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Suncreen Tips

Protect Kids! Everyone is at risk from sun damage, but children are more sensitive to heat and have higher risk for skin cancer later in life, when they get too much sun exposure. Keep children under 6 months out of direct sun.

Avoid Midday Sun! Summer sun is more intense between 10 am – 4 pm, also at high altitudes and in the tropics.

Seek shade or bring your own. Cover up with a shirt, hat, and UV protective sun glasses. Remember that invisible rays can reflect up toward you from the ground, so you may still need sunscreen if you wear a hat.

Put on sunscreen and reapply often. Put it on before you go out in the sun. Sunscreen washes off in water and can break down in the sun – reapply often. Wear daily on skin not covered by clothes.

Buy new sunscreen every year. For a list of top picks, visit
EWG (cosmeticsdatabase.com) Information from EWG’s
guide to safer sunscreen www.ewg.org