Why people should use sunscreen
By: Miles Svoboda
History
Sunscreen was made in the mid 1920's by a man named Blake Hilton, but there have been records of people in ancient Egypt trying to create sunscreen out of plants.
Ingredients used in sunscreen
The ingredients in sunscreen include: Abobenzone, Homosalate, Octisalate, Octinoxate, Menthyl Anthranilate, Octocrylene and Oxybenzone
How it helps you
It helps by flushing out UV radiation by using active ingredients that make a barrier that reflect or scatter UV waves. Other ingredients absorb UV rays and release their energy as heat