Showing posts with label oxybenzone. Show all posts
Showing posts with label oxybenzone. Show all posts

Thursday, August 23, 2018

On Sunscreens

contains oxybenzone

oxybezone (carcinogen?)


this one is acceptable

My sister in California recently alerted me to the fact that one of our sunscreens that we bought at Costco contains a possible carcinogen that is absorbed into the skin called oxybenzone.  It is a chemical sun blocker that harms coral.  We decided to discard them into hazardous waste. The brand containing zinc pictured above is okay. Here is a good link with information on sunscreen.