	Desert Essence Age Reversal SPF 30 Mineral Sunscreen
	Episencial Sunny Sunscreen, SPF 35
	Estion Sunscreen with Zinc, SPF 38
	Jason Natural Cosmetics Sunbrellas: Mineral Based Physical Sunblock, SPF 30+ Sunbrellas: Chemical Free Sunblock, SPF 30+ Earth’s Best: Sunblock Mineral Based, SPF 30+
	Kabana Skin Care Green Screen Organic Sunscreen Fragrance Free, SPF 20 Green Screen Organic Sunscreen, SPF 22, Skin Tone Tinted
	L’uvalla Certified Organic SPF 20 Sunscreen Face/Body
	La Roche-Posay Anthelios 40 Sunscreen Cream
	Little Forest Sunscreen Lotion For Babies and Kids, SPF 30+
	Loving Naturals Sunscreen, SPF 30+
	Miessence Reflect Outdoor Balm, SPF 15
	Purple Prairie Botanicals SunStuff, SPF 30 Sun Stick, SPF 30 SunStuff, SPF 15
	Soleo Organics All Natural Sunscreen, SPF 30+ Soleo Organics/Wyland Organics All Natural Sunscreen, SPF 30+ Soleo Organics/Atlantis Resort All Natural Sunscreen, SPF 30+
	thinkbaby and thinksport Sunscreen, SPF 30+
	Trukid Sunny Days Face and Body Stick, SPF 30+
	UV Natural Baby Sunscreen, SPF 30+ Sunscreen Sport, SPF 30+ Sunscreen, SPF 30+
	Vanicream Sunscreen Sport, SPF 35