The skin cancer epidemic stemmed from a lack of SPF education
Holly Thaggard · Supergoop!: Holly Thaggard · Jun 8, 2020 · at 19:26
Supergoop founder Holly Thaggard discusses the underlying problem she identified before launching her sunscreen brand.
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“It wasn't a shortage of SPF products in the country that were causing the epidemic. It was a lack of education around the importance of wearing SPF Every single day.”
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