Sunscreen: It's important to protect your skin from over exposure to the sun, including both UVA and UVB rays, but have you thought about protecting yourself from the harmful ingredients in most sunscreens? Here is a list of 12 toxic ingredients to avoid when choosing sunscreen, and any other beauty/hygiene products: BHA and BHT Coal tar dyes: p-phenylenediamine and colours listed as "CI" followed by a five digit number DEA-related ingredients Formaldehyde-releasing preservatives Parabens Parfum (a.k.a. fragrance) Parfum (a.k.a. fragrance) Sodium laureth sulfate Siloxanes Petrolatum PEG compounds Dibutyl phthalate For more information on the harmful effects of these ingredients visit: The David Suzuki Foundation Website
Sun Exposure: Based on current studies, risk of developing skin cancer, specifically Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma (CMM), is more likely related to improper use of sunscreen, resulting in more sunburns. Using sunscreen does not allow unrestricted amount of time spent in the sun.
To Read Full Research Article Visit: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Article By: Kasey Thompson, RMT
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Peter Maxwell
6/19/2022 09:43:01 pm
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