My aunt just got diagnosed with skin cancer last week. She ALWAYS wore sunscreen when she went out in the sun, but the screen she was wearing didn't protect from both UVA and UVB rays! This should be manditory on all sunscreens.


FOUR IN FIVE SUNSCREENS DON'T ADEQUATELY PROTECT YOU FROM THE SUN:

A lot of you have three-day weekends coming up...and you'll probably be spending some time outside at a barbeque or by the pool. But if you do, make sure you wear a sunscreen that actually works...because it turns out, MOST of them DON'T!

According to a consumer advocacy group called the Environmental Working Group, FOUR in FIVE brand-name sunscreens don't adequately protect you from the sun.

Why? Because sunscreens are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration . . . and in order to pass government inspection, they're only required to block UVB rays from the sun (--which cause sunburns).

But the sun releases another type of rays called UVA rays (--which cause tanning). UVA rays can be just as harmful as UVB rays, but since sunscreen producers aren't required to make a product that blocks both kinds of rays . . . most of them don't. (CNN)


Pop Quiz: Who knows what "SPF" stands for? Answer: Sun Protection Factor.)


And so you know, if you're going to be out in the sun, it's recommended you apply a sunscreen that's SPF 30, or higher, a full 30 minutes before you go out in the sun, and you should reapply every two hours . . . or after you go swimming or sweat.