75% of sun care products contain ‘worrisome’ ingredients claims EWG

Published: 5-Jun-2020
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The non-profit’s latest research into 1,300 sun care products is said to show that only one quarter offer adequate protection and do not contain potentially harmful ingredients

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The safety of 1,300 sun care products has been scrutinised by consumer health non-profit Environmental Working Group (EWG).

The majority of the sunscreens, moisturisers and lip balms analysed, at 75%, were said to not offer

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