DorienG
05-28-2016, 08:14 PM
I'm all for letting people make their own choices, but perpetuating the belief that sunscreen is toxic is bad science. The only sunscreen you should be concerned about is aerosol sunscreen, because many people aren't careful and inhale it when they're applying. Scientists aren't certain what kind of effect inhaled sunscreen might have on the body. Please look at the rising rates of skin cancer, especially in young women. Regular sun care is necessary for everyone who does not want skin damage that WILL result in premature aging, and especially for those of us who are fair skinned and don't want skin cancer. Skin cancer is extremely insidious because so many people do not commit to proper screening. The cancer often spreads before it is detected, making it very deadly. My mother had breast and skin cancer, but she refused to get the skin cancer diagnosed for a long time because the first step was to cut huge chunks of her skin out where it had been most effected. She did chemo for the breast tumor, and then had that one removed. When she was recovering from that surgery, I privately asked her surgical oncologist whether the chemo she had undergone for breast cancer would do anything to help with the obvious skin cancer she had. He said no, because skin cancer requires much harder hitting chemotherapy than most other types of cancer. Thankfully, I was able to make her see another doctor about her skin cancer, and she had the cancerous tissue removed. She now has large, unsightly, crater-like areas all along her forearms where all of the cancerous tissue used to be.
It's fine and dandy to think happy thoughts and feel good about yourself, but my mother tanned every day because, "Sunshine makes me happy!" I haven't tanned since I was probably 16, and I use sunscreen every time I'm going to be exposed to sun for more than a few minutes. I am very fair skinned, and I am NOT Vitamin D deficient according to a blood test done by a doctor.
I hate to be a buzzkill, but I just don't think this misinformation should be lying around a thread about great beauty habits.
If you're interested in reading more, I found this article to be a good introductory response to the anti-chemical paranoia that surrounds sunscreen: http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/sunscreen-toxic
Interesting post. I had a blood test done and actually have a bit too much vit D in my body. (That's not the case as of my last test.). I've been using sunscreen for years. I had one skin biopsy, but I was fine. I get a check once a year.
It's fine and dandy to think happy thoughts and feel good about yourself, but my mother tanned every day because, "Sunshine makes me happy!" I haven't tanned since I was probably 16, and I use sunscreen every time I'm going to be exposed to sun for more than a few minutes. I am very fair skinned, and I am NOT Vitamin D deficient according to a blood test done by a doctor.
I hate to be a buzzkill, but I just don't think this misinformation should be lying around a thread about great beauty habits.
If you're interested in reading more, I found this article to be a good introductory response to the anti-chemical paranoia that surrounds sunscreen: http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/sunscreen-toxic
Interesting post. I had a blood test done and actually have a bit too much vit D in my body. (That's not the case as of my last test.). I've been using sunscreen for years. I had one skin biopsy, but I was fine. I get a check once a year.