We all have that one story about falling asleep on the beach before applying sunscreen and waking up as a red as a lobster. It’s painful and not to mention dangerous. Cancer Research UK states, ...

Zinc oxide sunscreens work by scattering the sun’s rays, which prevents potentially damaging ultraviolet radiation from getting to the skin. Doctors call sunscreens with zinc oxide “physical” ...

Zinc oxide is considered safe to protect your skin from irritation and the sun. Unlike titanium dioxide, zinc oxide offers broad-spectrum protection from the entire spectrum of UVA and UVB rays. It's ...

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Looking for the best sunscreen for your skin? You might consider buying zinc oxide sunscreens—but what exactly is zinc oxide, anyway, and what makes it different from other types of sunscreens? Zinc ...

Ever looked at the ingredients list of your go-to sunscreen bottle? There's a lot of complicated looking ingredients on there (try saying "oxybenzone" three times fast!). Two popular sunscreen ...

Walk down any skincare aisle and you’ll notice something interesting happening – zinc oxide is everywhere. From high-end mineral sunscreens to drugstore diaper creams, this white powdery ingredient ...

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