Still slathering on your dermatologist recommended La Roche Posay, Neutrogena, Hawaiian Tropic and other toxic, cancer causing chemical sunscreens? Think twice! Read why you ought to come to my DIY Class and learn to make your own. (p.s its also really fun!) ...Arthur Perry, a New York-based plastic surgeon and Adjunct Associate Professor of Surgery at Columbia University, explained on Doctor Ozs website that chemical sunscreens soak into the skin and get into your bloodstream. Of the 15 chemical sunscreens that exist, nine are considered endocrine disruptors, meaning they interfere with the normal function of hormones. Mr Perry said that the hormones most commonly disturbed include estrogen, progesterone, testosterone and thyroid. This can lead to early puberty and premature breast development in girls, small and undescended testicles in boys, low sperm counts, infertility, breast and ovarian cancers in women, and prostate cancer in men. According to the Environmental Working Group, the ingredients that are most disruptive are: oxybenzone, octinoxate, homosalate, octisalate, and octocrylene. A quick survey of the most commonly found sunscreens in a Duane Reade showed that almost all of them contained one or more of the above. SOURCE: (dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2691697/The-dangerous-trend-DIY-sunscreen-Dermatologists-issue-warnings-against-trend-homemade-SPF-actually-RAISE-risk-melanoma.html) If that werent enough to make you worried about getting your vitamin D safely, that article also wrongly states that oils like coconut and others...can cause more burning..., when in FACT, they actually have a NATURAL SPF factor of 7. Not much, but still, enough to rebutt this false claim. Oh and for those of you who dont know, shea butter also does. No surprise, that both shea and coconut are abundant in hot places. Ahh nature, so generous with us!! For more information on oils and their SPFs check this article out by one of my favourite authors and eco-reporter for NOW Mag, Adria Vasil: ecoholic.ca/spf-coconut
Posted on: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 16:54:08 +0000
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