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Ineffectiveness of Homemade Sunscreen

Natural, Homemade Sunscreen: More than 70% Don’t Work

September 23, 2019 by Dr. Eeks

By: Dr. Eeks Natural, homemade sunscreen has become tremendously popular , because folks are scared of the chemicals in many conventional sunscreens. But does natural, homemade sunscreen work to prevent sun burns, sun spots or skin cancer? The short answer is No. In my latest Causes Or Cures podcast, I interviewed Dr. Julie Merten who …

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My Undercover Experiment: Visit to a Public Health Nightmare, The Tanning Salon

January 20, 2014 by Dr. Eeks

 In this blog, I pretend I’m going to purchase a tanning package for my 15 year old very-pale niece. Here’s what happened: Wearing jogging pants, a sweat shirt and bundled up in a warm winter coat, I nonchalantly walked into a tanning salon in a small rural town in Pennsylvania.  It was a Friday, late …

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Dr. Eeks

Dr. Eeks runs bloomingwellness.com and writes most of the blogs. She is a public health consultant & contractor, wrote the book Manic Kingdom, and hosts the Causes or Cures Podcast.

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