Sunscreen Update
I’ve been writing about this for 5 years now (see http://skelton.id.au/2006/10/sunscreen-causes-skin-cancer.html ), and the evidence is growing – sunscreen causes skin cancer.
A post at AlterNet covers some recent developments:
- Senator Charles Schumer has asked the FDA to investigate reports that an ingredient found in most sunscreens, retinyl palmitate – actually causes cancer.
- An FDA study on animals showed that retinyl palmitate accelerated tumors and lesions in the sun by 21 percent.
- Ingredient oxybenzone is an endocrine-disrupter.
- Ingredient titanium dioxide is now thought to penetrate the skin and enter the bloodstream.
- Sunscreens blocking out the Sun could be causing a Vitamin D deficiency.