How do you best protect yourself against the sun? How much sun protection do you get from shade or light summer clothes? Should you use sunscreen products or could the sun creams in themselves be more harmful than the sun's UV-rays?

To be able to eat yourself to a better natural sunscreen feels incredibly tempting, but does it work? And how much do you actually need to eat of a certain food to have an effect? In this article, we take a closer look at a favorite product of ours, namely chocolate. Could you really improve your skin's inherent sun-protection by eating chocolate?

The recent hype on social media about Raspberry seed oil as a natural alternative to sunscreen made us curious. Could there be any truth behind these statements? Does Raspberry seed oil have any inherent SPF? Since science not yet had an answer, we decided to test.

Do you have 1,4-Dioxane on your bathroom shelf? Many products being marketed as gentle are contaminated with the carcinogen 1,4-dioxane. Learn how to avoid them.

A natural soap is considerably milder and better for the skin than any industrially produced, but how do you know if a soap is natural? How to differentiate a good soap from the ones that dries out your skin?

What do sunscreens actually contain? We have taken a closer look at the most common brands and found everything from strong allergens to endocrine disruptors and genotoxic substances. Here we list which substances that you definitely should avoid in your sunscreen.

Coco sounds natural, but just how natural is Sodium Coco Sulfate used in many organic shampoos?

Surfactant names are confusingly similar. We have put together a list of the most common surfactants in skin-care products, grouping them according to how irritating they are for the skin.

The number of skin cancer cases has escalated since the 1970s. Is changed sunbathing habits really the whole truth? Or is it possible that formaldehyde in skin-care products could have contributed to the rise?

Some essential oils, particularly many of the citrus oils, can cause severe burns if you use them in the sun. See the list of which essential oils to avoid in the sun and which essential citrus oils you can use without worry.

SLS is the main cleaning agent and second-largest ingredient after water in most regular brands of personal cleaning products. It is also on every list of ingredients to avoid in skin care products. How dangerous is this surfactant? Should you believe all the claims about the damage it can cause or is it just internet rumors?

Aluminum and the breast cancer risk - Should we take the warnings seriously? Is there a connection or just an urban myth.