This is rare and contrary advice, but I’ve been giving it for years (see my blog post from 2006 about suncreens) – the best way to avoid skin cancer is to stay out of the sun. Sunscreen is a poor second choice. It contains ingredients that increase the odds of you getting skin cancer, and this is a scientific fact! Make sure that you keep re-applying it, that’s the key…
Now researchers at Environmental Working Group have published a study that says they only rate 39 out of the 500 (USA) products they tested as being safe to use. The key problems are:
- Vitamin A. Yes it stops your skin cells from ageing, but it also stimulates the growth of cancerous tumours when exposed to sunlight! Even worse, the FDA have known about this for 10 years without telling us!
- Nanoparticles – like genetically-modified products, we are told they are safe, but they haven’t really been tested. This is a problem throughout the cosmetic industry
- Oxybenzone, a hormone-disrupting chemical which penetrates the skin and enters the bloodstream.
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