Sun Tan Lotion

[Guest guest]

Hi Folks! Summer means many of us lather our skin with lotions in

attempt to avoid burning in the sun. I've been reading the ingredients

on commercial Sun Screen Lotions, trying to make the selection.

Ingredients, such as aluminum, sometimes barium, are a concern, but I

also see substances I'm avoiding in shampoos and toothpaste. Is a

" benzone " compound the same as benzene? Saw that in the list of

ingredients too. Does anyone have a recipe for making our own sunscreen

lotion? Even health food stores will stock care products with toxic

ingredients, and we cannot seem to avoid reading lists on everything up

for sale, assuming our " healthy " products are free of harm.

Suggestions? Thanks! Steve

[Guest guest]

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" F. M. Nicoll " <fmn

<gettingwell >

Wednesday, July 02, 2003 12:46 PM

Sun Tan Lotion

 

 

> Hi Folks! Summer means many of us lather our skin with lotions in

> attempt to avoid burning in the sun. I've been reading the

ingredients

> on commercial Sun Screen Lotions, trying to make the selection.

> Ingredients, such as aluminum, sometimes barium, are a concern, but

I

> also see substances I'm avoiding in shampoos and toothpaste. Is a

> " benzone " compound the same as benzene? Saw that in the list of

> ingredients too. Does anyone have a recipe for making our own

sunscreen

> lotion? Even health food stores will stock care products with

toxic

> ingredients, and we cannot seem to avoid reading lists on

everything up

> for sale, assuming our " healthy " products are free of harm.

> Suggestions? Thanks! Steve

 

 

I nabbed the below article from a link Frank posted earlier

today. I was gonna put it here later tonight, but you gave me the

impetus to do it sooner. URL at end. I snipped off Mercola's ad

for the fish oil he is selling. Check out the website for info if

you want it. Website has a number of clickable links which do not

copy.

 

Alobar

 

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Sunblock Can Actually Increase Your Cancer Risk

By Dr. Joseph Mercola

 

The rising rate of skin cancer has put using sunblock right up there

with flossing your teeth when it comes to healthy habits. In 2002, 50

percent-- approximately 1.1 million cases--of all cancers in the

United States were skin cancers, of which nearly 10,000 cases were

fatal. It is easy to understand why many people have become fearful

of the sun's warmth and glow.

 

However, it is not commonly appreciated, especially among traditional

medical doctors, that the food you eat is far more important to the

development of skin cancers than sun exposure.

 

At the beginning of 1900 we had very little processed vegetable oils

in our diet. Now vegetables are great and we all need them every day,

but when they are processed and refined and consumed in large amounts

they can cause major health problems.

 

Most vegetables are very high in omega-6 fats. In the last 100 years

the U.S. population has gone from consuming virtually no vegetable

fats to consuming more than 70 pounds per year. Fats from corn oil,

safflower, sunflower, sesame and other oils are virtually 100 percent

omega-6 fats.

 

This high consumption of omega-6 fats totally distorts the important

omega 6:3 ratio, and this ratio is one of the keys to obtaining any

type of cancer, but especially skin cancer.

 

So not only will we benefit from consuming additional omega-3 fats,

but it is vital to reduce the omega-6 vegetable oils as much as

possible. Ideally, the ratio should be 1:1, but most Americans have a

15:1 ratio. The Japanese are the longest-lived culture on earth, and

their ratio is about 3:1.

 

If you don't believe me on this one, I encourage you to check out one

of the top cancer journal articles Cancer Res 2000 Aug

1;60(15):4139-45:

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

0945621 & dopt=Abstract

 

" Epidemiological, experimental, and mechanistic data implicate

omega-6 fat as stimulators and long-chain omega-3 fats as inhibitors

of development and progression of a range of human cancers, including

melanoma. "

 

Ten years ago an Australian study showed a 40 percent reduction in

melanoma for those who were eating fish--and this was without any

attention to lowering omega-6 fats.

 

Two years ago, the prestigious National Academy of Sciences published

a comprehensive review showing that the omega 6:3 ratio was the key

to preventing skin cancer development.

 

So, do I recommend you pop some fish oil pills and go out and get as

much sun as you would like?

 

Absolutely not.

 

You must exercise caution. At the beginning of the season go out

gradually, perhaps as little as 10 minutes a day. Progressively

increase your time in the sun so that in a few weeks, you will be

able to have normal sun exposure with little risk of skin cancer.

 

Remember never to get burned, that is the key.

 

Remember also never to use sunscreen, another key. You can creatively

use your clothing to block the sun's rays during your build-up time.

 

The bottom line is: please avoid getting sucked into the hype that

sunlight is dangerous. It is only dangerous if you are clueless about

fat nutrition, which most medical doctors are. If you choose to

ignore your omega 6:3 ratio and stay out of the sun, you could limit

your risk of skin cancer, but is that worth the risk of getting MS,

breast or prostate cancer?

 

I think not.

 

http://www.mercola.com/2003/jul/2/sunblock_cancer.htm

[Guest guest]

Hi Steve,

Susun Weed has mentioned St. John's Wort oil used as a sunblock if

applied often in her book Wise Woman herbal for the childbearing

year. I make my own SJW oil and have used it a few times as

sunblock, but not enough to report final results. I am a fair

skinned lass, so I try to get on the beach after 3. I still use the

SJW oil though, and have not burned so far...

Let us know your results if you try it.

thessa

 

, " F. M. Nicoll "

<fmn@t...> wrote:

> Hi Folks! Summer means many of us lather our skin with lotions in

> attempt to avoid burning in the sun. I've been reading the

ingredients

> on commercial Sun Screen Lotions, trying to make the selection.

> Ingredients, such as aluminum, sometimes barium, are a concern, but

I

> also see substances I'm avoiding in shampoos and toothpaste. Is a

> " benzone " compound the same as benzene? Saw that in the list of

> ingredients too. Does anyone have a recipe for making our own

sunscreen

> lotion? Even health food stores will stock care products with

toxic

> ingredients, and we cannot seem to avoid reading lists on

everything up

> for sale, assuming our " healthy " products are free of harm.

> Suggestions? Thanks! Steve