According to the National Park Service, each year about 4,000 to 6,000 tons of sunscreen enter reef areas — the majority concentrated in tourist hot spots.
However, because our bodies aren’t perfectly flat surfaces, Bhatti says sunscreen sticks have drawbacks. “There are some rounded areas where you might not get the same amount of penetration,” he says, warning users to pay close attention to any sun-exposed nooks and crannies.An easy rule of thumb for your sunscreen shopping: Avoid spray cans.
Downs says HEL recommends against aerosol or spray cans because they don’t guarantee even or sufficient application, especially outside. “The wind can drive as much as 90 percent from the can to the surrounding environment,” he says. “And that spray can travel at least a quarter of a mile away.” If it’s not getting on your skin, it’s getting into your surroundings. “This is a source of environmental contamination,” Downs says.sunscreen spray. “That’s both inhalation of the ingredients in the product as well as of small particles of sunscreen,” Andrews says. “That’s of concern, especially when [researchers] found that some products out there [were] releasing particles that could be inhaled deep into the lungs.”travelers protect their skin from UV rays, it’s not the only way.
You can shop for specialized garments that have a tight weave or have their threads coated to absorb and reflect more ultraviolet light (check out companies such as
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