The Environmental Working Group continues to rank mineral-based sunscreens more highly in its annual Guide to Sunscreens due to what it considers chemical filter risks, and concerns about oxybenzone, specifically, but that industry dismisses.
Advocacy Groups See Sunscreen Risks Where Industry Sees Efficacy
The Environmental Working Group's 2017 guide steers consumers toward mineral-based formulas due to purported risks associated with chemical actives, while Consumer Reports says mineral sunscreens are most likely to carry inflated SPF claims. Online chatter shows Consumers understandably are at a loss.
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