Public awareness around the affects of chemicals in sunscreen has steadily increased since the January 2008 National Geographic article, Swimmers' Sunscreen Kill off Coral, and the March 2008 Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Press Release, Americans Carry 'Body Burden' of Toxic Sunscreen Chemical. The Environmental Working (EWG) has expanded upon the CDC press release with analysis that cites additional research and concerns for oxybenzone, the focus of the CDC press release. They also list the 588 sunscreens that contain oxybenzone, also known as benzophenone-3, as well as other cosmetic products, including; moisturizers, lip balms, lip stick, conditioners, and fragrances. Concerns include how oxybenzone damages and penetrates skin, may disrupt the hormone system, and the effects on children.
Soléo Organics All Natural Sunscreen is one of a handful of products that do not contain any chemical UV-absorbers such as oxybenzone. Additionally Soléo Organics All Natural Sunscreen does not contain Titanium Dioxode, another UV-blocker, but rather uses Zinc Oxide as its only active ingredient. Furthermore, Soléo Organics All Natural Sunscreen is the first product to use only organically sourced ingredients for its cream, meaning all ingredients with the exception of the zinc oxide are organically sourced.
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Monday, April 21, 2008
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
CDC: Most Americans’ Blood Tainted With Toxic Sunscreen Chemical
On the heals of the National Geographic Green Guide report on Swimmers' Sunscreen Killing of Coral, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) published the full Center for Disease Control press release regarding oxybenzone absorption concerns with full analysis from EWG.
The press release states, "The bodies of nearly all Americans are contaminated with a sunscreen chemical that has been linked to allergies, hormone disruption, and cell damage, according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). A companion study from the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine found that the same chemical is linked to low birth weight in baby girls whose mothers are exposed during pregnancy." The primarily chemical listed was oxybenzone.
The EWG analysis of the press release dives deeper into concerns about how oxybenzone damages and penetrates the skin, how oxybenzone may disrupt the human hormone system, the adverse effects on children and the environment of oxybenzone, and the long over due need for an FDA investigation into oxybenzone.
The press release states, "The bodies of nearly all Americans are contaminated with a sunscreen chemical that has been linked to allergies, hormone disruption, and cell damage, according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). A companion study from the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine found that the same chemical is linked to low birth weight in baby girls whose mothers are exposed during pregnancy." The primarily chemical listed was oxybenzone.
The EWG analysis of the press release dives deeper into concerns about how oxybenzone damages and penetrates the skin, how oxybenzone may disrupt the human hormone system, the adverse effects on children and the environment of oxybenzone, and the long over due need for an FDA investigation into oxybenzone.
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