Hey, What's in that sunscreen?
Have you checked the ingredient list of your sunscreen lately? You might want to have a second look. The skin is an excellent protective barrier for our bodies, but many chemicals can penetrate this protective layer. These chemicals can cause many disruptions to the usual chemical process that happens from day to day within our cells, and all tissues and organs of our bodies.
What should we look for? And Avoid.
Chemicals such as
Benzophenone-3, also known as Oxybenzone. …
These chemicals can interfere with how some hormones work—known as hormones disruptor. Hormones are what send messages to various parts of the body. Hormones help regulate the body's processes, like hungry, blood pressure. See what an import the job hormones have? Do we want chemicals in our bodies that can hinder their function?
Avobenzone, also known as benzophenone. …It can be toxic to the liver. The liver is the organ that filters all the toxins out of our blood. We can not risk damaging our livers.
Cyclopentasiloxane / Cyclomethicone. … Can cause skin rashes
Formaldehyde, Diazolidinyl urea, Quaternium-15, DMDM Hydantoin, and Hydroxymethylglycinate. …
Affects the nervous system, skin irritations,
Homosalate. …
Effects of the estrogen system
Methylisothiazolinone. …
Lung toxicity, neurotoxicity
Microbeads. …
Damage marine life, wash down the drain end in freshwaters, oceans waters..
Nanoparticles.
Lung inflammation and heart problems
The sunscreen we use can also damage marine life. Check out this site. It has a great visual of the damage that can occur.
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/news/sunscreen-corals.html
Wow, that is a lot of damage that can come from our sunscreen. What do you do? We already know the damage that the sun can cause. The sun has UVA and UVB rays. UVA is associated with skin aging, and UVB causes the skin to burn.
Some sun exposure is good. Sun helps our bodies make vitamin D. Vitamin D has been shown to be a great immune booster that can help protect us during the germy season.
What ingredients are safe to use in sunscreen?
The FDA proposes that two ingredients are "generally recognized as safe and effective" (GRASE). These ingredients are:
- Titanium dioxide
- Zinc oxide
Look for a sunscreen that does not have Nanoparticle zinc oxide.
Nanoparticle-sized zinc oxide in their sunscreen formula means they contain particles so small that they can enter the bloodstream. Can affect the marine life as well.
Young Living is ocean safe, and skin cancer foundation approved.
"We are proud that our Mineral Sunscreen will now carry The Skin Cancer Foundation's Seal of Recommendation." Young Living's Mineral Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50 is an over-the-counter, natural sunscreen that does not contain chemical UV absorbers, making it a safe alternative for adults and kids.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/young-livings-spf-50-mineral-sunscreen-receives-seal-of-recommendation-from-the-skin-cancer-foundation-300703816.html
Young living sunscreen also includes non-nano zinc oxide. Safe for the environment and your body.
Other choices that can use to protect the skin from UVA/UVB rays are Physical barriers. Long sleeves, hats, and sunglasses. Try to stay in shaded areas. Avoid long hours of sun exposure, especially from hours of 10 to 2.
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