The dangers of sunscreen chemicals have been well hidden for decades.
Sources the public relies on for protection have been funded in various
ways by sunscreen industry moguls to keep them from leaking information
about the dangers of products. Funding of FDA and academic
events, research, grants, and other such support have come from the
very industries who should be being scrutinized. Lucrative lobbying
campaigns have resulted in favor for this dangerous industry. Whistle
blowers have lost jobs and been discredited.
Truth
has a way of leaking out, though. Especially when illnesses and
environmental damages reach pandemic proportions. And they
have. Professionals around the world are finding out the truth
and, one by one, are joining forces against these diseases and their
causes. Knowledge is becoming public that the proliferation
of melanoma can be linked to sunscreen usage - the very item
corporations have falsely advertised as a method to fight this
cancer. Major lawsuits have been waged against sunscreen
manufacturers because of their libelous advertising practices.
Nothing much has been done about stopping them from producing dangerous
products, however. Even if these companies are prevented from
claiming that sunscreen can prevent skin cancers, they area still being
allowed to use very dangerous chemicals to make their products. While
some of these chemicals have been banned in Europe, America is thus far
only making plans to stop the use of a few of them.
Concerned
professionals and organizations are now standing up and speaking
out about the results of new studies initiated to uncover the reasons
for the extreme rises of disease in our societies and malformation
becoming prevalent in wildlife. What they are finding, and
telling, can turn the tide of the pandemic levels of many
diseases which now threaten entire populations.
It is now
being revealed that melanoma is not caused by sunshine. Furthermore,
studies on ozone conditions and cancer revealed that the Ozone layer
has nothing to do with cancer cases, which were on a rapid increase
even when ozone layers were not diminishing. Ozone layers were fine,
but people were not getting out in the sun without sunscreen any more,
thanks to faulty information about sunshine. Now we know that melanoma
cases are highest where sunscreen is most widely used and in people who
get the least sunshine. American College of Preventative Medicine
also agrees that there is no proof that sunscreen prevents skin
cancer. The professionals within this organization have gone
further to proclaim that that the increases of skin cancer in the last
few decades may actually be aggravated by the increase of use of
sunscreen.
Other professionals studying the diseases
which are becoming pandemic now have concluded without question that
sunshine is good for us. We cannot maintain health without the
vitamin D3 of which our main source is sunshine. Chemical
sunscreens make our bodies unable to absorb this vital substance which
acts as vitamin, hormone, and genetic regulator. Vitamin D3 is quickly
being recognized as one of our body's most important nutrients, perhaps
THE most important. Not only do chemical sunscreens promote
Vitamin D3 deficiencies, they also expose us to many toxic chemicals
which are able to absorb through our skin into our bodies where it can
cause many forms of damage that Vitamin D works against.
The chemicals also leech into our environment and are causing dangerous
mutations in other life forms according to experts at the EPA, who are
now raising alarms about toxic chemicals in sunscreens.
The
chemicals in sunscreen work in several ways against your health besides
depriving you of Vitamin D3 (as if that wasn't bad enough).
Many of the chemicals are strong producers of free radicals, which lead
to cell and DNA damage which can lead to cancers. Some chemicals are
mutagens and cause more direct damage. Other chemicals in
sunscreen have estrogenic properties that can lead to mutations in
reproductive systems and organs, disease in reproductive organs, and
gender confusion in both humans and the wildlife which becomes exposed
to the chemicals as they are spread into the environment.
The EPA is warning that the reproductive mutations caused by these
chemicals may be threatening extinction in some species. Other
sunscreen chemicals cause forms of dermatitis. In fact, sunscreen
chemicals are the number one cause of photoallergic contact
dermatitis.
These chemicals can't always be washed
away. Many of them absorb through the skin and become stored in
fat cells where they build up over time. They also are absorbed
by fetuses. Many of the sexual change in males which are becoming
common are now thought to have been the result of mothers being exposed
to some sunscreen chemicals while pregnant. These changes include
undescended testicles, small penis sizes, and feminization of
behavior. The EPA is making the same findings in wildlife exposed
to the same chemicals.
Many countries are illegalizing the use
of some of these hazardous chemicals and opting to use natural
substances instead. The USA has promised action against some, but
are not so quick in protecting citizens. It seems a bit strange
that chemicals listed as hazardous enough to need specialized disposal
methods are allowed to be dumped into products that people are meant to
slather unto their skin. In evidence of the FDA's failure to
protect us from these harmful chemicals, we must be alert and protect
ourselves. The following list of chemicals used in sunscreens
tells how these chemicals work against your body.
Cinnamates, Octyl Methoxycinnamate (OMC): Hormone disrupters, DNA damage.
Ethylhexyl p-Methoxycinnamate: High incident of contact irritation, non-comedogenic.
Salicylates, Octyl Salicytate (OCS): High incident of contact irritation.
Para-aminobenzoic acid, PABA: Mutigen, carcinogen, dermatitus, muscle weakness,
Padimate-O, Octyl Dimethyl Paba: Mutates in sunlight, damages DNA, carcinogenic, photosensitizer
Octocrylene: Photosensitizer, causes indirect DNA damage, blamed for increased melanoma in sunscreen users in comparison to non users.
Oxybenzone, Benzophenone, Benzophenone-3: Attacks DNA, carcinogenic, mimics estrogen. Disrupts endocrine system. Contributer to melanoma in sunscreen users.
Avobenzone: Highly carcinogenic.
If
you use sunscreens, you should be very careful to avoid these
chemicals. If substances are in the ingredient list that you are
not familiar with, look them up before you use them. Start by
checking MSDS Chemical data sheets. These sheets are used by
industry and will indicate toxicity of a chemical even when the FDA
allows it to be used in products. Always beware of ingredients
banned in some countries. Stick to products containing natural
ingredients. Our bodies are more conditioned to detoxifying natural
substances than chemicals - however, still be aware that "natural" is
not always the same as "safe". If you are pregnant and apply a
chemical sunscreen it is important to remember that many of the
chemicals you are applying to your skin will be absorbed by your unborn
child as well. When you wash the chemicals off, remember that
they will end up in the environment where wildlife will be exposed to
them. It is one thing to make a mistake on your own behalf - it
is another to expose those who have no voice in the matter.
Make
sure you get enough sunshine to produce adequate amounts of Vitamin D3
for your system. Vitamin D3 from sunshine is non-toxic. You
can now get Vitamin D3 supplements, but sunshine is still the preferred
source. Twenty minutes of daily sunshine is adequate to provide
enough Vitamin D for your system to function correctly. Ten
minutes of exposure is enough to trigger the release of melanin, which
tans your skin and protects it from sunburn. Once you have enough
sunshine, cover your skin to avoid sunburn. Take protective
clothing with you when you go out that will allow you to cover up when
you have had enough sun exposure or plan to be out of the sun in a
sensible amount of time to avoid burning.
Humans
evolved under sunlight. Sunlight is a vital nutrient.
Common sense about sun exposure and what chemicals we are exposing
ourselves to is needed in the effort to stem the pandemic spread of
avoidable diseases, mutations, and environmental damage our populations
now are experiencing.