Homemade sunscreens are often not the safe alternatives they claim to be

A new study led by the Nationwide Children's Hospital has demonstrated that the way people find and share health information has been transformed by social media and other online resources, and this is not always a good thing. Consumer interest in natural and ethically-made personal care products has created a demand for homemade recipes for various products such as sunscreen. The research, which also involved experts at the University of North Florida, was focused on how homemade sunscreens are perceived on Pinterest. The researchers found …