Reef-safe sunscreens are a relatively new — but necessary — phenomenon. According to the National Park Service, 4,000 to 6,000 tons of sunscreen washes off swimmers and into oceans worldwide ...

Scientists estimate that up to 14,000 tons of sunscreen washes off us and into ... In response, mineral-based, reef-safe SPF is now at the forefront of the beauty industry, so you can care for ...

The Maui News / COLLEEN UECHI photo WAILUKU — Saying there is “no such thing as reef-safe sunscreen,” representatives from the Consumer Healthcare Products Association spoke out against Maui ...

Sunscreen must now be reef-safe in Hawaii and Key West, Florida, so more people are looking for mineral-based, reef-safe sunscreen. Read more: The best eco-friendly mineral sunscreen you can buy ...

Palau is set to become the first country to impose a widespread ban on sunscreen in an effort to ... key chemicals that are being marketed as "reef-safe". But some scientists argue that the ...

As Hawaii’s ban on sunscreens that are not reef safe approaches, the sunscreen shelves at a Wailuku grocery store feature sale items Saturday. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photos Mineral ...

Coral reefs are critical ecosystems for Hawai‘i, protecting its shorelines, entertaining thousands of snorkelers and divers each year, and providing a safe environment ... like these additional ...