TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - We get a lot of reminders about sunscreen. But did you know, they don’t all work the same way?

13 Fact Finders break down the two types and what you should know about your choices for protecting your family.

First, you don’t have to spend a lot of money to get the best protection.

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“It’s not about what fancy product you buy, it’s about what ingredients they have,” said Lisa Quale, a senior skin cancer educator with the University of Arizona Cancer Center.

Chemical? Mineral? One creates a physical barrier on your skin, while the other absorbs harmful rays like a sponge.

“They work to absorb the sunlight and neutralize it before it can hurt your skin, versus the sunblocks, which lay on the top and push it away,

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