Fwd: What is in Your Sunscreen?

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Hi everyone,

I just finished researching an article on personal care products and cancer...

According to Dr. Samual Epstein, MD, a very reputable source, the cancer risk

from exposure to these types of products is even higher than the cancer risk

from smoking!

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Percutaneous absorption of benzophenone-3, a common component of topical

sunscreen

 

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve & db=PubMed & list_uids=1\

2472548 & dopt=Abstract

 

 

Percutaneous absorption of benzophenone-3, a common component of topical

sunscreens.

 

Gustavsson Gonzalez H, Farbrot A, Larko O.

 

Departments of Dermatology, and Clinical Chemistry, Sahlgrenska University

Hospital, SE-413 45 Goteborg, Sweden. helena.gonzales

 

Benzophenone-3 (BZ-3) is a commonly used, chemical UV-absorber. It has been used

for many years to protect against UV-radiation. Previous studies have shown that

BZ-3 penetrates the skin, and it can be found in urine, faeces, and blood. In

this study we examined the percutaneous absorption of BZ-3. The amount of BZ-3

absorbed was measured in urine, as experimental studies in the rat have shown

that urine is the major route of excretion. Eleven volunteers applied the

recommended amount of a commercially available sunscreen and urine samples were

collected during a 48-h period after application. The average total amount

excreted was 11 mg, median 9.8 mg, which is approximately 0.4% of the applied

amount of BZ-3. Some of the volunteers still excreted BZ-3 48 h after

application. It is evident that BZ-3 undergoes conjugation in the body to make

it water soluble. However, we do not know at what age the ability to conjugate

is fully developed, and therefore for children physical filters such as titanium

dioxide and/or zinc oxide might still be considered a more appropriate sunscreen

component.

 

PMID: 12472548 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

 

 

 

 

 

 

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