This is a story from the TODAY Show talking about the ill affects of sunscreen lotion. One of the best ways to have total sun protection is to wear a hat.
By Lynn Bruno
msnbc.com contributor
updated5:34 a.m. PT,Mon., May 3, 2010
Amy Bass, a Texasmotherof a 12-year-old boy and twin 5-year-old girls, is careful about slathering her children with sunscreen. The problem is, she can’t tell the difference between brands, taking it on faith that all sunblocks are created equally.
“I just grab whatever’s available,” says 45-year-old Bass, of San Antonio. “I look at my girls and they have such perfectskinand I’d like them to have that forever.”
What Bass and many other consumers don't realize is that while most sunscreens help prevent sunburn, many don’t provide effective protection against skin damage from ultraviolet A rays, which make up 95 percent of the UV spectrum. Some new sunscreen formulas protect against UVA, but there have been someworries about ingredient safety. So, consumers must sort through a maze of misleading claims and products that vary widely in their effectiveness.
Read more: http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/36832300/ns/health-skin_and_beauty/from/ET#ixzz0oy8k30d2
