As we pick away at the insanely expanding selection of sunscreen products – I’m going hoity-toity with Shiseido 50 SPF select, found near the checkout at TJ Maxx – one of the most unlikely places in the world is about to ban sunscreen: Hawaii.
A bill passed by the Aloha State’s legislature will specifically ban sunscreens with the most common ultraviolet thwarters: oxybenzone and octinoxate, beginning Jan. 1, 2021.
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