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How to protect kids during the EPA’s Children’s Health Month
The Environmental Protection Agency is celebrating national Children’s Health Month, with tips for shielding kids from potential health harms caused by lead contamination, pesticides on produce and...
This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, reduce your exposure to endocrine disruptors
Keep your kids safer in the sun this Fourth of July
Staying healthy this Fourth of July
Independence Day is almost here, with the potential for fun, sun and fireworks. While preparing for barbecues, beach days and get-togethers with family and friends, keep in mind a few health and...
Staying safe in the sun this Memorial Day weekend
With Memorial Day weekend unofficially starting the summer, some people will be heading to the beach, others to a lake or a picnic. Whatever your plans, EWG has useful tips to help protect you from...
Spotlighting women’s health for Women’s Health Month
Women’s relationship to the environment is unique in many ways, with lifestyle choices and habits presenting special challenges, because some of the personal care products they use may contain harmful...
What effect do melanin and sunscreen have on vitamin D levels?
Why is cancer-causing benzene widespread in personal care products?
Winter warning: Avoid harmful chemicals when battling dry skin
It’s getting cold in many parts of the U.S., and our skin knows it.
Staying safe under the sun: How melanin levels can significantly affect skin cancer risk
The good glow: Stay safe with protective sunscreens this summer
Summer check-in: Sun safety tips for kids
Tips for a healthy and safe Memorial Day holiday weekend
It’s Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial beginning of summer. As you get ready to spread the picnic blankets, fire up the grills and enjoy the warm evenings, EWG has useful tips for helping you and...
Six ways to boost your health this spring
Protecting Your Skin From Winter Weather
Winter is here, and that means colder temperatures and drier air. In the grips of a global pandemic, more of us are spending time outdoors. But being outside in the cold can bring cracked lips and dry...
Tips for a Healthy and Safe July Fourth Holiday
This July Fourth weekend, be responsible and respect local public health ordinances and social distancing guidelines. Whether you're planning to stay at home to grill in your backyard, or heading to...
10 Common Mistakes When Applying Sunscreen
Summer is in full swing. Finding a safe and effective sunscreen for you and your family is one component of your sun safety toolbox. And right in time for the Fourth of July holiday, EWG just updated...
5 Sunscreen Myths Debunked
Since EWG released its first Guide to Sunscreens more than a decade ago, many things about the products have changed. But myths about sunscreens persist.
Choosing the Best Sunscreen for Your Kids
After a long spring of being cooped up indoors, everyone is itching to get outside and spend as much time there as possible.
CVS Will Remove Harmful Ingredients From Sunscreens
CVS, one of the nation's largest drugstore chains, recently announced it will phase out two common sunscreen ingredients, oxybenzone and octinoxate, from many of its store-brand sun-protection...