Sunscreen

How to stop getting sunburnt without trashing the oceans

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A Wellington startup is tapping into the worldwide move away from ocean-destroying sunscreens with a natural product. Sailing fans got used to seeing helmsman Peter Burling’s ghost-like face as he and the Emirates Team New Zealand crew battled to reclaim the America’s Cup in 2017. Red-headed Burling clearly felt the need for heavy sunblock to … Read more

Slip slop scrap: On the Cancer Society vs Consumer NZ sunscreen fight

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As two trusted groups go into battle on SPF ratings, microbiologist Siouxsie Wiles explains what the numbers mean, and how they’re measured The Cancer Society and Consumer NZ recently got in to a bit of a fight after Consumer NZ tested the SPF of a whole bunch of sunscreens and found that the Cancer Society’s … Read more