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Benzene detected in many sunscreen products

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Re: Benzene detected in many sunscreen products

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Post by lostlogin »

ping_pong wrote: post #77
leesalminen wrote: post #55

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I live at altitude (~8000 ft) and have very fair skin. I burn within 20 minutes of being in direct sunlight. So, I’m not sure what it is I’m supposed to do.

I think what OP is suggesting is to go out 1 min the first day, 2 mins the second day, etc, until you have built up enough melanin in your skin and have a natural defense against it.

According to what I was taught and also the FDA websites, a tan is skin damage and increases the risk of skin cancer.

https://www.fda.gov/radiation-emitting-products/tanning/risk...

Re: Benzene detected in many sunscreen products

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Post by callumprentice »

I copied the entries from the PDF of affected products here: https://www.valisure.com/wp-content/uploads/Valisure-Citizen... and cleaned it up a bit - might be useful for a first pass before referring to the PDF for details:

Aveeno Lotion Baby Continuous Protection Sensitive Skin Sunscreen Lotion Broad Spectrum SPF 50

Babyganics Spray Kid's Sunscreen Continuous Spray - SPF 50

Banana Boat Spray Kids Max Protect & Play Sunscreen CSpray SPF 100

Banana Boat Spray Kids Max Protect & Play Sunscreen CSpray SPF 100

Banana Boat Spray Kids Sport Sunscreen Lotion Spray SPF 50

Banana Boat Spray Protective Dry Oil Clear Sunscreen Spray with Coconut Oil SPF 15

Banana Boat Spray Simply Protect Kids Sunscreen Spray SPF 50+

Banana Boat Spray Ultra Defense Ultra Mist Clear Sunscreen Spray SPF 100

Banana Boat Spray Ultra Sport Clear Sunscreen Spray SPF

Banana Boat Spray UltraMist Deep Tanning Dry Oil Continuous Clear Spray SPF 4

Coppertone Spray Whipped Sunscreen Lotion Spray SPF 50

CVS Health Gel After-sun Aloe Vera Moisturizing Gel

CVS Health Lotion 70 Beach Guard Sun Sunscreen SPF 70

CVS Health Lotion Ultra Sheer Broad Spectrum Sunscreen Lotion SPF 100

CVS Health Lotion Ultra Sheer Lotion Broad Spectrum Sunscreen SPF 45

CVS Health Spray After-sun Aloe Vera Soothing Spray

CVS Health Spray After-sunAloe Vera Soothing Spray

CVS Health Spray Sheer Mist Spray Broad Spectrum Uva/Uvb Cont. Spray Sunscreen SPF 70

CVS Health Spray Sport Clear Spray Sunscreen SPF 100+

EltaMD Spray UV Aero Broad-Spectrum Full-Body Sunscreen Spray, SPF 45

Equate Lotion Kids Broad Spectrum Sunscreen Lotion, SPF 50

Ethical Zinc Lotion Natural Clear Zinc Sunscreen SPF 50+

Fruit of the Earth Gel Aloe Vera Gel

Goodsense Lotion Sunscreen Lotion

La RochePosay Spray Anthelios Sunscreen Lotion Spray SPF 60

Live Better by CVS Health Spray Body Mineral Spray Sunscreen SPF 50

Max Block Lotion Sport Sunscreen Lotion Water Resistance Blue 30 SPF

Max Block Lotion Sunscreen Lotion 4 Fl Oz Broad Spectrum Water Resistant SPF 30

Neutrogena Lotion Sheer Zinc Dry-Touch Face Sunscreen SPF 50

Neutrogena Lotion Ultra Sheer Dry-Touch Water Resistant Sunscreen SPF 70

Neutrogena Spray Beach Defense Oil-Free Body Sunscreen Spray - SPF 100

Neutrogena Spray Beach Defense Spray Body Sunscreen SPF 50

Neutrogena Spray CoolDry Sport Water-Resistant Sunscreen Spray SPF 50

Neutrogena Spray CoolDry Sport Water-Resistant Sunscreen Spray SPF 70

Neutrogena Spray Invisible Daily Defense Body Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 60+

Neutrogena Spray Ultra Sheer Body Mist Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 30 Spray

Neutrogena Spray Ultra Sheer Body Mist Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 45

Neutrogena Spray Ultra Sheer Weightless Sunscreen Spray, SPF 100+

Neutrogena Spray Ultra Sheer Weightless Sunscreen Spray, SPF 70

Raw Elements Lotion Eco Formula Sunscreen Lotion SPF 30

Raw Elements Lotion Eco Formula Sunscreen Lotion Tin SPF 30

Solimo Lotion Sheer Face Sunscreen Lotion SPF 55

Sun Bum Gel Cool Down Gel

Sun Bum Lotion Oxy Free Zinc Oxide Sunscreen Lotion - SPF 50

Sun Bum Spray After Sun Cool Down Aloe Vera Spray

SunBurnt Gel Advanced After-Sun Gel

TopCare Everyday Lotion Sport Sunscreen Lotion SPF 70

TopCare Everyday Lotion Ultimate Sheer Sun Lotion Sunscreen SPF 55

TopCare Everyday Lotion Ultimate Sheer Sunscreen Lotion SPF 70

Up & Up Gel Clear Aloe Vera Gel

Walgreens Gel After Sun Gel

Walgreens Lotion Broad Spectrum Sport SPF 50 Sunscreen

Walgreens Lotion Sport Lotion Sunscreen SPF 50

Walgreens Lotion Sunscreen Sport SPF 50

Re: Benzene detected in many sunscreen products

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Post by etskinner »

dylan604 wrote: post #111
asdff wrote: post #106

Earlier quoted context omitted.

zinc sunscreen rubs in if you keep rubbing. it takes longer, which i guess most people just shrug and give up and assume you are coated in white film, but you can in fact rub it in.

suncreen works by blocking UV rays before getting to the skin. how does something rubbed into the skin block UV rays?

You'd be rubbing it into the top layer of skin, which is dead skin cells. The part that gets burned is living, and is lower.

Re: Benzene detected in many sunscreen products

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Post by loceng »

gameswithgo wrote: post #67
infogulch wrote: post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If anybody ever wondered, this is a concrete example of what it looks like when a company treats its negative externalities as a "cost of doing business".

That is sort of an inevitable human behavior, you just have to make the cost high enough.

And continue the liability to include the chains of command during the times of malpractice.

Re: Benzene detected in many sunscreen products

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Post by ceejayoz »

dylan604 wrote: post #111
asdff wrote: post #106

Earlier quoted context omitted.

zinc sunscreen rubs in if you keep rubbing. it takes longer, which i guess most people just shrug and give up and assume you are coated in white film, but you can in fact rub it in.

suncreen works by blocking UV rays before getting to the skin. how does something rubbed into the skin block UV rays?

Unless the rubbing process transmutes it into other elements (congrats on the Nobel, if so!) the zinc is still presumably there. The outer layers of your skin are dead cells; you're looking to protect the underlying dermis.

Re: Benzene detected in many sunscreen products

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Post by asdff »

NovemberWhiskey wrote: post #113
ping_pong wrote: post #77

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think what OP is suggesting is to go out 1 min the first day, 2 mins the second day, etc, until you have built up enough melanin in your skin and have a natural defense against it.

Is there any basis to this theory, at all, in science?

Bob marley died of skin cancer, and he was certainly tan.

There is a documented difference between caucasians and other races with skin cancer rates:

"[skin cancer] represents ~ 35–45% of all neoplasms in Caucasians, 4–5% in Hispanics, 2–4% in Asians, and 1–2% in Blacks."

What strikes me about this is that it's only caucasians that have elevated rates here. Many asians are light skinned but score similarly here to blacks. While it is tempting to conclude melanin offers protection and that is one theory laid out in this paper, I think there are confounding variables here that elevate the risk among caucasion populations relative to Asian populations that have about the same skin tones.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2757062/

Re: Benzene detected in many sunscreen products

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Post by lostlogin »

throwawayboise wrote: post #100
gameswithgo wrote: post #73

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I mean, you ever been to a beach? You can't acclimate to being out at the beach all day.

Some people can. I am one. I will burn if I don't ramp up to it, but I eventually get very brown and can stay out all day without burning.

It’s the browning that some of us are tying to avoid - it comes with a heightened risk of skin cancers, which is very unfortunate as my unhealthy pallor could do with it.

https://www.fda.gov/radiation-emitting-products/tanning/risk...

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