{"id":2182,"date":"2017-06-08T14:48:06","date_gmt":"2017-06-08T18:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.greatflorida.com\/blog\/?p=2182"},"modified":"2026-04-16T20:10:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T00:10:47","slug":"are-sunscreens-worth-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/2017\/are-sunscreens-worth-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Are sunscreens worth it?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Living in the Sunshine State, most Floridians depend on sunscreens to remedy our over exposure to the sun.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou cannot spend the day at the beach or on a boat without slathering up sun protection almost immediately, unless you want a sunburn,\u201d warns Dustyn Shroff<\/a>, Vice President of GreatFlorida Insurance<\/a>, Florida\u2019s largest independent health insurance<\/a> agency.<\/p>\n

But are we misinformed? It seems too much value is placed on the effectiveness of sunblock. \u00a0The Environmental Working Group<\/a> (EWG), points out, \u201cSunscreen products are not as good as they should be. Today\u2019s sunscreens do not fully protect skin from all types of ultraviolet(UV) damage.\u201d\"download<\/a><\/p>\n

After speaking with doctors who are conducting research on the use of sunscreen, Reuters<\/a> concluded,\u201d There isn\u2019t much evidence to conclusively prove that daily sunscreen use can prevent most skin cancers.\u201d<\/p>\n

The reason for the lack of reliable information on sunscreen gets down to ethics. Physicians and researchers feel it is unethical to ask people to sit in the sun unprotected for hours while they record data, potentially placing them at risk.<\/p>\n

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Despite the lack of information, doctors urge the public to continue using sunscreens until more substantial data emerges. Information that is currently used is based on questionnaires from skin cancer sufferers.<\/p>\n

The EWG recommends sunscreen as a last resort. Other ways to keep skin protected include:<\/p>\n

Covering up with clothes and a hat<\/p>\n

Plan activities around the sun \u2013 early morning or evening<\/p>\n

Find or make shade<\/p>\n

Sunglasses are essential<\/p>\n

\u201cSkin cancers are generally a result of overexposure to UV rays\u201d reminds Buck, Vice President of GreatFlorida Insurance<\/a>, Florida\u2019s largest independent health insurance<\/a> agency reminds,<\/p>\n

According to The American Cancer Society<\/a>, skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States. More skin cancers are diagnosed in the U.S. each year than all other cancers combined. In fact, the number of skin cancer cases has been going up over the past few decades.<\/p>\n

While sunscreens might not be the cure we were hoping for, it is necessary to protect your skin from the powerful Florida sun. Below you can find links to highly rated sunscreens by Consumer Reports and EWG.<\/p>\n

Consumer Reports 2017 Sunscreen Buying Guide<\/a><\/p>\n

EWG\u2019s 2017 Guide to Sunscreens<\/a><\/p>\n

If you are looking for affordable health insurance<\/a> give GreatFlorida Insurance<\/a> a call.<\/p>\n

\"Florida-Health-Insurance\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Living in the Sunshine State, most Floridians depend on sunscreens to remedy our over exposure to the sun. \u201cYou cannot spend the day at the beach or on a boat without slathering up sun protection almost immediately, unless you want a sunburn,\u201d warns Dustyn Shroff, Vice President of GreatFlorida Insurance, Florida\u2019s largest independent health insurance […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1219,"featured_media":2187,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2182","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-healthcare-insurance"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2182","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1219"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2182"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2182\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13853,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2182\/revisions\/13853"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}