Are Sunscreens Good For You?

I did a little research on the ingredients used in sunscreen, and I am amazed that so much distress can be directed to sunscreen & it's chemical based product.

I did not know one's sperm count could be lowered drastically, or that skin irritation is caused from sunscreen as well.

Some chemicals have been shown to be found in breast milk and horror upon horrors shown to be a hormone disruptor.

Chemicals are known to affect the thyroid & the sex hormones. Maybe this could be one reason that some children are unsure of their sex orientation. There seems to be a huge trend of children wanting to change their sex.

I'll do a list of chemicals used in sunscreen & cosmetics too.

1. Oxybenzone the worst culprit
2. Octinoxate bad also
3. Octocrylene bad too
4. Avobenzon
5. Homosalate

In comparison natural sunscreens contain:-

Titanium Dioxide shows no skin penetration or hormone dissruption

Zinc Oxide No more than 0.01% of skin penetration, no hormone disruption

and you get a very good UVA protection

Mexoryl SX less than 0.16% skin penetration and no hormone disruption.

Since there has not been a review of the safety of sunscreens since 1970 I wonder how many new chemicals have been added since then and therefor have not been evaluated.

Physicians have been reporting that methylisothiazolinone is a serious allergen and there has been wide spread & serious cases of skin irritation with this chemical being added to baby wipes and cosmetics.

What sunscreen are you going to wear this summer or in the case of winter season in some countries, are you going to choose chemical based sunscreens or natural products?