Sunscreen Enters Bloodstream After Just One Day Of Use, Study Says

This study is the FDA’s way of showing sunscreen manufacturers they need to do the studies to see if chemical absorption poses health risks.” The need to screen According to the Skin Cancer Foundation, more Americans are diagnosed with skin cancer each year than all other cancers combined. Around the world, melanoma ranks as the 19th most common cancer in both men and women, says the World Cancer Research Fund. In the United States, sunscreens were originally approved as an over-the-counter solution to sunburn. They came in two types: one using chemical combos to filter the sun, the other using minerals to block the sun such as titanium dioxide or zinc oxide, which leave the tell-tale white coating. Not wanting to sport a white tint, the popularity of the chemical sunscreens soared. Because of the way they were used at the time, there wasn’t a lot of concern about a potential health impact. But that soon changed, and the FDA began to ask the industry for safety testing, said David Andrews, senior scientist at EWG. “They were originally used in small quantities to prevent sunburn on vacation,” Andrews said. “Now they recommend applying these every day, applying them to large parts of your body. And the FDA began raising concerns.” A small study of sunscreen chemicals The new FDA study enrolled 24 healthy volunteers who were randomly assigned to a spray or lotion sunscreen that contained avobenzone, oxybenzone, or octocrylene as ingredi...
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