RSS

Tag Archives: oxybenzone

The importance of sunscreen

January 24, 2013

Comments Off on The importance of sunscreen

by Linda Leibl —  My dermatologist and I have frequent discussions about the importance of sunscreen, and I want to pass along some serious medical data about skin cancer. Protection and prevention are essential because, if you are older than 35, you have already suffered years of sun damage. According to physicians at the American […]

Continue reading...

What is in your sunscreen?

September 3, 2012

Comments Off on What is in your sunscreen?

by Mary Budinger —  The latest recommendations for sunscreens from the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) contradict the recommendations of the Environmental Working Group (EWG), a nonprofit organization that advocates for health protective policies. Three ingredients on which the two groups disagree are oxybenzone, retinyl palmitate and nanoparticles. “Available peer-reviewed scientific literature and regulatory assessments […]

Continue reading...
Web Analytics