Sun, Sun, Sun, Here It Comes

Posted by Liz on Jul 6, 2008 in women's health | 1 comment

In an earlier post, I questioned the term ‘menopause skin’ and products that theoretically protect against it. One important point I overlooked, however, was the need to protect the skin from the sun, regardless of whether or not you are peri or postmenopausal.

This week, a friend sent me a link to a new site created by the Environmental Working Group that evaluates the safety of ingredients in products that we use on our skin, including sunscreens. I was a bit shocked to learn that many of the most common sunscreens on the market are either ineffective in terms of protection or more importantly, may be fairly toxic.

If you’re at all curious, the list, along with the rest of the site, is well worth checking out. Afterall, we only have one birthday suit this go-around. Might as well do what we can to protect our assets while we’ve got ’em.