Most of us have been taught to protect ourselves from the “dangerous” effects of the sun, and many of these concerns are valid. So we follow mainstream advice, slathering on that drugstore sunscreen as directed, all the while thinking that we’re protecting our skin in a healthy, responsible way. But there’s a dark side to conventional sunscreen use, and it’s finally being brought to light on a legislative level. Hawaii recently became the first state to pass a bill that would ban the sale of sunscreen products containing oxybenzone and octinoxate, two chemicals that have been linked to the bleaching… Read More