The top five toxic exposures occur in water, cosmetics, food, household products and health care. Sunscreens are a big contributor to toxins in the body. Sunscreens containing para-aminobenzoic acid (PABa) and benzophenones are the biggest culprits, causing not only skin irritations and allergies but generating cell-damaging free radicals when exposed to sunlight (as reported by Dr. Kerry Hanson, Free Radical Biology and Medicine, October 2006). Chemicals are readily absorbed through the skin. Within 26 seconds of application, traces of chemicals from products topically applied can be found in every organ. The five chemicals to avoid in any skin preparation are[xvii]: Para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA), including octyl-dimethyl PABA Benzophenones, especially benzophenone-3 Cinnamates, namely octyl-methoxycinnamate (OMC) Homosalate 4-methyl-benzylidene camphor (4-MBC) PABa is most likely to cause skin irritations. The remaining four contain estrogenic properties, potentially disrupting hormone production and negatively affecting brain development and reproductive function. And parabens, which are antibacterial preservatives, used in cosmetics and found in over 60 percent of commercially available sunscreens, migrate through the body and are found in breast cancer cells and in the male reproductive system[xviii]. Parabens increase the proliferation of breast cancer cell lines, and decrease testosterone production[xix],[xx].
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