Off to Costa Rica! Allergy & Asthma Travel Tips

I am headed off to enjoy the sunshine, beach and rainforests of Costa Rica! We will be traveling to the Guanacaste region where it will be dry with little rain during this time of year. This is also means I…

Aerosol Sunscreen = Bad

Is aerosol sunscreen bad for you? While on a relaxing visit with family for the 4th, a coworker passed me a story about the use of a particular aerosol sunscreen being associated with a risk of actually catching fire. I…

FDA Issues New Sunscreen Guidelines 2013

We’ve noted here before to avoid the use of spray sunscreens as well as those that use heavy fragrance. New FDA sunscreen guidelines for 2013 add to this mix and try to clarify issues with mislabeling or false claims made…

Summer Sun and Sunscreen Tips

With the sun and heat of summer in full effect for most of the country, people across the country are breaking out the sunscreen for days of fun in the sun. Too much sun can cause sunburns and severely damage…

Is Your Sunscreen Safe?

Staying protected from the sun is not as simple as slathering on any old sunscreen. While it's good that Americans seem to have become more and more conscious of the dangers of unprotected, prolonged sun exposure, we still have a…

Sunscreen Allergy

We all know the dangers of sun exposure, and as summer is officially upon us, we’ll find ourselves throwing sunscreen into our beach bags and slathering its protection all over our bodies as a matter of course, but can you…