Sunscreens have come a long way in cost, effectiveness and aesthetics. While often marketed as safer around coral reefs than traditional chemical sunscreens, the mineral varieties may offer even more.

CR's tests reveal sunscreens that may help protect ocean lifeCR's Green Choice products are marked with a leaf icon in our sunscreen ratings.By Trisha CalvoWhen you’re choosing a sunscreen, the m ...

Find a Reef-Friendly Sunscreen. ... The test for UVA protection is lab-based and doesn’t involve human subjects. We test the sunscreens on fewer people than the FDA’s protocol calls for, ...

Protecting your skin from the sun's harmful rays shouldn't come at the expense of underwater ecosystems. But what is reef-safe sunscreen, and will it actually protect marine life? Each year, 4,000 ...

Is ‘Reef Safe’ Sunscreen Really Better? ... A Hotter World, Faster: A study found that human-caused global warming has been increasing at a quickening pace since the 1970s.

After I published my column on chemical vs. mineral sunscreens, many of you wrote to me asking whether mineral sunscreens really were safer for coral reefs. Here’s what we know: An estimated ...

Coral-reef safe means a formula is free from tiny particles that can contaminate the oceans and be damaging to the coral reefs. Many mineral sunscreen formulas are considered reef safe (more on ...

Yvonne Mira, 86, of Hilo passed away Monday from injuries she sustained in a single-car crash on Jan. 30. Maui residents have one last chance to take part in a health study that’s tracking the ...

Is ‘reef safe’ sunscreen really better? May 25, 2025 at 11:00 am Updated May 25, 2025 at 11:00 am . By . Elizabeth Anne Brown. The New York Times.