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Sunscreen...always a HOT topic!

SPF is your BFF! As you can imagine, living in Florida has definitely taught me some lessons on sunscreen! When I was little, I used to think sunscreen was for old people and would beg my mom to not douse me in it. Now that I realized I am in fact the "old people" I spoke of, it makes way more sense why sunscreen is so important.  As I am sure you can tell by now that the theme is sunscreen, do you really know what's in your sunscreen and why? Or what about the technique of applying sunscreen? I certainly didn't know I was applying my sunscreen all wrong! Let me help you avoid my mistakes and hopefully present to you some safe sun fun right in time for spring break!  Sunscreen has WHAT in it??? To begin with, each sunscreen is broken into four different categories, those being: active ingredients, formulation stabilizers, sensory enhancers, and added extras. Active ingredients make up 10-30% of sunscreen and include compounds that filter the sun, such as Avobenzone, O...