
Sunscreen Chemistry
Well we are smack in the middle of the summer here in New England, and it’s been hazy, hot and humid for many days in a row. I don’t know about your family, but for me and my kids it is basically our cue to spend lots and lots of hours at the outdoor pool (at our local YMCA in Stoughton, MA; see HERE). You know what that means, right? Lots of sun exposure time, which means lots of sunscreen if I want to keep my children protected from the sun’s harmful rays. As a PhD-level ch