Re: Beware toxic chemicals in sunscreen (was: Re: Re/ Aging Skin...)

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I use the Environmental working group's database for chemicals in beauty/home products! It's really enlightening! If they specific product you are looking for isn't in their database, you can do a search for the ingredients and it tells you the relative toxicity of each ingredient! Also, you can use that site to search for low-toxicity products! I highly recommend looking over all your products - shampoos, lotions, etc... the skin is an absorptive organ! Also, even "organic" shampoos contain lots of toxic ingredients - so you just never know!!Here's the link! http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/AMITo: BTVC-SCD From: rxbach@...Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2010 14:01:06 -0400Subject: Beware toxic chemicals in sunscreen (was: Re: Re/ Aging Skin...)

>>> I have always used sun screen constantly to avoid rapid blistering >>> from sun> burn.<<> Earth to EVERYBODY except those w/ dark skin: You> don't just need to be using sunscreen on face and neck but slather it> all over hands, arms, and upper legs EVERY DAY!!! It's my arms that> are getting shockingly crepey. Who thunk about it?> Blessings,> Artful Carol>Caution about this is in order. Using that much is not necessarily a good idea -- unless you're using a natural sunscreen. Most sunscreen contains toxic chemicals, particularly butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane and octyl methoxycinnamate.They get absorbed through the skin, which -- especially for people with auto-immune-related conditions like Crohn's and colitis -- can cause additional problems.Using that much sunscreen also completely prevents your skin from absorbing Vit. D from the sun, and a lack of Vit. D (often a SERIOUS lack) is also par for the course for Crohn's/colitis sufferers.Though I don't entirely agree with Dr. Mercola on all things, I do on this one: He suggests looking for sunscreen that DOES NOT contain any of the following: Para amino benzoic acidOctyl salicyclateAvobenzoneOxybenzoneCinoxatePadimate ODioxybenzonePhenylbenzimidazoleHomosalateSulisobenzoneMenthyl anthranilateTrolamine salicyclateOctocryleneDioxybenzone Oxybenzone "One product he recommends is called Natural Sunscreen. It is 100% all natural and each ingredient serves its own special purpose to nourish, protect and moisturize your skin. Natural Sunscreen is water resistant, hypoallergenic, free of chemical fragrances, free of parabens (harsh chemical preservatives), reflects UV rays away from your skin, and is free of nanoparticles, which is what makes standard sunscreens less visible on your skin." (from the site She Knows Home & Garden)n-- Now available. A fine gift for cat lovers:Confessions of a Cataholic: My Life With the 10 Cats Who Caused My Addictionby n Van Tilwww.wordpowerpublishing.com ; signed copies; free shipping in U.S., reduced shipping elsewhere

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Try a transparent zinc oxide product. They're usually available at Whole Foods.  --

>>> I have always used sun screen constantly to avoid rapid blistering

>>> from sun> burn.<<> Earth to EVERYBODY except those w/ dark skin: You> don't just need to be using sunscreen on face and neck but slather it> all over hands, arms, and upper legs EVERY DAY!!! It's my arms that

> are getting shockingly crepey. Who thunk about it?> Blessings,> Artful Carol>Caution about this is in order. Using that much is not necessarily a good idea -- unless you're using a natural sunscreen. Most sunscreen contains toxic chemicals, particularly butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane and octyl methoxycinnamate.They get absorbed through the skin, which -- especially for people with auto-immune-related conditions like Crohn's and colitis -- can cause additional problems.

Using that much sunscreen also completely prevents your skin from absorbing Vit. D from the sun, and a lack of Vit. D (often a SERIOUS lack) is also par for the course for Crohn's/colitis sufferers.

Though I don't entirely agree with Dr. Mercola on all things, I do on this one: He suggests looking for sunscreen that DOES NOT contain any of the following:  Para amino benzoic acid

Octyl salicyclateAvobenzoneOxybenzoneCinoxatePadimate ODioxybenzonePhenylbenzimidazoleHomosalateSulisobenzoneMenthyl anthranilateTrolamine salicyclateOctocryleneDioxybenzone

Oxybenzone " One product he recommends is called Natural Sunscreen. It is 100% all natural and each ingredient serves its own special purpose to nourish, protect and moisturize your skin. Natural Sunscreen is water resistant, hypoallergenic, free of chemical fragrances, free of parabens (harsh chemical preservatives), reflects UV rays away from your skin, and is free of nanoparticles, which is what makes standard sunscreens less visible on your skin. "   (from the site She Knows Home & Garden)

n-- Now available. A fine gift for cat lovers:

Confessions of a Cataholic: My Life With the 10 Cats Who Caused My Addictionby n Van Tilwww.wordpowerpublishing.com ; signed copies; free shipping in U.S., reduced shipping elsewhere