Jul 14 2009
EWG Needs Help ($)
As boaters, most of us practically live in sunscreen. So the work that the EWG does is of critical importance to our health and the health of our friends and families. I’m reprinting their email here. If you haven’t checked out the work they do, go here.
It’s shameful. EWG tested 1,606 sunscreens for last week’s special report, and we found that 3 out of 5 offer inadequate protection from the sun or actually contain toxic ingredients.
These findings are exactly why we do the work we do. Our recommendations give you, the consumer, all the information you need to make safe choices for your family. Without our efforts you wouldn’t know which sunscreens actually protected your skin or which products contained potentially harmful chemicals.
Conducting this research to empower consumers is the most important part of EWG’s work, but this kind of intensive laboratory testing isn’t easy and it isn’t cheap. Your contribution of just $5 or more today ensures that we can continue giving you the information to make safe choices for your family.
There’s never been a more important time to give. We need to raise $40,000 before our Friday, July 24 fundraising deadline to stay on track for our 2009 budget. I’m counting on you to make sure we don’t fall short.
EWG tested leading sunscreens from name brands like Coppertone, Banana Boat, and Neutrogena, and the results were not pretty.
We discovered that, despite improvements, 42% of tested sunscreens still contained the chemical oxybenzone, shown in laboratory tests to disrupt the endocrine system and release reactive oxygen species that could contribute to skin cancer.
Overall, only 5% of the products we analyzed met EWG’s criteria for safety and effectiveness.
This is just the kind of information your family needs to make sound decisions about what skincare products to use. EWG has been doing this research for more than 15 years, and as long as we can rely on your generous support to meet our fundraising goal before the Friday, July 24 deadline, we will keep doing everything we can to arm consumers with the latest data on product safety and effectiveness. Please make a contribution today.
EWG’s mission is to empower consumers to make healthy choices and to protect our environment. We have become a leader on this issue critical to your family’s safety.
We rely on the generous support of so many people just like you who believe in our mission. I know that I can count on you today. Please take action right away.
Sincerely,
Ken Cook
President, Environmental Working Group
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