Every year, millions of people lather on sunscreen, thinking it could protect them from skin damage and cancer. Every person is taught that the sun is the main reason for skin cancer. I started thinking a long time ago—if sunblock is to prevent skin cancer, why is the sun still to blame if we are adequately protected? The way sunblock is meant to work is by blocking the damaging UV and UVB rays. For many years now, the media would have you believe that you’re to use sunblock every time you’re going to be exposed to the sun for a long period of time.
They claim that children are most important and should have sunscreen applied liberally before going out into the sun. The manufacturers claim that sunscreen can protect your skin from wrinkles …show more content…
According to a study that was conducted in 2013 by CNN, about 25% of the sunscreen that’s sold in today’s market can actually protect you from the damaging sun rays without using harmful and damaging chemicals. The other 75% contain very damaging ingredients that are toxic. Oxybenzone was approved by the FDA back in 1978 and is in half of the sun protection products on the market. This includes the lip balm variety as well. A study by the Environmental Working Group suggest that we actually absorb oxybenzone through our skin, which could cause hormone imbalances, cell damage, and maybe even skin cancer. That’s right—a product that was developed to protect your skin can cause the same thing it was designed to …show more content…
Triethanolamine effects are enhanced if the products are left on the skin, such as moisturizers.
Some of the safe ingredients to look out for are:
Avobenzone is commonly used and effective against sun filtering.
Physical blocking agents zinc oxide and titanium dioxide have not been linked to any adverse health effects or any estrogenic side effects.
Mexoryl SX, Mexoryl XL, and Tinosorb appear to be safe.
The FDA’s 2007 draft on sunscreen safety regulations clearly stated: “FDA is not aware of data demonstrating that sunscreen use alone helps prevent skin cancer.” The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) writes that “sunscreens shouldn’t be the first choice for skin cancer prevention and shouldn’t be used as the sole agent for protection against the sun.”
In conclusion, sunblock as protection from the sun’s radiation not only causes the same thing that it’s designed to protect against, but is linked to many more effects than the sun alone. I wouldn’t use sunblock unless you really do your research on each ingredient and understand the health
They claim that children are most important and should have sunscreen applied liberally before going out into the sun. The manufacturers claim that sunscreen can protect your skin from wrinkles …show more content…
According to a study that was conducted in 2013 by CNN, about 25% of the sunscreen that’s sold in today’s market can actually protect you from the damaging sun rays without using harmful and damaging chemicals. The other 75% contain very damaging ingredients that are toxic. Oxybenzone was approved by the FDA back in 1978 and is in half of the sun protection products on the market. This includes the lip balm variety as well. A study by the Environmental Working Group suggest that we actually absorb oxybenzone through our skin, which could cause hormone imbalances, cell damage, and maybe even skin cancer. That’s right—a product that was developed to protect your skin can cause the same thing it was designed to …show more content…
Triethanolamine effects are enhanced if the products are left on the skin, such as moisturizers.
Some of the safe ingredients to look out for are:
Avobenzone is commonly used and effective against sun filtering.
Physical blocking agents zinc oxide and titanium dioxide have not been linked to any adverse health effects or any estrogenic side effects.
Mexoryl SX, Mexoryl XL, and Tinosorb appear to be safe.
The FDA’s 2007 draft on sunscreen safety regulations clearly stated: “FDA is not aware of data demonstrating that sunscreen use alone helps prevent skin cancer.” The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) writes that “sunscreens shouldn’t be the first choice for skin cancer prevention and shouldn’t be used as the sole agent for protection against the sun.”
In conclusion, sunblock as protection from the sun’s radiation not only causes the same thing that it’s designed to protect against, but is linked to many more effects than the sun alone. I wouldn’t use sunblock unless you really do your research on each ingredient and understand the health