Bracelet that Measures Your Sun Exposure

June is being worn on this model's wrist. At the CES 2014 , an interesting bracelet made an appearance that purportedly is able to measure sun intensity in real time and monitor total daily sun exposure. Even better, it is able to provide sun protection advice via smartphone app based on your habits and skin type, get notifications when you need to apply SPF, wear a hat, or put on sunglasses… Made by Netatmo , the bracelet is called " June " and may be beneficial for those i…

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Sunscreen CAUSES Skin Cancer?!!

On May 24, 2010, a study was released by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) stating that more than half of all popular sunscreens may actually increase the speed at which malignant cells develop and spread skin cancer because they contain vitamin A or its derivatives retinol and retinyl palmitate. In fact only 39 out of more than 500 products examined were considered safe and effective. Tumors and lesions developed up to 21 percent faster in lab animals coated in a vitamin A-laced cream t…

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