Nature Offers an Alternative to the Danger of Many Sunscreens

Ashley Priest
3 min readJun 19, 2021
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If you’ve ever used sunscreen, chances are you have been exposed to the hazards of a chemical known as oxybenzone. This compound is found in many of the SPF products that you find on the market in common department stores and drug stores today. So, what is oxybenzone, what is it utilized for, and what are the risks of exposure? We will look at the answers to these questions as well as…