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Summer is here! Take a moment to protect yourself from the sun. Recent warnings about sunscreen entering your bloodstream have surfaced. Let’s take a closer look so that we all stay healthier.

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2. Four active ingredients common in sunscreens – avobenzone, oxybenzone, octocrylene and ecamsule – enter the bloodstream at levels that far exceed the FDA's recommended threshold without a government safety inspection.

3. What should you do? Experts say to avoid sunscreens which contain oxybenzone in particular. More than 2/3rds of non-mineral sunscreens contain this ingredient.

.....and check the ingredients on your sunscreen.

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