Exposure to the sun can cause skin cancer, but a social media post claims protective sunscreens actually increase your risk of the disease, as well as disrupting hormones. We dig into the evidence.
as it’s known outside of North America, “is considered the most toxic of all sunscreen chemicals” and that it has been linked to hormone disruption among other things.that it would take 277 years of daily applications of sunscreen to the face, neck, hands, and arms to reach the same amount of exposure as was given to these rats.
The European Commission Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety reduced the allowed benzophenone-3 levels in sunscreens for the whole body, from 6% to 2.2% , but “regarded the currently available evidence for endocrine disrupting properties of BP-3 as inconclusive, and at best equivocal.”“If possible, avoid the sunscreen ingredient oxybenzone because of concerns about mild hormonal properties” but adds “it's important to take steps to prevent sunburn, so using any sunscreen is better than not using sunscreen at all.”Dr Sophie J.
in 2019 “There's no research to prove adverse effects of oxybenzone on children, but there is concern.”
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