Hawaii Has Officially Banned These Crazy Popular Beauty Products

Update: May 6, 2018It's official: Hawaii has banned all chemical sunscreens deemed dangerous to the coral reef. On May 1, Hawaii became the first state to pass a bill prohibiting the distribution of sunscreens containing the chemicals oxybenzone and octinoxate due to their harmful effects on both the coral reef and other marine life, the New York Times reports. With an estimated 14,000 tons of sunscreen deposited into the ocean every year, scientists believe this ban is vital to saving the already-damaged ...

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