Summer is here, and now is the time we see massive amounts of people lather themselves up with sunscreen, alongside corporate marketing campaigns that stress the need of protection from the sun. Sure, we do indeed need protection to prevent sunburns, but you don't want to block out all of the sun. It's rich in vitamin D, and provides a number of other health benefits, which includes fighting cancer. It almost seems as if we've been made to fear the sun, and, as a result, adults and children are being drenched in a bath of toxic hormone-disrupting chemicals.
Why is this a concern? Well, it's a concern because science has long shown that it doesn't take long for whatever you put on your skin to enter into your bloodstream. For example, a fairly recent study published in
Environmental Health Perspectives shows a very significant drop in hormone-disrupting chemicals that are commonly found in personal care products, after switching to 'cleaner' products. These chemicals include oxybenzone, triclosan, parabens, phthalates, and more. The significant drop was seen after urine samples were conducted. You can read more about that and access the study
here. All of these ingredients are found within most poplar sunscreens.
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